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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. HOW TO READ THE HOLY BIBLE By Bishop KALLISTOS, Bishop of Diokleia of blessed memory. “If an earthly king, our emperor,” says Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (1724-83), “wrote youContinue reading “HOW TO READ THE HOLY BIBLE”

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. On the 18th of January, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates our Fathers Among the Saints ATHANASIOS and CYRIL, ARCHBISHOPS OF ALEXANDRIA. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Third Tone SHINING forth withContinue reading “On the 18th of January, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Our Fathers Among the Saints ATHANASIOS AND CYRIL OF ARCHBISHOPS OF ALEXANDRIA”

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. On the 17th of January Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Our Righteous and God-bearing Father ANTHONY THE GREAT. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone EMULATING the ways of Elias theContinue reading “On the 17th of January Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Our Righteous and God-bearing Father ANTHONY THE GREAT”

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. SUFFERING AND SIN By Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev Our Sins IF WE COMPARE our way of responding to trials and suffering with that of the Saints, we will see how farContinue reading “SUFFERING AND SIN”

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. WORSHIPPING THE CREATED INSTEAD OF GOD THE CREATOR. "…who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who isContinue reading “WORSHIPPING THE CREATED RATHER THAN GOD THE CREATOR”

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 CHURCH IS A CLINIC FOR SPIRITUAL AND RENEWAL AND HEALING “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, AND HEALINGContinue reading “THE CHURCH IS A CLINIC FOR SPIRITUAL RENEWAL AND HEALING”

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 ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MEANING OF EPIPHANY Saint Nikodemos the Hagiorite says that in order to reshape a vessel, the potter needs two elements: WATER FOR MOULDING A VESSEL, THEContinue reading “THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MEANING OF EPIPHANY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST1 HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Disclosing the Mystery of Christ’s Baptism as Far as Possible-THE HOLY FEAST OF THEOPHANY By Saint Gregory Palamas YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS IN CHURCH, celebrating with you as youContinue reading “DISCLOSING THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST’S BAPTISM AS FAR AS POSSIBLE- THE HOLY FEAST OF THEOPHANY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 6th of January our Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the Baptism of our Lord, God and Savior JESUS CHRIST in the River Jordan. (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11;Continue reading “ON THE 6TH OF JANUARY OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST IN THE RIVER JORDAN”

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 DIVINE THEOPHANY ACCORDING TO THE ORTHODOX CHURCH The Great Feast of the THEOPHANY refers to the Baptism of Christ in the Riven Jordan by Saint John the Forerunner,Continue reading “THE DIVINE THEOPHANY ACCORDING TO THE ORTHODOX CHURCH”