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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. DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ were originally celebrated jointly, as a single feast. Although eventually the twoContinue reading “DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”

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. EIGHT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE DIVINE EUCHARIST 5) The Divine Eucharist is not only a memorial of the Mystical (Last) Supper but also A COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD’S SACRIFICEContinue reading “EIGHT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE DIVINE EUCHARIST”

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. WHAT IS THE DIVINE EUCHARIST? The Divine Eucharist IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF GOD TO MAN ON EARTH. Saint Ignatius of Antioch the God-bearer (A.D. 117) simply calls itContinue reading “WHAT IS THE DIVINE EUCHARIST? (Part III)”

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. DELVING INTO THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH. [Part II] In the early Church, the Lord’s Supper was celebrated at the end of a fellowshipContinue reading “DELVING INTO THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH 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. A MORE PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORTHODOX DIVINE LITURGY. If someone would ask us, “Do you understand what is going on in the Divine Liturgy?” like the eunuch inContinue reading “A MORE PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORTHODOX DIVINE LITURGY”

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. Observing and Celebrating Sacred Events in the Life of our Lord Jesus Christ, Prophets, and the Holy men and Women of God. It is a general practice in OrthodoxContinue reading “OBSERVING AND CELEBRATING SACRED EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, PROPHETS, AND THE HOLY MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD IN ORTHODOX TRADITION”

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 MONDAY AFTER HOLY PENTECOST: THE FEAST OF OUR GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. It is the Tradition of the Orthodox Church , on the day after every Great Feast,Continue reading “ON MONDAY AFTER HOLY PENTECOST: THE SACRED FEAST OF OUR GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT”

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. HOLY PENTECOST: GLORY TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. [Part IV] A Prayer to the Holy Trinity Most Holy Trinity, have mercy onContinue reading “HOLY PENTECOST: GLORY TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Part IV”

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. HOLY PENTECOST: THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part III) "… And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father; WhoContinue reading “HOLY PENTECOST: THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part III)”

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. HOLY PENTECOST (Part II) The Great Feast of Holy Pentecost is included in what the Orthodox Church calls the "Twelve Feasts", because it is the LAST FEAST OF THEContinue reading “HOLY PENTECOST (Part II)”