Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos ‘Now behold, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly”. And the chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and tie on your sandals”; and Read more
Professor Mihaïl Tritos, School of Theology A.U.Th. No other text is able to express with such force and fulness the redemptive, existential and metaphysical dimension of the resurrection so well as the incomparable canon by Saint John the Damascan. It’s a masterpiece of Byzantine poetry and one of the Read more
Sotirios Theologou Christ has risen. Since last Sunday, we’ve been celebrating and honoring the great message of Christ’s resurrection. It’s a message that’s always enduring and a reminder that, however we live, however many difficulties and problems we may have, however many people are against us, Christ has risen. Read more
Protopresbyter Antonios Christou My dear readers, CHRIST HAS RISEN! After Great Lent, we entered Holy Week, and after Easter Sunday (the evening of Great Saturday) we’re now into the ‘Rose’ Triodio, that is the period of the Pentikostario (the book of Pentecost). This is the preeminent time of the Read more
Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras In the magnificent service on Great Friday, we sang the compelling and wonderful doxastiko from the ninth hour ‘Today he who hung the earth on the waters hangs upon the cross’, which ends ‘we venerate your Passion, Christ. Show Read more
Archimandrite Daniel G. Aerakis The Resurrection continues. This is shown by the feast of the Rendition of Easter. The same messages from the night of the Resurrection are also heard at the Rendition of Easter, which is celebrated one day before the Feast of the Ascension. Every great feast Read more
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou ‘I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely’[1]. During Great Lent, to a certain degree, we taste of Christ’s death. In the middle of this period, the Church institutes the Veneration of the Precious Cross, to quicken Read more
Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos Countless times in our lives we’re faced by doubts about what we should do. We often hesitate to decide, but not because we’re uncertain as to how we should act or proceed. Although we know what’s right, although we feel the moral imperative, Read more
Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th. a) Divine compassion, as a consequence of the mystery of divine self-emptying, isn’t restricted to the Cross and burial. It continues after the Resurrection as well. The risen Lord had no wish to impose the glad tidings on people by Read more
Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis a) Joseph the Fair leads the chorus of those celebrating God’s condescension in going to His voluntary passion, an event of universal significance. In his person, the Gospel messages of reconciliation, forgiveness, restraint and purity of heart find their application. He may not have heard the Read more