Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in the Divine Incarnate Logos, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! "Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in dream, saying, ‘Arise, and take the young Child and His Mother, and flee thou into Egypt, and be thou there until I should tell thee; for Herod is about toContinue reading “On the 29th of December, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the 14,000 Holy INFANTS MASSACRED BY HEROD”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! The Beastly Execution by Stoning of the Holy Martyr STEFANOS (STEPHEN), THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR. [Part II] We read in the Book of Acts of the Holy Apostles that the Jerusalem community was close-knit after the day ofContinue reading “THE BEASTLY EXECUTION BY STONING OF THE HOLY MARTYR STEFANOS (STEPHEN), THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Divine Incarnate Logos/Word, Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! On the 27th of December, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy Apostle STEFANOS (STEPHEN), PROTOMARTYR (FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR) AND ARCHDEACON. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Martyr. Fourth Tone The crown of the Kingdom hathContinue reading “On the 27th of December, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy Apostle STEFANOS (STEPHEN), PROTOMARTYR (FIRST MARTYR AND ARCHDEACON.)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! HEROD MEETS PRIVATELY WITH THE WISE MEN [Part III] King Herod had a private audience with the Magi and sent them to go to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search diligently for the young Child, and when yeContinue reading “HEROD MEETS PRIVATELY WITH THE WISE MEN Part III”

My beloved brothers and sisters, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! THE THREE WISE MEN [Part II] The Wise Men Enter Jerusalem "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem, saying. "Where is He Who was born King of theContinue reading “THE THREE WISE MEN Part II”

THE VENERATION OF THE MAGI My beloved brothers and sisters in incarnate Logos, our only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! On the Veneration of the MAGI Magi, or WISE MEN, referred to a class of priestly scholars, who had great power among the Persians, not unlike the Levites among theContinue reading “The Veneration of the MAGI”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! On the Saving Nativity According to the Flesh Of our Lord, and God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST. By Saint Gregory Palamas THIS IS THE FESTIVAL of the virgin birth! Our address must be exalted therefore inContinue reading “On the Saving Nativity According to the Flesh Of our Lord and God and Savior JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Holy Feast of the Nativity Thy nativity, O Christ our God, has caused the light of knowledge to rise uponContinue reading “CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM!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. THE CONSTANT SPIRITUAL BATTLE WITH THE PASSIONS. What are the passions? There are seven major sinful passions and they are, gluttony, lust, avarice, anger, dejection, listlessness and pride. TheseContinue reading “THE CONSTANT SPIRITUAL BATTLE WITH THE PASSIONS”

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 CONFESSION OF THE DOGMA OF THE HOLY TRINITY IN THE ANCIENT CHURCH. THE CREED [Nicaean-Constantinopolitan] I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,Continue reading “THE CONFESSION OF THE DOGMA OF THE HOLY TRINITY IN THE ANCIENT CHURCH”