Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God andSavior Jesus Christ. CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! The Great Event, the Glorious Resurrection of Christ, is celebrated by the Holy Orthodox Church as the greatest of all feast days. It is the Feast of Feasts and Celebration of Celebrations. This Great FeastContinue reading “CHRIST IS RISEN!”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVION JESUS CHRIST THE CENTRALITY OF THE RESURRECTION "Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do someContinue reading “THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. HOLY AND GREAT WEEK: HOLY AND GREAT THURSDAY (Part III) On this day, Holy and Great THURSDAY, the holy Apostles and Fathers, one after the other, have commanded for our good that remembrance is keptContinue reading “HOLY AND GREAT WEEK: HOLY AND GREAT THURSDAY (Part III)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE HOLY AND GREAT WEEK (Part II) HOLY AND GREAT WEDNESDAY On this day, Holy and Great WEDNESDAY, the Holy Fathers have ordained that remembrance is to be made of the ANOINTING OF THE LORD WITHContinue reading “HOLY AND GREAT WEEK (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. HOLY AND GREAT WEEK ACCORDING TO OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH, THE AUTHENTIC CHURCH OF CHRIST. HOLY AND GREAT MONDAY On this day, Holy and Great MONDAY, the Holy Church commemorates the blessed JOSEPH theContinue reading “HOLY AND GREAT WEEK”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. OUR DUTIES FOR HOLY AND GREAT WEEK By the holy Metropolitan Augustine Kantiotes of Florina, Greece (+2010) of blessed memory. We have arrived, my beloved, at the saving Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, atContinue reading “OUR DUTIES FOR HOLY AND GREAT WEEK”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "BEHOLD NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION" (2 Corinthians 6:12) On the Great Feast of Palm Sunday Saint Gregory Palamas delivered the following homily. He states, "In an acceptable time have I heard thee, andContinue reading ““BEHOLD NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION” (2 Corinthians 6:12)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIS IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. PALM SUNDAY: THE GLORIOUS FEAST OF THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST On this day, Palm Sunday, we celebrate the Radiant and Glorious Feast of the Entry into Jerusalem of Our Lord,Continue reading “PALM SUNDAY: THE GLORIOUS FEAST OF THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SATURDAY OF LAZARUS On this day, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, the Holy Church commemorates the raising of the friend of Christ, the holy and righteous LAZARUS The four-day dead. On this day, the SaturdayContinue reading “SATURDAY OF LAZARUS: THE RAISING OF THE HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS LAZARUS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON PERFECT AGAPE (LOVE) We read in Saint Paul’s writings that "THERE NOW ABIDETH FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, THESE THREE THINGS; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE" (1 Corinthians 13:13). Saint John Chrysotomos aks, "HowContinue reading “ON PERFECT AGAPE (LOVE)”