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A miracle of Sts. Luke of Simferopol and Panteleimon
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Sts. Luke the Surgeon and Panteleimon the Great Martyr(Source: www.eikonografos.com) A miracle of Sts. Luke of Simferopol and Panteleimon (amateur translation)A...
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Our Ascended Lord: The Saving Swallow Who Opened the Way to the Eternal Spring
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!When the Disciples made haste and went to the mountain for His elevation from the ground, the Lord appeared unto them. And when they saw Him they worshipped Him. And...
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St. Silouan the Athonite on the Joy of the Ascension of Christ
The Ascension of Christ (source) St. Silouan the Athonite on the Joy of the Ascension of Christ (amateur translation)After the Ascension of the Lord, the Apostles returned to Jerusalem with great joy,...
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St. Tikhon of Zadonsk on the Love for God
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior of the world(source) St. Tikhon of Zadonsk on the Love for GodBut let us see what the signs of love for God are, so that we may not have a false dream of love...
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Homily on Pentecost by St. John Chrysostom
The Great and Holy Feast of Pentecost (source) Homily on Pentecost by St. John ChrysostomLet us spiritually extol the grace of the Holy Spirit in spiritual hymns, since spiritual grace has on this day...
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Kontakion on Pentecost by St. Romanos the Melodist
The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, depicted in one of the domes of St. Mark's in Venice (source) Kontakion on Pentecost by St. Romanos the MelodistWhen the Most High came down and confused...
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St. John Maximovitch the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco
St. John Maximovitch the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco - Commemorated June 19 / July 2 (or on the nearest Saturday to the feast, e.g. June 29 in 2013)(source) "Holiness is not...
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Homily on Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles, by St. Gregory Palamas
Sts. Peter and Paul, the Foremost of the Apostles - Commemorated June 29(source) HOMILY TWENTY-EIGHT, DELIVERED ON THE FEAST OF SS. PETER AND PAUL, LEADERS OF THE APOSTLESby St. Gregory PalamasTHE...
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Kontakion for All Saints by St. Romanos the Melodist
Christ depicted with all His Holy Saints (source) Kontakion for All Saints by St. Romanos the MelodistNote: The Proimion I and the first Oikos below are taken from the link below, while the rest of...
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St. John of Kronstadt on the Saints
Jesus Christ depicted enthroned, together with all His Holy Saints(source) St. John of Kronstadt on the SaintsAs an ill-natured man, coming with a request to one who is kind, gentle and meek, for the...
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The Wondrous Restoration of the Holy Monastery of Karyes
Sts. Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, the Newly-revealed Wonderworkers of Christ(source) I thank our good brother John Sanidopoulos for posting a beautiful text by our Holy Mother Evgenia, the Abbess of...
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St. John Chrysostom: "The Church is a hospital, and not a courtroom, for souls"
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior(source) The Church is a hospital, and not a courtroom, for souls. She does not condemn on behalf of sins, but grants remission of sins.Nothing is so joyous in...
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Selected hymns to Sts. Kerykos and Julitta
Sts. Kerykos and Julitta the Martyrs(source) Selected hymns to Sts. Kerykos and Julitta (amateur translations below) Doxastikon of the Stichera in the Plagal of the Second ToneCome, and let us all...
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Elder Iakovos Tsalikis and the wondrous multiplication of food
St. David of Evia (source) Elder Iakovos Tsalikis and the wondrous multiplication of food (amateur translation)In August 1963, 75 people from Livanata came to visit the Monastery. They worked on the...
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The Prayer of St. Marina, before being beheaded for Christ
St. Marina the Great Martyr - Commemorated July 17(source) The Prayer of St. Marina, before being beheaded for Christ (amateur translation)"O Beginningless, Immortal, Timeless, Incomprehensible and...
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Prayer to St. Seraphim of Sarov
St. Seraphim of Sarov, the Venerable Wonderworker - Commemorated January 2 and July 19 (source) Prayer to St. Seraphim of SarovO great Saint of God, our venerable and God-bearing Father,...
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A paralyzed boy is healed at Panagia Malevi
The wonderworking and myrrh-streaming icon of Panagia Malevi(source) A paralyzed boy is healed at Panagia Malevi (amateur translation)Nun Agne told us: "In 2007, a fifteen year-old boy came to the...
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"Good Paradise"
The Martyrdom of Saints for Christ(source) -Elder, what does "Good Paradise" mean?***May you go to Paradise well.-Could it mean, Elder, "May you go to the good Paradise?"Listen to what you are...
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Canons in the Eight tones to St. Panteleimon, by St. Joseph the Hymnographer:...
St. Panteleimon the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Healer of Christ (source) Note: The following is my amateur translation of the first canon (in the first tone) in a series of eight canons in the...
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Prayer for the blessing of apples of St. Irene Chrysovalantou
St. Irene the Venerable Abbess of Chrysovalantou - Commemorated July 28(source) Note: This is a beautiful prayer that has been written to be used to bless apples to be distributed to the faithful on...
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