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Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, & Barachiel

11/08/2022

Reading All the Angels, according to the Apostle Paul, are ministering spirits, – sent forth to minister to them who shall be heirs of salvation – (Heb. 1:14). God set them as overseers of every nation and people, and guides to that which is profitable (Deut. 32:8); and while one Angel is appointed to oversee each nation as a whole, one is also appointed to protect each Christian individually. He commands them to guard them

The Communion of Friends

11/07/2022

By Fr. Stephen Freeman, November 22, 2016 You meet someone and like them. You slowly get to know them. Conversation and sharing, listening and learning, a picture or a reality begin to emerge. You think about them when they’re away. You’re aware that you matter to them as well. The thought of anything hurting them is painful. This is friendship. We easily reduce friendship to a set of shared emotions. Why we like someone else, we

Saving Knowledge

11/04/2022

By Fr. Stephen Freeman, November 28, 2016 I have often used the example of riding a bicycle as an image of knowing God. There’s no difficulty learning how to ride if you don’t mind falling off for a while. But no matter how many years you have ridden, you cannot describe for someone else how you know what you know. But you know it. I also suspect that if you thought too much about riding a bicycle while you were riding

A Safeguard for the Soul, by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain

11/03/2022

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Topic of the Week – A Safeguard for the Soul, by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain Day 1 Concerning the Worth of Salvation 1) My salvation is a matter entirely my own. If I do not have concern for it, who else will? 2) My salvation is a matter concerning my whole soul and body. If I do not make sure of my salvation, who else will make sure

The Fear of God is Reverence for and Love of Him [2 of 2]

11/03/2022

Published by Pemptousia Partnership, November 20, 2017 Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos The Church is not opposed to the human body. This is why the Fathers were so careful not to damage their body with their ascetic efforts. They tried to submit it to the Holy Spirit and to God’s commandments, so as not to seek the pleasures and lapses of the flesh, but they never accepted that their bodies should be damaged. In Patristic literature,

The Sanctification of the Human Body [1 of 2]

11/02/2022

Published by Pemptousia Partnership, November 18, 2017 Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos The human person is the temple of the living God. This is an Apostolic teaching of our Church, which means that, just as the grace of God, the grace of the Holy Spirit, resides in a church, the same is true of the human body and we are temples of the living God. We call God living because He’s not cut off somewhere in

Saints Cosmas and Damian – November 1

11/01/2022

By Fr. George My sons the doctors. This rather stereotypical phrase is descriptive of a proud parent speaking of the accomplishment of their children. Even today, we express great joy when our sons or daughters reach that lofty position of becoming a physician. The place of doctors has always been one of respect and admiration. Throughout history, the dedication of healers has usually brought prestige, social status as well as financial reward. This is true

Who’s Afraid of Halloween?

10/31/2022

I have a confession to make. And it’s a bad one …. When I was a kid … I used to get dressed up for Halloween! And it was not always something innocent either, like an astronaut or a cowboy. Once I was even a ghost! Worse yet, I would go door-to-door with my brothers and say “Trick or treat!” Idolatrous! Occultic! Satanic! Over time, of course this demon-glorifying activity caught up with me. Look

Sermon on the Feast Day of the Protection of the all Holy Theotokos

10/28/2022

By Metropolitan Sotirios, October 14, 2019 The feast of the Holy Protection of the All Holy Theotokos is known throughout the Orthodox world. It is celebrated on October 1st (October 14th on the Old Calendar), and in the Church of Greece on October 28th, to commemorate the protection of Greece during World War II. The two words alone, “Holy Protection” bring to our mind the maternal love and shelter that our All Holy Mother gives us

Saint Nestor, the Martyr for Christ

10/27/2022

Published by Pemptousia Partnership, October 27, 2017 James W. Lillie We know very little concerning the martyr Nestor, other than that he was a close spiritual brother of Saint Dimitrios. He may have volunteered to fight the giant Vandal, Lyaeus, in order to prevent other Christians being drafted in to do so against their will. According to Saint Nikolaï Velimirović in the Ochrid Prologue, the emperor, Galerius, entertained the people with such spectacles and had a

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Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, & Barachiel

The Communion of Friends

Saving Knowledge

A Safeguard for the Soul, by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain

The Fear of God is Reverence for and Love of Him [2 of 2]

The Sanctification of the Human Body [1 of 2]

Saints Cosmas and Damian – November 1

Who’s Afraid of Halloween?

Sermon on the Feast Day of the Protection of the all Holy Theotokos

Saint Nestor, the Martyr for Christ

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