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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 Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsOctober 24, 2023 ago
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Sermon on the feast day of the protection of the all Holy Theotokos (Feast day October 1st 2019)

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 Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsOctober 7, 2023 ago
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Encomium on the Beheading of the Great Forerunner – 3

Saint Theodore the Studite   According to the Gospel, his disciples then came, took away his body and buried it (Matth. 14, 13). Those of you who love history, look at how the burial of this righteous man is depicted and gives the lie to those enemies of the holy Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 31, 2023 ago
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Encomium on the Beheading of the Great Forerunner – 2

Saint Theodore the Studite   So what did he say to Herod? “You’re not allowed to live with her”. He reminded him of the divine law, as if saying to him: “Look and see what the Law orders you to do. If there are two brothers and one of them Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 30, 2023 ago
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Encomium on the Beheading of the Great Forerunner

Saint Theodore the Studite   Dear God-fearing Christians, the feast which we have gathered here to celebrate together today is radiant and filled with divine joy. It is rightly called radiant because it shines from the very name of him whom we are honouring today, since he is called the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 29, 2023 ago
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The Dormition of the Mother of God: a liturgical approach

Ioannis Foundoulis   The feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God is celebrated on August 15 by the Christian world and is the greatest of those established by the Church in honour of the Mother of the Lord. It may be the oldest of all. The first evidence Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 12, 2023 ago
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The Transfiguration: the Start of our Entry into the Kingdom of God

Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos   ‘…and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’ (2 Peter 1, 11). The feast of the Transfiguration, largely forgotten as regards much of our secularized life, is a great festival and a reminder that our life is Read more…

By Dimitris Iliopoulos, 2 yearsAugust 11, 2023 ago
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The Meaning of the Great Feast of the Transfiguration (2)

Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens   3. The spiritual perspective of the Transfiguration Beyond being a historical event with the most profound theological significance, the Transfiguration is also projected as a proposal for an experience of life. This experience should not be associated solely with the Read more…

By Dimitris Iliopoulos, 2 yearsAugust 7, 2023 ago
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Transfiguration

Metropolitan Anthony Bloom †   In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. There are blessed or tragic moments when we can see a person revealed to us in a light with a depth, with an awesome beauty which we have never suspected before. It happens when Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 6, 2023 ago
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The Meaning of the Great Feast of the Transfiguration (1)

The Transfiguration of the Lord is one of the greatest of the feasts of Christianity. Until the 4th century, it was celebrated before Easter, but after the day of the inauguration of the church of the Transfiguration, which had been built by Saint Helen on Mount Tabor, it became customary to Read more…

By Dimitris Iliopoulos, 2 yearsAugust 5, 2023 ago

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