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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. THE DESTRUCTIVE VICE OF ANGER "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,Continue reading “THE DESTRUCTIVE VICE OF ANGER”

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. PATHS OF HEALING A NEW BIRTH To live for the Divine Life, one must first be born into it: "Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, heContinue reading “PATHS OF HEALING”

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. REMAINING CONSCIOUS OF GOD’S PRESENCE AT ALL TIMES AND EVERY PLACE. “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? I ascend intoContinue reading “REMAINING CONSCIOUS OF GOD’S PRESENCE AT ALL TIMES AND IN EVERY PLACE.”

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 ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE ON PRAYER Saint John Chrysostom speaking on prayer says, "As Christians we are obligated to honor and appreciate the Saints of God for two reasons: TheContinue reading “THE ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE ON 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. AN ANTHOLOGY OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PRAYERS + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let us pray to the Lord.Continue reading “AN ANTHOLOGY OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PRAYERS”

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 Great Fast is a Season of Unseen Warfare, of invisible martyrdom, when by our ascetic dying to sin we seek to emulate the self-offering of the martyrs." OrthodoxContinue reading ““THE GREAT FAST IS A SEASON OF UNSEEN WARFARE…””

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 MEANING OF THE HOLY AND GREAT FAST "Let us out with joy… Having sailed across the great sea of the Fast, May we reach the third-day Resurrection ofContinue reading “THE MEANING OF THE HOLY AND GREAT FAST”

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 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT FAST IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH. The title "Great Fast" serves to distinguish Lent from the THREE OTHER SEASONS OF FASTING in the OrthodoxContinue reading “THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT FAST IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH”

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. OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS INDISPENSABLE FOR ALL "…Though He was a Son, yet He learned OBEDIENCE by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became theContinue reading “OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS INDISPENSABLE FOR ALL”

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 Asceticism is Essential in one’s Spiritual Life. "FOR GOD CREATED MAN FOR IMMORTALITY AND MADE HIM AN IMAGE OF HIS OWN ETERNITY. AND DEATH ENTERED THE WORLD BYContinue reading “ORTHODOX ASCETICISM IS ESSENTIAL IN ONE’S SPIRITUAL LIFE”