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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 the Annunciation of Our Exceedingly Pure Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary (March 25th). Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone TODAY is the fountainhead of our salvation and the manifestation of the mystery whichContinue reading “On the Annunciation of Our Exceedingly Pure Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary (March 25th)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS (Part II) By Saint Gregory Palamas It is not of course for the passions to leave us completely and not be at work in our thoughts (logismoi), unless weContinue reading “ON THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS By Saint Gregory Palamas THE CROSS OF CHRIST was mysteriously proclaimed in advance and foreshadowed from the generation of old and no one was ever reconciled with God EXCEPTContinue reading “ON THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. To Encourage Fasting By Saint Gregory Palamas THE INVISIBLE SERPENT, the originator of evil, is inventive, versatile, and extremely skillful in contriving wickedness. He has the means to hinder our good purposes and actions asContinue reading “To Encourage Fasting”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. The Second Sunday of the Great Fast: Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki. (Part II) Saint Gregory Palamas was present in Constantinople at the Council that was convened in 1341 A.D. against Varlaam of Calabria,Continue reading “The Second Sunday of the Great Fast: Saint Gregory Palamas (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES OUR HOLY FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS, THE ARCHBISHOP OF THESSALONIKE, GREGORY PALAMAS THE WONDER-WORKER. On this day, the Second Sunday of the GreatContinue reading “ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS THE WONDER-WORKER”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS; FOR THS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS FOR YOU" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). The Holy Fathers of the Church teach that increasing prayer isContinue reading ““REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS…” (1 Thess. 5:16-18).”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY On this day, the First Sunday of the Great Fast, the SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY, the Holy Church Commemorates the Restoration of the holy and augustContinue reading “THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MARTYR THEODORE THE TERON Theodore flourished during the reigns of the joint pagan Roman Emperors (Augusti) Diocletian (284-305 A.D.) and Maximian (286-305 A.D.), and the junior colleague Maximinus Daia (310-313Continue reading “THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MARTYR THEODORE THE TERON”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST, THE HOLY CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE MIRACLE OF THE KOLLYVA WROUGHT BY THE GLORIOUS AND GREAT MARTYR THEODORE THE RECRUIT. Boundless are the wonders (miracles or thavmata)Continue reading “SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST, THE MIRACLE OF THE KOLLYVA (BOILED WHEAT)”