Author Archives: Father George

This fiery path was not short. For fifteen years Father Silouan continued to weep in his heart, suffering as the grace of God was weakened by the swings of changing human nature. This continued until he gained the power to ward off what had previously struck him hard with a single movement of his mind,Continue reading “SAINT SILOUAN OF ATHOS 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. On the 24th of September Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy Martyr THECLA, the Equal to the Holy Apostles. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Forth Tone O LORD Jesus, untoContinue reading “On the 24th of September Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy First Martyr THECLA, the Equal to the Holy Apostles”

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 General Economy of Salvation According to the Holy Orthodox Christian Church. A. The Condition of the World before the Coming of the Savior In the Prophetic Books ofContinue reading “THE GENERAL ECONOMY OF SALVATION ACCORDING TO THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH”

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 Glorification of Saints According to the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church. "As for the saints who are on the earth, They are EXCELLENT ONES, in whom isContinue reading “THE GLORIFICATION OF SAINTS ACCORDING TO THE HOLY TRADITION OF THE 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 EVER SHALL BE. On the 17th of September Commemorates the Holy Martyrs Vera, Nada, and Lubov (FAITH, HOPE AND AGAPE), (or in Greek Pistis, Elpis, and Agape) and their mother SOPHIA. KontakionContinue reading “Orthodox Christianity Commemorates the Holy Martyrs Vera, Nada, and Lubov (Faith, Hope and Agape), and their mother SOPHIA on September 17th”

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 Precious and Life-Giving Cross By Saint Gregory Palamas THE CROSS OF CHRIST was mysteriously proclaimed in advance and foreshadowed from generations of old and no one wasContinue reading “ON THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS”

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 16th of September, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy and Great EPHEMIA [EUPHEMIA]. Apolytikion [Dismissal] Hymn of the Holy Martyr. Fourth Tone O LORD Jesus, untoContinue reading “On the 16th of September, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy and Great EPHEMIA EUPHEMIA”

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. THE ORTHODOX TRADITION AND SYMBOLISM OF MAKING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. The sign of the Cross has been used by the Christians since the time of the HolyContinue reading “THE ORTHODOX TRADITION AND SYMBOLISM OF MAKING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS”

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 14th of September, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Universal Exaltation of the VENERABLE AND LIFE-CREATING CROSS. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. First Tone SAVE, O Lord, Thy peopleContinue reading “ON THE 14th of September Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Universal Exaltation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross”

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 11th of September Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates our Holy Mother THEODORA. From Alexandria, she was the wife of a young man. Urged on by a fortuneContinue reading “OUR HOLY MOTHER THEODORA September 11th”