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”
The Mystical Reality of Holy Week
Fr. Stephen Freeman
As we journey through Holy Week…
For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. (1Co 15:16-19 NKJ) Continue reading “The Mystical Reality of Holy Week”
How should we pray?
How should we pray? Osios Neilos the Sinaites gives us an answer. Continue reading “How should we pray?”
‘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”
How ‘fine’ are we, modern people? Selfishness as destroyer of Soul and Life
arhcim. Pavlos Papadopoulos
Modern man thinks he is peaceful because he has reduced his ‘peaceful condition’ with the feeling of a false completeness and individualist autonomy he experiences through his professional recognition, the satisfaction of his overconsumption, the realization of his passions (fervid desires), the achievement of his hedonistic relationship with the others. He feels peacful in his tide over. Continue reading “How ‘fine’ are we, modern people? Selfishness as destroyer of Soul and Life”
A Better World is Within You
by Fr. Stephen Freeman
“We must eliminate poverty, oppression, racism…”
How is it possible to disagree with the demand for justice? Who would not agree to end all suffering? How can we not commit our lives to bringing about a better world? Continue reading “A Better World is Within You”
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