Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. To Encourage Fasting By Saint Gregory Palamas THE INVISIBLE SERPENT, the originator of evil, is inventive, versatile, and extremely skillful in contriving wickedness. He has the means to hinder our good purposes and actions asContinue reading “To Encourage Fasting”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. The Second Sunday of the Great Fast: Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki. (Part II) Saint Gregory Palamas was present in Constantinople at the Council that was convened in 1341 A.D. against Varlaam of Calabria,Continue reading “The Second Sunday of the Great Fast: Saint Gregory Palamas (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES OUR HOLY FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS, THE ARCHBISHOP OF THESSALONIKE, GREGORY PALAMAS THE WONDER-WORKER. On this day, the Second Sunday of the GreatContinue reading “ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS THE WONDER-WORKER”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS; FOR THS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS FOR YOU" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). The Holy Fathers of the Church teach that increasing prayer isContinue reading ““REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS…” (1 Thess. 5:16-18).”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY On this day, the First Sunday of the Great Fast, the SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY, the Holy Church Commemorates the Restoration of the holy and augustContinue reading “THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MARTYR THEODORE THE TERON Theodore flourished during the reigns of the joint pagan Roman Emperors (Augusti) Diocletian (284-305 A.D.) and Maximian (286-305 A.D.), and the junior colleague Maximinus Daia (310-313Continue reading “THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MARTYR THEODORE THE TERON”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE MIRACLE OF THE KOLLYVA WROUGHT BY THE GLORIOUS AND GREAT MARTYR THEODORE THE RECRUIT. Boundless are the wonders (miracles or thavmata)Continue reading “SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST, THE MIRACLE OF THE KOLLYVA (BOILED WHEAT)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SUNDAY OF THE CHEESEFARE The holy Fathers of the Church have appointed the commemoration of Adam’s exile from the Paradise of delight here, on the eve of the holy Forty-day Fast, demonstrating to us notContinue reading “SUNDAY OF THE CHEESEFARE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE SECOND COMING OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST {The Resurrection Dismissal Hymn and Kontakion. Kontakion. First Tone) WHEN Thou, O God, wilt come to earth with glory, and all things tremble, and theContinue reading “THE SECOND COMING OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE GREAT MYSTERY OF GOD’S COMPASSION AND JUDGMENT By Saint Paisios of Mount Athos Saint Paisios told us the following story, wishing to give us an example of the way God looks after His children,Continue reading “THE GREAT MYSTERY OF GOD’S COMPASSION AND JUDGMENT”