Author Archives: Father George

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. Isaiah 11: 1-10 Thus saith the Lord: There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: andContinue reading “PROPHET ISAIAH’S PROPHESY OF THE COMING MESSIAH”

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. MATERIALISM: POSSESSIONS Jesus says, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, FOR ONE’S LIFE DOES NOT CONSIST IN THE ABUNDANCE OF THE THINGS HE POSSESS" (Luke 12:15]. In the GospelContinue reading “MATTERIALISM: POSSESSIONS”

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 SYSTEMATIC COMMERCIALIZATION AND DEGRADATION OF CHRISTIAN MAJOR HOLY DAYS, i.e., CHRISTMAS, PASCHA (EASTER) AND THANKSGIVING. Christians of all major traditions have witnessed for decades, upon decades, their holyContinue reading “THE SYSTEMATIC COMMERCIALIZATION AND DEGRADATION OF CHRISTIAN MAJOR HOLY DAYS, i.e., CHRISTMAS, PASCHA (EASTER) AND THANKSGIVING”

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. "GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH" [Psalm  46] It is a natural human reaction to seek refuge when our life is at risk or threatened by a power orContinue reading ““GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH””

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 SPYRIDON’S LIFE WAS A LIFE OF MIRACLES. The Miraculous Filling Church Lamp On another occasion, as the Saint was chanting Vespers (Esperinos), the lamp was about to beContinue reading “SAINT SPYRIDON’S LIFE IS A LIFE OF MIRACLES”

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 SPYRIDON’S LIFE WAS A LIFE OF MIRACLES. The Miraculous Filling Church Lamp On another occasion, as the Saint was chanting Vespers (Esperinos), the lamp was about to beContinue reading “SAINT SPYRIDON’S LIFE WAS A LIFE OF MIRACLES”

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 MANY MIRACLES ATTRIBUTED TO SAINT SPYRIDON THE WONDERWORKER. Drought in Cyprus It was the will of the All-Powerful God, as the Righteous Judge, to punish the island ofContinue reading “THE MANY MIRACLES ATTRIBUTED TO SAINT SPYRIDON THE WONDERWORKER”

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 12th of December, we celebrate the Feast-Day of our Father among the Saints, SPYRIDON THE WONDERWORKER, Bishop of Trimythus in Cyprus. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Hierarch.Continue reading “On the 12th of December, we celebrate the Feast-Day of our Father among the Saints, SPYRIDON THE WONDERWORKER, Bishop of Trimythus in Cyprus.”

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. BELIEVING IN GOD’S MIRACLES One of the Greatest Miracles is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord, God, and Savior. Saint Paul writes to the Corinthian Christians, "Now ifContinue reading “BELIEVING IN GOD’S MIRACLES”

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. MIRACLES AND WONDERS ACCORDING TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY. “JESUS answered and said to them, ‘Go and tell John [Baptist and Forerunner] the things (miracles) YOU HAVE SEEN and HEARD: thatContinue reading “MIRACLES AND WONDERS ACCORDING TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY”