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The Exaltation of the Precious Cross
Saint John Maximovich
14 September 2022
Before the time of Christ, the cross was an instrument of punishment; it evoked fear and aversion. But after Christ's death on the Cross it became the instrument of our salvation. Through the Cross, C... 
Never at any time
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
13 September 2022
No matter how times change politically, culturally, or socially, people remain essentially the same, with the image of God indelible and untarnished. Since the fall of the first-created, sin and t...
‘Today is the prelude to universal joy’
Sophia Bekri, Theologian
12 September 2022
In an earlier article of ours, we referred to the ‘Strange Features of the Dormition’ of the Mother of God, that is how an event involving sorrow, pain and suffering, as the Dormition did, is transfor...
The singing stops
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
12 September 2022
One of the most important benefits of faith is that it frees us from any worries. The more aware children are of the presence of their father, who looks after the home and the whole household, the...
He brings you into communication
Saint John of Kronstadt
11 September 2022
Never forget that you owe God for every moment and for innumerable other things. For every breath, for every ray of sunshine that warms you, for every bite of bread, for every good thought, for ev...
Our inseparable companion
10 September 2022
The whole of our life is a testing-ground, a vale of tears, a hotbed of pain and trials. Sorrow and pain are the lot of every mortal and our constant companion in this transient life. This is so i...
Joachim and Ann: the most fortunate parents
Archimandrite Daniel G. Aerakis
9 September 2022
The most fortunate parents in the history of the world are those of the Mother of God, Joachim and Ann. The Church hymns them as the happiest of all progenitors. “Fortunate couple! you have surpassed ...
We wouldn’t know
Saint Theophan the Recluse
9 September 2022
It’s better to cast your eyes down and look at your feet, taking care where you’re treading. That’s the best path. Were it not for divine grace we wouldn’t know what we’re supposed to be like.
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The inception of our salvation with the birth of the Mother of God
Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian
8 September 2022
Today our Church celebrates the birthday of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God, she who bore the Son and Word of God, she who is the beginning of the salvation of the human race . ‘Hail Virgin, all-...
“Thy birth, O Theotokos, has proclaimed joy to the whole world…”
Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery
8 September 2022
A homily of the abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Ephraim, in the refectory of the monastery at the Feast of the Mother of God on September 8th.
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