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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 FRAGRANCE OF PRAYER By the Saintly Elder Ephraim of Arizona, from "My Elder Joseph the Hesychast." Once when Geronda (Elder) and I were outside with our prayer-ropes andContinue reading “THE FRAGRANCE OF PRAYER”

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 EIGHT PRINCIPAL TEMPTING THOUGHTS By Evagrius Ponticus "Being a Theologian means first and foremost that someone is an expert in the wiles of the devil." [Fr. JohnContinue reading “ON THE EIGHT PRINCIPAL TEMPTING THOUGHTS”

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. History of the Orthodox Church (Part II) By Dr. Aristeidis Papasakis Papacy and Orthodoxy Along with these conditions, mention should finally be made of Rome’s PROSELYTIZING PRESSURE. Evidence forContinue reading “History of the Orthodox Church (Part !!)”

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 Church Pentarchy ["Five Leaders"] or Five Patriarchates In the Sixth Century Constantinople, in the minds of Eastern Christians, was firmly established as the primary see in the ChristianContinue reading “THE CHURCH PENTARCHY “FIVE LEADERS” or FIVE PATRIARCHATES”

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 Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone THY NATIVITY, O Theotokos, hath proclaimed joy to the whole world; forContinue reading “THE NATIVITY OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY”

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. Divine Grace According to the Holy Orthodox Church The objective salvation, completed by our Redeemer as an event in history, needs to be personally and subjectively applied and appropriatedContinue reading “DIVINE GRACE ACCORDING TO THE HOLY 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. INFALLIBILITY AND THE ORTHODOX CHURCH The first Vatican Council in the Roman Catholic church (1869-1870) in its decree ‘Pastor Aeternus’ (1870) declared that the Pope was infallible when heContinue reading “INFALLIBILITY AND 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. Orthodox Monasticism (Part II) By Metropolitan Hierotheos The way the Apostolic Churches were organized reminds us very much of the organization of contemporary monasteries. The way the first ChristiansContinue reading “ORTHODOX MONASTICISM (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. The Commemoration of the Miracles of the Holy Archangel Michael at Chonae There was in Phrygia a place called Chonae (funnel), not far from Hierapolis, and in that placeContinue reading “THE COMMEMORATION OF THE MIRACLES OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL (September 6th)”

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 Monasticism as the Way of Life of Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs By Metropolitan Hierotheos Orthodox Monasticism Orthodox Monasticism clearly demonstrates that the Orthodox Church is ASCETIC and thatContinue reading “Orthodox Monasticism as the Way of Life of Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs”