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Freedom from Fear

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana   ‘Fear not’ (Matth. 28, 10) ‘Do not be afraid’, the angel of the Lord said to the myrrh-bearing women who had been overcome by fear and trembling at the empty tomb, ‘for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 22, 2021 ago
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The First-Fruit of the New World

Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th.   The Gospel reading for the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women (Mark 15, 43-47; 16, 1-8) relates two important events: the burial of Jesus’ body by Joseph (15, 43-47) and the visit of the myrrh-bearing women to the empty Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 18, 2021 ago
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Renewal in Joy

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana   ‘So that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life’ (Rom. 6, 4). The triumph of Jesus’ Resurrection over injustice, violence and, in general, over sin and death, again fills our Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 17, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Why were the Myrrh-Bearers the first to hear that Christ had risen?

Metropolitan Avgoustinos (Kantiotis) of Florina († 2010)   And he said to them: ‘Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here…’ (Mark 16,6). When Christ was born, the first to hear of it weren’t the great, the powerful and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 15, 2021 ago
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I Await the Resurrection of the Dead (part 2)

Holy Monastery of St John the Vaptist, Kareas Attikis   The resurrection of the dead, then, will certainly take place. The angel’s trumpet will definitely sound (Rev. 11, 15-18). What is important for us, however, is that we should have accomplished something in our life on earth towards the sanctification Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 8, 2021 ago
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I Await the Resurrection of the Dead (part 1)

Holy Monastery of St John the Vaptist, Kareas Attikis   It’s the event that each and every one of us can be absolutely sure of: sooner or later death will come to us. Yet, for most people, the end of life remains greatly undesirable and is to be firmly resisted. Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 7, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

The Resurrection of the Dead

Metropolitan Meletios of Nikopolis †   We people aren’t only bodies. We also have a soul. Even when the body ceases to exist, the soul continues to live. But without the body, it’s as if it’s naked. When it’s separated from the body, it feels stripped. And, until the second Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 6, 2021 ago
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Christ’s Resurrection

Saint John Chrysostom   Really convincing proof of the Resurrection is the fact that Christ, Who was sacrificed on the Cross, showed such great strength that He persuaded people who lived in various different places to disregard their faith, homeland, families, friends and relations and even their life. They did Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 2, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Prefiguration of the Resurrection in the Easter Canon

Mihail Tritos No other hymnological text expresses the redemptive, existential and metaphysical dimension of the Resurrection with such completeness and power as does the incomparable canon by Saint John the Damascan. It’s a masterpiece of Byzantine poetry and one of the most beautiful texts in world literature. Full of sublime Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 1, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

A Brief Comment on the Icon of the Resurrection

Athanasios Moustakis We shall try here to point out the main features of the Orthodox icon which is entitled “The Descent into Hell”. The first thing to note is that it is entirely different from the Western-style depiction, which shows Christ emerging triumphantly from the tomb, holding a little flag. Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsMay 1, 2021 ago

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