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The Prayer Team

I Believe – The Nicene Creed | When Do We Hear the Creed?

Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the presence of God who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus Who in His testimony before […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 3 weeksJune 12, 2025 ago
The Prayer Team

I Believe – The Nicene Creed | I confess one baptism for the remission of sins

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:5-6 Since the time of Abraham, […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 weeksJune 6, 2025 ago
The Prayer Team

I Believe – The Nicene Creed | In one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18   The “Church” is mentioned in the Creed, specifically a Church that is “one, holy, catholic and apostolic.” Let’s quickly examine each […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 weeksJune 5, 2025 ago
The Prayer Team

I Believe – The Nicene Creed | And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of Life

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity.  Like the Father and the […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 1 monthJune 2, 2025 ago
The Prayer Team

The Role of the Priest

Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Thy saints shout for joy. Psalm 132:9 As we continue our short unit on the Sacrament of Ordination, we have identified the three major ranks of the clergy—Deacon, Priest and Bishop. Over the next three days we will discuss the role of […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 monthsFebruary 20, 2025 ago
The Prayer Team

The Sacrament of Baptism Explained in Two Verses

But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; He has put His seal upon us and given us His Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 9 monthsSeptember 28, 2024 ago

Journey to Reality–Sacramental Life in a Secular Age

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We live in an era deeply shaped by secularism. Because secular ideas are at the heart of our culture, modern people tend to think in secular ways without realizing it—even the most well-meaning of us. How then do we live in, but not be of, a secular…

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Articles

The Divine Liturgy of Saint James the Brother of Our Lord, the Day After

Hieromonk Eleftherios Balakos   Yesterday was the feast-day of Saint James, the Brother of Our Lord. On that day, some bishops and priests make a point of celebrating the Divine Liturgy that bears his name. I shan’t get involved with the question of how authentic or pseudonymous it is, to […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsOctober 24, 2023 ago
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Priesthood in the Old and New Testaments

Grigoris Sahinoglou   The concept of priesthood exists in the Old Testament, though it has a significance and character  that is different from that which it assumes in the New. In the Old Testament, before the time of Moses, every head of a family could offer sacrifices to God and […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsSeptember 27, 2023 ago
Articles

Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross (John 3:13-17)

Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes   A week before the feast day of the Universal Elevation of the Holy Cross, the Orthodox Church prepares the faithful through Scriptural readings, prayer and acts of good deeds to celebrate the event of the finding of the precious and life-giving Cross of our Lord […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsSeptember 10, 2023 ago
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Engaging the Senses: How the Orthodox Christian Church Appeals to All Five

In Orthodox Christianity, the five senses are seen as gifts from God, through which we can experience and understand the world around us. These senses are celebrated and celebrated through various sacraments, including baptism, chrismation, and Holy Communion. Today, the significance of the five senses in Orthodox Christianity remains relevant […]

By myOCN, 2 yearsJuly 5, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

25 Years as a Priest

But on some points I have written to you very boldly, by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God, to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 2 yearsMay 15, 2023 ago

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