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Continuing a look at the life of Archbishop Luke…There is not a single Orthodox Church that has not experienced its own martyrdom, nor is there a saint that has not passed through his or her furnace of sorrows, temptations or martyrdom.  In the 20th century, the Russian Church underwent its...

There is not a single Orthodox Church that has not experienced its own martyrdom, nor is there a saint that has not passed through his or her furnace of sorrows, temptations or martyrdom.  In the 20th century, the Russian Church underwent its own harsh martyrdom. For seven decades an untold...

11 June 1900: a day of Diocletian-like persecution against the numerous Christians of the vast land of China. A day of anger and fire and upheaval. The Boxer rebels vented their fury in particular against the Orthodox, who all together numbered no more than seven hundred, and struck at Christ’s “little...

Any encounter with Christ astonishes people. If you’re not astonished, you should ask yourself whether you actually encountered Christ, if you really felt His presence. This astonishment isn’t inexplicable, nor absurd, but rather it’s understandable and rational. It’s something that occurs when the natural meets the supernatural, the relative meets...

Christ, referring to His Father as the vine-grower, says: ‘He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful’ (Jn. 15, 2), this is just one of the selected Scripture passages considering the important...

In this video the Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Ierotheos looks in to the deep meaning of Divine Eucharist and analyzes the requirements for the participation to this mystery, which is the сenter of the christian life. Watch Now.    Click here to see more at Pemptousia.     About Pemptousia: Contemporary...

On the occasion of the convocation of the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church, we are publishing a text by George Mantzaridis, Emeritus Professor of Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which deals with the manner in which Orthodox Theology is produced. This text is a contribution...

This video was presented at the 1st International Conference on Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care (DMOPC15) in Athens on May 7-9, 2015, under His All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew.  Click here to see more videos from DMOPC15 on YouTube.  Learn more about the 1st International Conference on Digital Medial...

Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papadakis speaks about his acquaintanceship with Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos and the benefit he was able to feel from his spiritual state and teaching. Watch Now.   About Pemptousia: Contemporary post-modern man does understand what man is. Through its presence in the internet world, Pemptousia, with its spirit of respect for...