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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. HOLY AND GREAT LENT: THE AKATHISTOS HYMN TO THE MOTHER OF GOD [THEOTOKOS] A Prayer of Saint Basil the Great [Great Compline] LORD, O Lord, that hast delivered usContinue reading “HOLY AND GREAT LENT: THE AKATHISTOS HYMN TO THE MOTHER OF GOD (THEOTOKOS)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our OnlyTrue Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. HOLY AND GREAT LENT: LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED One of the distinctive features of Holy and Great Lent weekdays is the LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED, celebrated according to present practiceContinue reading “HOLY AND GREAT LENT: LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED and GREAT CANON OF SAINT ANDREW OF CRETE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. HOLY AND GREAT LENT: THE PRAYER OF SAINT EPHRAIM The Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian is a central, daily Lenten petition in the Orthodox Christian Church that entreatsContinue reading “HOLY AND GREAT LENT: THE PRAYER OF SAINT EPHRAIM”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. In our Holy Orthodox Faith, commitment to our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ is defined as a total,Continue reading “OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Orthodox "Unceasing Prayer": "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" or "Jesus Prayer." In our Holy Orthodox Tradition we have profound spiritual wealth inContinue reading “Orthodox “Unceasing Prayer”: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner” or “Jesus Prayer.””

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE A CALL TO FORGIVE JESUS SAID TO THEM: "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgiveContinue reading “A CALL TO FORGIVE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE INNER UNITY OF THE TRIODION The Second Sunday. Since 1368 this Sunday has been dedicated to the memory of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki (1296-1359). This commemoration formsContinue reading “INNER UNITY OF THE TRIODION”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT TIME IS "who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purposeContinue reading “A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT TIME IS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF “INTERFAITH” MARRIAGES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ORTHODOX FAMILY AND CHILDREN. “But for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, because He is holy”Continue reading “THE CONSEQUENCES OF “INTERFAITH” MARRIAGES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ORTHODOX FAMILY AND CHILDREN”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. MARRIAGE UNDER FIRE "In the Mystery (Sacrament) of marriage the Church invokes the help of God on those being married, that they might understand, fulfill, and attain the aimsContinue reading “MARRIAGE UNDER FIRE”