ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: STRIVING TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD, THE KINGDOM OF GLORY
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: STRIVING TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.THE KINGDOM OF GLORY "…the Kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it" [Luke 16:16]. "Now…
THE ORTHODOX TRADITION OF HAVING A SPIRITUAL FATHER AND CONFESSOR
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE ORTHODOX TRADITION OF HAVING A SPIRITUAL FATHER AND CONFESSOR The spiritual father (G. pnevmatikos pateras) also called a father confessor, geron in Greek acts as a sacramental companion, guide…
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: THE GRAVE DANGERS OF SPIRITUAL DESENSITIZATION TO SIN AND EVIL TEMPTATIONS
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lod, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: THE GRAVE DANGERS OF SPIRITUAL DESENSITIZATION AND EVIL TEMPTATIONS The Holy Fathers of the Church (such as Saint Mark the Ascetic and Saint John Climacus) outline…
SAINT SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN + October 12th
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SAINT SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of Saint Symeon the New Theologian SINCE thou hadst received within thy pure soul God’s enlightenment, O righteous Father, thou was…
SAINT SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN (Part II)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SAINT SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN (Part II) GOD AND THE LAWS OF NATURE The words and decrees of God become the law of nature. Therefore the decree which God…
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: SAINT SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN (949-1022)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: SAINT SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN THE NATURE OF "WILL" IN CREATURES A man who does His will, even unto death, is thereby left completely WITHOUT HIS…
CHRIST GIVES US THE LIVING WATER
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. CHRIST GIVES US THE LIVING WATER JESUS answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me…
OUR LORD SAID: “AND WHATEVER THINGS YOU ASK IN PRAYER, BELIEVING, YOU WILL RECEIVE” (Matthew 21:22)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. OUR LORD SAID: "AND WHATEVER THINGS YOU ASK YOU ASK IN PRAYER, BELIEVING, YOU WILL RECEIVE" (Matthew 21:22). "So Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to…
THE DANGERS OF SELF-DIAGNOSING SPIRITUALLY AND MEDICALLY
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE DANGERS OF SELF-DIAGNOSING SPIRITUALLY AND MEDICALLY. Our Holy Orthodox Church very prudently discourages spiritual self-diagnosis, and instead, encourages guides to rely on a spiritual father or mother–a priest…
THE SEVENTY
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE SEVENTY "After these things the Lord APPOINTED SEVENTY OTHERS also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was…
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