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My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! All this will come in due course. Meanwhile the Lord, before His Passion and Resurrection, was preaching the Good News of the Kingdom and showing His Disciples that those worthy of faithContinue reading “THE SAMARITAN WOMAN (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! Ο ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ON THE GOSPEL ABOUT THE SAMARITAN WOMAN AND THAT WE MUST DESPISE THE THINGS OF THE PRESENT. By Saint Gregory Palamas THROUGHOUT THIS CURRENT SEASON of fifty days weContinue reading “ON THE GOSPEL ABOUT THE SAMARITAN WOMAN”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! WEDNESDAY OF MID-PENTECOST Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Plagal of Fourth Tone AT MID-FEAST give Thou my thirsty soul to drink of the waters of piety; for Thou, O Savior, didst cry out toContinue reading “WEDNESDAY OF MID-PENTECOST CELEBRATED IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Jesus Christ, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! TRUE WISDOM IS A GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT "Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdomContinue reading “TRUE WISDOM IS A GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ADHERING AND PRESERVING HOLY TRADITION The Holy Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Thessalonians 2:15 writes, "Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by wordContinue reading “ADHERING AND PRESERVING HOLY TRADITION”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! GOD’S OMNIPRESENCE ACCORDING TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there;Continue reading “GOD’S OMNIPRESENCE ACCORDING TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ASCETICISM (Gk. Ascesis, "Athlete") Asceticism is a life of struggle–the crucifixion of the desires of the flesh, through a life of prayer, fasting, and self-denial. Through asceticism the Christian fights temptation toContinue reading “ASCETICISM (Gk. Ascesis, “Athlete”)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! THE SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC [John 5:1-15] "Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a greatContinue reading “THE SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC John 5:1-15”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! THE MYRRHBEARERS (Part II) The Evangelists seem to a certain extent to disagree about what time it was and how many women were there. This is because there were many myrrhbearers andContinue reading “THE MYRRHBEARERS (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ON SUNDAY OF THE MYRRHBEARERS In which it is said that the Mother of God was THE FIRST TO SEE THE LORD AFTER HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD. By Saint Gregory PalamasContinue reading “ON THE SUNDAY OF THE MYRRHBEARERS”