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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON July 6th our Holy Orthodox Church commemorates our Venerable Father SISOES the Great. Sisoes, the Venerable and Great Abba (Father) among ascetics, was born in Egypt at the beginning of the 14th century. TheyContinue reading “OUR VENERABLE FATHER SISOES THE GREAT July 6th”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 1st of July, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries COSMAS and DAMIANOS of Rome. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Plagal of Fourth Tone O HOLY Unmercenaries and wonderworkers, visit our infirmities;Continue reading “THE WONDERWORKING UNMECENARIES COSMAS AND DAMIANOS 1st July”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 30th of June, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the Synaxis (Assembly) of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Lauded TWELVE APOSTLES, and others. [The Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles: Philip–Thaddaeus (Jude), Bartholomew  (Nathaniel)–Andrew, IakovosContinue reading “THE SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY TWELVE APOSTLES June 30th”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL [June 29th] Who was the Holy Apostle Paul? Paul, the Holy Apostle, before his apostolate, was called Saul. He was a Jew by birth, of the Tribe of Benjamin.Continue reading “THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. WHO WERE THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL? THE HOLY APOSTLE PETER Peter, the preeminent Apostle of the Lord and the brother of the First-Called Apostle Andrew, was known as Simon prior to being called toContinue reading “WHO WERE THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL?”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 29th of June, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the holy, glorious, far-famed, and chiefs of the Apostles, PETER and PAUL. Peter and Paul, the chiefs of the Apostles, are celebrated on the 29thContinue reading “THE CHIEFS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, PETER and PAUL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone O PROPHET and Forerunner of Christ God’s coming to us, all we who with longing now extol thee are at aContinue reading “THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE GLORIFICATION OF THE GOD-PLEASERS Saint John Maximovitch speaks of how the glorification of God-pleasers among us are chosen: “Holiness is not simply righteousness, for which the righteous are deemed worthy of the enjoymentContinue reading “ON THE GLORIFICATION OF THE GOD-PLEASERS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Shall the Son of Man Find Faith on the Earth When He Comes? We hear the Lord speak elsewhere: "When the Son of Man cometh, shall He find the Faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8).Continue reading “Shall the Son of Man Find Faith on the Earth When He Comes?”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ALL SAINTS DAY Saint Maximos the Confessor writes: "God made us so that we might become ‘PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE’ (θείας κοινωνοί φύσεως) and sharers in His eternity, and so we might come toContinue reading “ALL SAINTS DAY”