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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. LET US HONOR AND MAGNIFY THE THEOTOKOS AND THE MOTHER OF LIGHT "All those Do you shelter, O Good One, Those who in their faith flee unto you, With your strong hand, you protect; WeContinue reading ““LET US HONOR AND MAGNIFY THE THEOTOKOS AND THE MOTHER OF LIGHT” (Orthros Matins)”

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. "DO NOT LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES ON EARTH, WHERE MOTH AND RUST DESTROY AND WHERE THIEVES BREAK IN AND STEAL" (St. Matthew 6:19). Man must acquire the gift of discernment and seek heavenly wisdom toContinue reading ““DO NOT LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES ON EARTH…” (St. Matthew 6:19)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. "Then they also will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, AND DID NOT MINISTER TO You?’ Then He willContinue reading ““…LORD, WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY OR THIRSTY OR STRANGER…” (St. Matthew 25:44)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. "Therefore be IMITATORS OF God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Him- self for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma"Continue reading ““…BE IMITATORS OF GOD AS DEAR CHILDREN..” (Ephesians 5:1)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. As we embark on our pre-Lenten Season, known as the Triodion, on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, our attention turns to self-abasement, to the Day of Judgment, to our sinful nature andContinue reading “‘…GOD, BE MERCIFUL TO ME SINNER!…’ (St. Luke 18:10-14) – The beginning of the Triodion”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. "Then Jesus said to them, ‘A little while longer the light is with you, Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtakes you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he isContinue reading ““WALK WHILE YOU HAVE THE LIGHT…” (Saint John 12:35)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. "…TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS THAT I HAVE COMMENDED YOU." (Matthew 28:20) The sacred mission of the Holy Church is to continue revealing God’s absolute Divine Truth to all of humanity. To accomplish thisContinue reading ““…Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you…” (Matthew 28:20)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. THE VALUE OF PEACE There can be no peace unless there is faith and prayer. And he who truly seeks peace, is he, whose heart and mind seek the Lord, Jesus Christ. There can beContinue reading “THE VALUE OF PEACE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. "…I LOOK FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD…" (CREED) Saint Nicholas Cavasilas writes: "The resurrection IS THE RESURRECTION OF OUR HUMAN NATURE. Such things God gives freely, for just as He forms us WITHOUT USContinue reading “THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD (1 Corinthians, chapter 15) – Part II”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, Christ is in our midst! He was, is, and ever shall be. THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD (1 Corinthians, chapter 15) "I LOOK FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD…" (CREED) In the Great Day of the Coming of the Son of Man, there will be accomplished theContinue reading ““THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD…” (1 Corinthians, chapter 15)”