“The Prayer Team” is a daily devotion written by Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis, written every day since February 2015. Fr. Stavros is the Parish Priest at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, Florida. It began in February 2015 as an opportunity to write more on the subject of prayer and now has branched into other subjects.
Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6 Christ is Risen! Love is a choice. It cannot be Read more…
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, Read more…
Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, Read more…
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep Read more…
Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5: 22-23 But to all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the Read more…
Who is so great a god as our God? For You are the God, Who alone does wonders. ~Great Prokeimenon, Agape Vespers, Trans. by Fr. George Papadeas — What god is great like our God? Thou art the God who workest wonders. Psalm 77:13-14 Christ is Risen! The Read more…
All those who have been baptized in Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia ~Paschal Divine Liturgy, Trans. by Fr. George Papadeas — For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew Read more…
It is the day of the Resurrection. Let us shine forth in splendor for the Festival, and embrace one another. Let us say, “O brethren, even to those who do not love us; let us forgive all things in the Resurrection, and thus let us exclaim: (Doxastikon, Praises, Pascha, Trans. by Read more…
Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if He were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether He was Read more…
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the Read more…
So shall the sinners perish from the presence of the God; and the righteous shall rejoice. The myrrh-bearing women, at early dawn drew near to the Tomb of the Giver of Life, and found an Angel seated on the stone. And speaking to them, he said: “Why do you seek the Read more…
Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered; let those who hate Him flee from His presence. A sacred Pascha is shown to us today; a new and Holy Pascha; a mystic Pascha; an all-venerable Pascha; a Pascha, which is Christ the Redeemer; a spotless Pascha; a great Pascha; a Read more…