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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SATURDAY OF LAZARUS On this day, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, the Holy Church commemorates the raising of the friend of Christ, the holy and righteous LAZARUS The four-day dead. On this day, the SaturdayContinue reading “SATURDAY OF LAZARUS: THE RAISING OF THE HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS LAZARUS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON PERFECT AGAPE (LOVE) We read in Saint Paul’s writings that "THERE NOW ABIDETH FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, THESE THREE THINGS; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE" (1 Corinthians 13:13). Saint John Chrysotomos aks, "HowContinue reading “ON PERFECT AGAPE (LOVE)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIS IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE AND GROWTH Saint John Cassian states, "Our second struggle is against the demon of unchastity and the desire of the flesh, a desire which begins to trouble man from the time of hisContinue reading “SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE AND GROWTH”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SAINT MARY OF EGYPT, THE GREAT ASCETIC (Part IV) Abba (Father) Zosimas kept his word and kept silent about his encounter. In his soul, he prayed to God to give him another chance to seeContinue reading “SAINT MARY OF EGYPT, THE GREAT ASCETIC (Part IV)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIS IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SAINT MARY OF EGYPT, THE TRUE PARADIGM OF REPENTANCE (Part III) Mary then found herself in the desert WHERE SHE WOULD SPEND THE NEXT 47 YEARS. Abba (Father) Zosimas asked how she managed to findContinue reading “SAINT MARY OF EGYPT, THE PARADIGM OF TRUE REPENTANCE (Part III)”

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”