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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. On July 26th Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (Paraskeva) and the Holy Hieromartyr Hermolaus, Hermippus, and Hermocrates. Dismissal Hymn of the Martyrs. Fourth ToneContinue reading “THE HOLY RIGHTEOUS MARTYR PARASKEVE PARASKEVA AND THE HOLY HIEROMARTYRS HERMOLAUS, HERMIPPUS, AND HERMOCRATES July 26th.”

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 25th of July, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy Dormition of Saint Anna, the mother of the Most Holy Theotokos. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone OContinue reading “ON THE 25TH OF JULY: THE COMMEMORATION OF THE DORMITION OF SAINT ANNA, THE MOTHER OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS”

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. "WORKS" IN SAINT PAUL’S WRITING Saint Paul uses the term "works" extensively in his epistles (letters), and we encounter his use of the word especially in Romans, Galatians, andContinue reading ““WORKS” IN SAINT PAUL’S WRITING”

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 Lord said: “Oh how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eyes? “Hypocrite!Continue reading ““Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye…” Matthew 7:5.”

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 20th of July, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Feast-Day of the Holy and Glorious Prophet the Thesbite (Elijah the Tishbite). Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone THEContinue reading “On the 20th of July, Our Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the feast day of the Holy and Glorious Prophet Elias the Thesbite (Elijah the Tishbite).”

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 19th of July our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the feast day of Our Righteous Mother Macrina, the Sister of Saint Basil the Great. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. PlagalContinue reading “On the 19th of July our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the feast day of Our Righteous Mother Macrina, the Sister of Sainit Basil the Great”

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. THEOSIS [DEIFICATION] THEOSIS [DEIFICATION] is the ancient theological word to describe the process by which a Christian becomes more like God. The Holy Apostle Peter speaks of this processContinue reading “THEOSIS DEIFICATION”

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 COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY GREAT MARTYR MARINA Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone O LORD Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom,Continue reading “THE COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY GREAT MARTYR MARINA July 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. CHRISTIANITY’S GIFT TO A WORLD OF TURMOIL IS PEACE "Pursue peace with all people and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord" [Hebrews 12:14]. "Glory to GodContinue reading “CHRISTIANITY’S GIFT TO A WORLD OF TURMOIL IS PEACE”

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 Christian Theology (Part II) Along with Orthodoxia (right faith), there is Orthopraxia (right living), one cannot be separated from the other. The genuine theologians of the Church notContinue reading “ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Part II”