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"Mary, the spotless one, and spiritual tabernacle..."
The Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple (source) Mary, the spotless one, and spiritual tabernacle, is offered today in the house of God, and is received by the hands of Zacharias, as a sanctified...
View ArticleMetropolitan Neophytos on St. Porphyrios
This is a wonderful talk in Greek (with English subtitles) by Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou (Cyprus) on his experiences with St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia. This occurred on his Eminence's recent...
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Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Milesi, Attica, built by St. Porphyrios
Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ built by St. Porphyrios in Milesi, Attica (source) Brief history of the MonasteryThe Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ (celebrated August...
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"You were mystically illumined with the radiance of the Spirit..."
St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia (source) You were mystically illumined with the radiance of the Spirit, and were thus shown forth to be a true prophet of noetic and divine things, O Porphyrios. For...
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"Well done, good and faithful servant!"
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (source) Well done, good and faithful servant! Well done, worker in the vineyard of Christ! You bore the heat of the day, and to you was given the talent, while you did...
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"The Lord glorified you with a multitude of wonders and awesome deeds..."
St. Spyridon the Wonderworker (source) The Lord glorified you with a multitude of wonders and awesome deeds, O blessed one, for in the holy Synod, you proclaimed the Holy Trinity, and you raised the...
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"With every "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me," it is like casting an...
Jesus Christ enthroned in glory (source) When a man says: "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me," do you know what happens? It brings energy, it brings the Grace of the Holy Spirit puts it in action....
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St. John of Kronstadt: The most pleasing sacrifice to the Infant Jesus Christ
The Nativity of Christ (source) “What, then, O, brethren, is required of us in order that we might avail ourselves of all the grace brought unto us from on high by the coming to earth of the Son of...
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St. Iakovos of Evia on the joy of the Nativity of Christ
The Adoration of the Magi (source) "Yes, my good children! My joy was so great from the nativity of Christ, that I couldn't keep it to myself. I said to myself, 'O Iakovos, go into the forest to...
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St. Ignatius of Antioch on the Mystery of Christ's Incarnation
The Nativity of Christ (source) "Let my spirit be counted as nothing for the sake of the cross, which is a stumbling-block" to those that do not believe, but to us salvation and life eternal. "Where...
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The Nativity Kontakion of St. Romanos the Melodist
Christ is born! Glorify Him!The Nativity of Christ (source) The first and great Kontakion of St. Romanos the Melodist, written through God's help in honor of His Nativity in the flesh. On the...
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"Come, let us hymn the Mother of the Savior..."
Christ is born! Glorify Him!Icon "All Creation Rejoices in Thee" (source) Come, let us hymn the Mother of the Savior, who after giving birth, remained a Virgin. Rejoice, O animate City of our King...
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Excerpt from the Encomium on St. Basil the Great by St. Gregory the Theologian
St. Basil the Great (source) The following is an excerpt from the lengthy and moving encomium that St. Gregory the Theologian wrote in honor and memory of his close friend, St. Basil the Great. May we...
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"You who equaled the former Righteous Ones and Martyrs..."
St. Ephraim of Nea Makri the Newly-revealed and Wonderworker (source) You who equaled the former Righteous Ones and Martyrs, and were a sharer in their struggles, and partook of their grace, as a...
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"The waters saw You, O God..."
The Baptism of Christ, Holy Theophany (source) The waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You and were afraid. For towards Your glory the eyes of the Cherubim are not able to gaze, nor are the...
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Icon of Jesus Christ "The Bethlehemite"
15th Century Icon of Jesus Christ "The Bethlehemite" from Kastoria (source) "One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite*, who is skillful in playing, a man of...
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A Prayer of Elder Sophrony for Difficult Times
Christ enthroned Deisis (source) In difficult times, when all my efforts have failed to conform the events of my life towards the Gospel teaching, I would pray in the following manner:"Come and make...
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Metropolitan Pavlos of Siatista (+2019): "I love you because you are you"
Metropolitan Pavlos of Siatista (+January 13th, 2019) (source) Suddenly today, Metropolitan Pavlos of Siatista, reposed in the Lord. He was a very beloved and respected hierarch of the Church of...
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38 Beneficial Sayings of St. Anthony the Great
St. Anthony the Great (Source) Thanks to the blog Ora Et Labora for this wonderful post on the famous and spiritually-beneficial 38 sayings of St. Anthony the Great."In his 2007 Commencement Address...
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St. Athanasius the Great: "Everything about is marvelous..."
Christ creating the birds and fish (source) For, indeed, everything about is marvelous, and wherever a man turns his gaze he sees the Godhead of the Word and is smitten with awe.-St. Athanasios the...
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