When Christians talk about death, they don’t do so with pessimism, they aren’t resigned to it, they don’t think it natural. They see it principally as an enemy which must be defeated through Christ. ‘The last enemy to be destroyed is death, (I Cor. 15, 26); ‘The Word became flesh’ (Jn. 1, 14); ‘that he might destroy him who holds the dominion of death, that is, the devil’ (Heb. 2, 14). Continue reading “Christ’s Passion Overcomes Death”
The History and Structure of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
A reference point in the typiko of Great Lent is the communion of the Presanctified Precious Gifts. The discordance between the festal and joyful nature of the celebration of the Divine Eucharist and the compunction of Great Lent makes it inappropriate to celebrate the bloodless sacrifice on fast days. And yet, the importance of Holy Communion for the spiritual struggle of the faithful has established participation in the Presanctified Gifts even on such days. Continue reading “The History and Structure of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts”
How should we pray?
How should we pray? Osios Neilos the Sinaites gives us an answer. Continue reading “How should we pray?”
Do we really have Love or we live in a delusion?
In the following text, Saint Ephraim the Syrian demonstrates the characteristics of the person who trully has Love. Continue reading “Do we really have Love or we live in a delusion?”
‘Holy days’ is not just the Holy Week
f. Pavlos Papadopoulos
‘Holy days’ is not just the Holy Week. Continue reading “‘Holy days’ is not just the Holy Week”
Analysis of the Orthodox Christianity’s Holy Week day by day
In this article we present a short analysis of the Orthodox Christianity’s Holy Week. Continue reading “Analysis of the Orthodox Christianity’s Holy Week day by day”
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