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The most valuable service
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
24 November 2017
The task of prayer for the whole world is the most valuable service and gives a living dimension to the world. Monastics strive for things which have absolute, not fleeting value. The intercession o... 
We should tell it
Saint Basil the Great
23 November 2017
Anything we achieve through God’s grace should be shared with others, to His glorification....
Awareness of Orthodox Identity in Inter-Religious Dialogues
23 November 2017
The term “Orthodoxy’ comes from two Greek words, one meaning ‘correct’ and the other ‘to think’. The word therefore has the sense of ‘correct thinking’. True faith is not cut off from the ecclesiastic...
Celibacy and Monasticism
George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
23 November 2017
Apart from marriage, which is the natural way of life for us humans, there’s also celibacy as a way of life beyond what’s natural. In the New Testament and the Patristic tradition, celibacy is declare...
Discourse on the Entry of the Mother of God
Saint Neofytos Recluse
22 November 2017
A brief discourse on the child of God Mary, when she was dedicated to God at the age of three years old, in the Holy of Holies, by her parents.
When it was time for God’s mystery for our salvation to...
He won’t abandon you
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis
22 November 2017
Be very patient and don’t worry, because you’re a sensitive person, which is why you have health problems. Make your heart a rugged rock so that you can endure. God won’t abandon you; He’ll strength...
It’s not just my business
Saint Silouan the Athonite
21 November 2017
No-one is saved alone. My salvation isn’t my own business, my own tiny, individual affair. It’s an ontological event which involves not only the whole of humankind but also the whole of creation, ev...
We should be aware
Saint Sophrony of Essex
20 November 2017
It’s not enough for prayer just to proceed from the lips. It’s of great importance that we should love Him Whom we’re addressing. But we can’t feel that love if we repeat prayers mechanically, or ev...
Annual Altar Boy Retreat
20 November 2017
As our Church begins to observe the Nativity Fast, our Holy Metropolis organized the second annual Altar Boy Retreat on Saturday, November 18, 2017, for altar boys from across the Greater Toronto Area...
