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"She who loved Christ, the most beautiful..."
St. Paraskevi the Great Martyr (source) She who loved Christ, the most beautiful, and through purity, was herself made beautiful in soul, and through all kinds of pains and trials approached Him as a...
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Metropolitan Avgoustinos Kantiotes on St. Panteleimon the Great Martyr
St. Panteleimon the Great Martyr and Unmercenary (source) Metropolitan Avgoustinos Kantiotes on St. Panteleimon the Great Martyr: He was cast out due to jealousy"For he knew that for envy they had...
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Church of Greece appoints Day for the Protection of the Unborn Child
The Theotokos greeting Elizabeth, and the Precious Forerunner bowing to Christ in their wombs (source) Church of Greece appoints Day for the Protection of the Unborn ChildOn July 9th, 2019 the Holy...
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"Your light has sanctified the whole world..."
The Transfiguration of Christ (source) Your light has sanctified the whole world, as you were transfigured upon the high mountain, O Good One, showing Your power to Your Disciples, that You might...
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Elder Sophrony on the Light of Christ's Transfiguration
The Holy Transfiguration of Christ (source) "Behold, the bright cloud covered them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said: This is my beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him."...
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Akathist to St. Herman of Alaska
St. Herman of Alaska (source) Akathist to St. Herman of Alaska Kontakion 1O Chosen Doer of Wonders, most glorious favorite of Christ, our God bearing Father Herman, Alaska's adornment, the joy of...
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"The Most Holy Mother of God prays for us ceaselessly..."
The Most-Holy Theotokos "The Container of the Uncontainable" (source) "The Most Holy Mother of God prays for us ceaselessly. She is always visiting us. Whenever we turn to her in our heart, she is...
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Elder Ephraim of Arizona on the Dormition of the Theotokos
The Dormition of the Theotokos (source) A Transition to Life: The Dormition of the Mother of Godby Elder Ephraim of ArizonaEvery time we celebrate the Dormition of the Mother of God, it’s as if we’re...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros on Monasticism
Archbishop Elpidophoros meeting with Elder Ephraim of Arizona on his recent visit to the monastery (source) A blessed and historic visit occurred by his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to...
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St. Silouan the Athonite: "She is our joy and our hope!"
The Most-holy Theotokos and Christ, "More Spacious than the Heavens" (source) A remarkable and incomprehensible thing. [The Theotokos] lives in the Heavens and ceaselessly beholds the Glory of God,...
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St. Iakovos of Evia: How to never fail to have God in your life
St. Iakovos of Evia (source) St. Iakovos of Evia once told a pilgrim:"Abstain from pride!Abstain from condemnation!Keep the faith and our holy things!Then you will never fail to have God in your...
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St. Anatolios of Optina on the Best Fasting
Prayer before Christ (source) "The best fasting is to endure whatever is sent to you by God."-St. Anatolios of Optina(source) Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have...
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"You truly showed your deeds to correspond to the calling of your name, O...
St. Phanourios, holding the Cross and the Phanouropita and Candles (source) You truly showed your deeds to correspond to the calling of your name, O Great Martyr Phanourios*, for you are revealed to...
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"O Forerunner of the Savior, you censured the king that he might not work...
The Beheading of St. John the Forerunner (Source) O Forerunner of the Savior, you censured the king that he might not work lawlessness, through the games of a lawless woman, but Herod fell upon you...
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Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos: "Only with Christ can everything be...
Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior (source) Without Christ, the world is a theater of the absurd. Without Christ, we can't explain anything!Why is there so much sadness, injustice, failures, why...
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St. Nektarios the Wonderworker on Seeking Happiness
St. Nektarios the Wonderworker (source) “How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves, in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great possessions and...
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"Today is the prelude of universal joy..."
The Nativity of the Theotokos (source) Today is the prelude of universal joy. Today blows the breeze foretelling salvation, for the barrenness of our nature is dissolved, as the barren [Anna] is...
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"She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her..."
Christ Crucified and His Precious Cross as the Tree of Life, mosaic from San Clemente in Rome (1118) (source) My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:...
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"The most-sacred branches from the chaste Sophia: Faith and Hope and Love..."
Sts. Sophia, Faith, Hope and Love (source) Kontakion in the First Tone.The most-sacred branches from the chaste Sophia: Faith and Hope and Love, with grace showed the wisdom of the Greeks to be...
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Elder Sophrony on Marital Problems
The Wedding at Cana (source) When married couples would visit Elder Sophrony of Essex, and spoke of the problems in their relationship, he typically would hear complaints about one's spouse.Elder...
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