Jesus said to her, “I AM the Resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believe in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? She said to Him, “Yes Lord; I believe that You are the Christ, […]
I AM the bread of life. John 6:45 So much of what happens in the New Testament is set up by what happened in the Old Testament. In the last reflection, we discussed how the name of God was revealed at the burning bush in Exodus 3. After the […]
Soon afterward He went to a city called Nain, and His disciples and a great crowd went with Him. As He drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; […]
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios The feast of the Holy Protection of the All Holy Theotokos is known throughout the Orthodox world. It is celebrated on October 1st (October 14th on the Old Calendar, and in the Church of Greece on October 28th to commemorate the protection of Greece during World […]
Some Historical Background from the Old Testament For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these […]
By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia We live in a restless world. Our days are filled with noise, the endless scroll of screens, the pressure to perform, the search for recognition that never satisfies. We are hurried, distracted, pulled in a hundred directions, and yet beneath it […]
When the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no crime in Him.” The Jews answered Him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because […]
Now as they went on their way, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to Him and […]
And Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and He went to the synagogue, as His custom was, on the Sabbath day. And He stood up to read; and there was given to Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the […]
Now as they went on their way, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to […]
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found […]
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. In the books of our Church, the Dormition of the Theotokos, which is celebrated on the 15th of August, is noted with these words: “On the 15th of this month, […]