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My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! THE CATHOLIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE CHURCH The Orthodox Church of Christ is the Body of Christ, a spiritual ORGANISM whose Head is Christ. It has a single spirit, A SINGLEContinue reading “THE COMMEMORATION OF THE SECOND ECUMENICAL SYNOD IN 381 A.D.”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! On the 21st of May, the holy Church Commemorates the holy and glorious God-crowned Emperors and Equals-to-the-Apostles CONSTANTINE and HELEN. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Plagal of Fourth Tone Having seen theContinue reading “HOLY AND GLORIOUS GOD-CROWNED EMPERORS AND EQUALS-TO-THE -APOSTLES CONSTANTINE AND HELEN”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ!! CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY AND SECULAR SPIRITUALISM Orthodox understanding of Spirituality "Spirituality in the Orthodox Church means the everyday activity of life in communion with God. The term spirituality refers not merelyContinue reading “CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY AND SECULAR SPIRITUALISM”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! On the 17th of May, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Saints NEKTARIOS and THEOPHANES of Ioannina, Builders of the Varlaam Monastery at METEORA. Saints Nektarios and Theophanes of Ioannina, ourContinue reading “SAINTS NEKTARIOS and THEOPHANES of Ioannina, Builders of the Varlaam Monastery at Meteora”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! HISTORY OF THE IVERON MONASTERY Holy Tradition tells how the Ever-Virgin Mary Theotokos departed Palestine, but a violent sea storm forced her vessel off course. The Theotokos, together with Christ’sContinue reading “HISTORY OF THE IVERON MONASTERY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST. CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! Saint Efthymios of the Holy Mountain, our holy Father, was born A.D. 960 in the Iberian (Georgian) city of Tao. He was the son of devout, notable, and affluent parents.Continue reading “Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Venerable EFTHYMIOS the New of Georgia on the 13th of May”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! PASCHAL KATAVASIAI (Hymns] "It is the Day of the Resurrection, O people, let us be glorious in splendour. Pascha! Pascha of the Lord! For Christ, our God, hath passed us,Continue reading ““IT IS THE DAY OF THE RESURRECTION, O PEOPLE, LET US BE GLORIOUS IN SPLENDOUR.””

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord Jesus Christ, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! Christ is risen from the dead by death trampling upon Death, and has bestowed life to those in the tombs. APOSTICHA. Second Tone Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Savior, enlightened the whole world,Continue reading “THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in our Risen Christ, Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen Glory to His Third Day Resurrection. We bow down to His Third Day Resurrection. Christ is risen from the dead,by death trampling upon Death, and has bestowed Life to those in the tombs. Thy Resurrection, O Christ, our SaviorContinue reading “ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! GLORY TO HIS THIRD D AY RESURRECTION.”

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 Sacred and Solemn Hymns of our Church reveal the Essence of Holy and Great Week [Part II]. HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY Antiphon Ten. Tone Six He who clothesContinue reading “THE SACRED AND SOLEMN HYMNS OF OUR CHURCH REVEAL THE ESSENCE OF HOLY AND GREAT WEEK [Part II)”