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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. CHRISTIAN MARTYRS AND MARTYRDOM ACCORDING TO THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH. The name MARTYR (from the Greek Μάρτυς} was first applied to the Holy Apostles as the authoritative witnesses ofContinue reading “CHRISTIAN MARTYRS AND MARTYRDOM ACCORDING TO THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVERS SHALL BE. ORTHODOX FEMALE MONASTICS The Holy Apostle Paul exhorts: "It is much like the soldier who deserts his position within a superior army and enlists in a lesser one. ThisContinue reading “ORTHODOX FEMALE MONASTICS”

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 FEMALE MONASTICISM “And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar…” [Matthew 27:55] It is a fact that Jesus hadContinue reading “ORTHODOX FEMALE MONASTICISM”

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 30th of January, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates our Ecumenical Teachers and Holy Fathers BASIL THE GREAT, GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOMOS. Apolytikion IDismissal) Hymn. FirstContinue reading “On the 30th of January, our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates SAINTS BASIL THE GREAT, GREGORYTHE THEOLOGIAN AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOMOS”

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. "Lord, I cried to You; hear me; Give heed to the voice of my supplication when I cry to You" [Psalm 141:2]. Psalms 140 and 141 are the psalmsContinue reading ““LORD, I HAVE CRIED TO YOU; HEAR ME… Psalm 141:1”

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 Remembrance of God in Every Endeavor By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk Everywhere and in every endeavor remember the Lord your God and His Holy Love for us.Continue reading “ON THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD”

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. Asceticism = A Life of Struggle and Self-Denial [Part II] The whole history of the Church has been built on struggles: at first sufferings of the Martyrs in theContinue reading “ASCETICISM = A LIFE OF STRUGGLE AND SELF-DENIAL 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. Asceticism is the Highest Form of Orthodox Spirituality. ASCETICISM. The term is not of Christian origin. The two Greek Philosophical schools–Stoicism and Cynicism—used the term to denote a wholeContinue reading “ASCETICISM IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF ORTHODOX SPIRITUALITY”

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 Historic Roots of the Orthodox Church, the Authentic Church Founded by our Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST. “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them notContinue reading “THE HISTORIC ROOTS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, THE AUTHENTIC CHURCH FOUNDED BY 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. WW Our Holy Fathers Among the Saints ATHANASIOS AND KYRIL [Part II] SAINT KYRIL was from Alexandria, born about the year 376 A.D., the nephew of Theophilos, Patriarch ofContinue reading “OUR HOLY FATHERS AMONG THE SAINTS ATHANASIOS AND KYRIL Part II”