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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. WHY THE MYSTERION (SACRAMENT) OF REPENTANCE/CONFESSION IS NECESSARY. By Saint Theophan the Recluse What makes the Mysterion (Sacrament) of Repentance/Confession so necessary is on one hand the nature of sin, and on the other hand,Continue reading “WHY THE MYSTERION (SACRAMENT) OF REPENTANCE/CONFESSION IS NECESSARY”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 10th of October, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the holy siblings and Martyrs EVLAMPIOS and EVLAMPIA of Nicomedia. Apolytikion Hymn (Dismissal Hymn) of the Holy Martyrs. Fourth Tone THY MARTYRS, O Lord, inContinue reading “10th October – Feast of the Holy Martyrs EVLAMPIOS and EVLAMPIA OF NICOMEDIA”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Restoring God’s Image (On Virginity) By Saint Gregory of Nyssa Man is A CREATURE endowed with REASON and INTELLIGENCE, and he has been made in the LIKENESS of the undefiled Nature of God. Thus isContinue reading “Restoring God’s Image (On Virginity)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON FAITH By Saint Gregory Palamas BELIEVING IN GOD IS DIFFERENT from believing God. To believe God is to regard His promises to us as sure and true, but TO BELIEVE IN HIM IS TOContinue reading “ON FAITH”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. 6th October, Our Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy and Glorious Apostle THOMAS. Apolytikion Hymn(Dismissal Hymn). Third Tone O HOLY Apostle Thomas, intercede with the Merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness ofContinue reading “6th of October: THE FEAST OF THE HOLY AND GLORIOUS APOSTLE THOMAS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND SHALL ALWAYS BE. LIFE AFTER DEATH ACCORDING TO THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH By Saint John Maximovitch “I LOOK FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD, AND THE LIFE OF THE AGE TO COME.” (Nicene Creed) “Limitless and without consolationContinue reading “LIFE AFTER DEATH ACCORDING TO THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Elder Paisios: NOBLE LOVE By Hieromonk Isaac By Saint Paisios of Mount Athos The apex and crown of all the elder’s struggles was NOBLE LOVE (agape). "I love everyone the same way I loved myContinue reading “Excerpts from the book ‘Elder Paisios of Mount Athos’: NOBLE LOVE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE BISHOPS ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURE. The Apostle of the Nations, Saint Paul writes to Timothy, bishop of Ephesus in the year 64-65 A.D. Saint Paul speaks as an experienced mentor instructingContinue reading “QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE BISHOPS ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE PASSIONS "Passion is properly something that lies hidden for a long time in the soul and by its very presence it takes on the character of a habit, until the soulContinue reading “THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE PASSIONS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You have made all things in wisdom" (Psalm 103[104]:34 Everything God created, including man, is "very good" because God is good. Nothing He created is therefore evilContinue reading ““O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom” [Psalm 103 (104):24″