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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 "The Great Fast is a Season of Unseen Warfare, of invisible martyrdom, when by our ascetic dying to sin we seek to emulate the self-offering of the martyrs." OrthodoxContinue reading ““THE GREAT FAST IS A SEASON OF UNSEEN WARFARE…””

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 MEANING OF THE HOLY AND GREAT FAST "Let us out with joy… Having sailed across the great sea of the Fast, May we reach the third-day Resurrection ofContinue reading “THE MEANING OF THE HOLY AND GREAT FAST”

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 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT FAST IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH. The title "Great Fast" serves to distinguish Lent from the THREE OTHER SEASONS OF FASTING in the OrthodoxContinue reading “THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT FAST IN 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. OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS INDISPENSABLE FOR ALL "…Though He was a Son, yet He learned OBEDIENCE by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became theContinue reading “OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS INDISPENSABLE FOR ALL”

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 Asceticism is Essential in one’s Spiritual Life. "FOR GOD CREATED MAN FOR IMMORTALITY AND MADE HIM AN IMAGE OF HIS OWN ETERNITY. AND DEATH ENTERED THE WORLD BYContinue reading “ORTHODOX ASCETICISM IS ESSENTIAL IN ONE’S SPIRITUAL LIFE”

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. "Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘IContinue reading “JESUS SAID, “I SAY NOT UNTO THEE, UNTIL SEVEN TIMES: BUT, UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN…” Matthew 18:22.”

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 2nd of March, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the feast-day of Saint NICHOLAS PLANAS. Saint Nicholas Planas was a humble parish priest outside of Athens, Greece. HeContinue reading “On the 2nd of March, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the feast-day of Saint NICHOLAS PLANAS.”

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 VOICE OF OUR CONSCIENCE “I myself always STRIVE TO HAVE A CONSCIENCE WITHOUT OFFENSE TOWARD GOD AND MEN” [Acts 24:16]. “having A GOOD CONSCIENCE, that when they defameContinue reading “THE VOICE OF OUR CONSCIENCE”

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. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. You shall love the Lord Your God from your whole heart, from your whole soul, and from your wholeContinue reading ““YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD…” Deuteronomy 6:5″

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. "FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD" [James 2:20]. True faith is a living faith. The holy Apostle James in his divine epistle states, "What does it profit, my brethren, ifContinue reading ““FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD” James 2:20″