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Orthodox Spirituality Sotirios Balatsoukas, Professor of Hagiology 19 August 2022 Orthodox spirituality is the life of the christian which is inclined to become spiritual in the Holy Spirit. In other words, christian spirituality, as in a life of freedom in Christ, Godlike and Chri...
They’ll strangle you Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 19 August 2022 Our soul’s like a container full of water. If you pour the water onto flowers, that is the virtues, the path of goodness, you’ll experience real joy; and badness, that is the weeds, will atrophy. ...
The most noble expression Elder Christodoulos, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousi 18 August 2022 A labor of love is the most noble expression of the Christian ethos. This is true of those who live in the world, of monastics who have left the world, and even of reclusive hermits. Elder Chri...
The Dormition of the Mother of God George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 17 August 2022 In the hymnography of the Orthodox Church, the Mother of God is called ‘god after God, holding second position to the Trinity’. Some people may feel that these terms are excessive and dogmatically unf...
They spend their time Saint John Chrysostom 17 August 2022 This is why it’s better to equip children with moral and spiritual weapons from infancy, when they’re still in control of themselves and free of commitments and passions… Because those who decide ...
It doesn’t lead to the desired goal. Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 16 August 2022 According to Orthodox teaching, we’re perfected and sanctified by experiencing the hesychastic tradition and divine grace in the divine liturgy, the divine eucharist, with personal participation a...
The Dormition of the Mother of God. Transition to Life (2) Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 15 August 2022 After the resurrection of Christ, Our Lady was the support of the apostles and the newly-founded Church. It was she who taught the new Christians, guided them and comforted them in their sorrows. In...
Pay no heed to obstacles Saint John of Kronstadt 15 August 2022 Believe, hope, and love- particularly love- and never mind the difficulties. Love God above all and your neighbor as yourself. If you haven’t the strength to keep these invaluable treasures in you...
The Dormition of the Mother of God – Transition to Life Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 14 August 2022 Every time we celebrate the Dormition of the Mother of God it’s as though we have Easter again. The summer Easter. Our Lady the Mother of God prepares Easter for us. A glorious crossing ‘from death to...
The Dormition of the Mother of God: a liturgical approach Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. † 14 August 2022 The feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God is celebrated on August 15 by the Christian world and is the greatest of those established by the Church in honour of the Mother of the Lord. It may be ...
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