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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT. (Part II) "Know, O my good man", says St. Mary to Father Zosimas, "that I am only a sinfulContinue reading “THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH COMMEMORATES OUR VENERABLE MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT, Couplet The spirit was carried off, the flesh was decamped long ago; conceal, O earth,Continue reading “FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: COMMEMORATION OF OUR VENERABLE MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THURSDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST: THE GREAT CANON OF SAINT ANDREW OF CRETE. "Do Thou grant, O Jesus, easy and means of compunction, for now, are they singing a great canonContinue reading “THURSDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST: THE GREAT CANON OF SAINT ANDREW OF CRETE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE DIVINE BEATITUDES OF THE LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST [Part II] BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD" (Mt. 5:8). Saint Peter of Damascus explains: "It is through detachmentContinue reading “THE DIVINE BEATITUDES OF THE LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: THE DIVINE BEATITUDES OF OUR LORD, AND GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD. "Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit,Continue reading “THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: THE DIVINE BEATITUDES OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES OUR HOLY FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS, HEGUMEN OF MOUNT SINAI, JOHN, THE AUTHOR OF THE LADDER (CLIMACUS). Couplet John who lived in theContinue reading “THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SAINT JOHN OF THE LADDER (CLIMACUS)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. A TREE AGAINST THE TREE For the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, celebrated by the Holy Church on the 14th of September, we hear it said to Christ: "Thou didst set a treeContinue reading “A TREE AGAINST THE TREE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE VENERATION OF THE HONORABLE AND LIFE-CREATING CROSS Couplet “Let all the universe venerate the Cross, through which it has learned to pay homage to Thee, O Logos/Word. Since during the 40 days of theContinue reading “THE VENERATION OF THE HONORABLE AND LIFE-CREATING CROSS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE, ON THE ANNUNCIATION: "BEHOLD, THOU SHALT CONCEIVE." "How shall this be unto me", she said, "seeing I know not a man?" The Ever-Virgin did not say this because she disbelieved, but because she wanted toContinue reading “ON THE ANNUNCIATION: “BEHOLD, THOU SHALT CONCEIVE””

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE THEOTOKOKS (Part II) "And the virgin’s name", it says, "was Mary" (Luke 1:27), which means "Lady". This shows the Virgin’s dignity how certain was her virginity and set apart wasContinue reading “ON THE FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE THEOTOKOS (Part II)”