The Myrrhbearing Women approach the Lord with the logic of the heart
The Myrrhbearing women, despite knowing they were unable to roll the stone from the tomb, they decided to. And as a result of this, they were first both […]
Author: Ελευθερία Ντάνη
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Pascha
Bit by bit, grace comes The Lord has risen, my brethren, so that we may also rise. Presently, as long as we still find ourselves in […]
Holy and Great Thursday
On Great Thursday morning the Divine Liturgy of St Basil is celebrated and we chant this wonderful Communion hymn: “Of Your mystical supper, Son of God, receive me today […]
Holy and Great Wednesday
On Great Wednesday afternoon Small Compline is performed and the theologically profound Canon of Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete the Jerusalemite, is chanted: “Furnished and ready, the upper room received […]
Holy and Great Tuesday
On Great Tuesday, our Church remembers the Parable of the Ten Virgins and advises us to follow the example of the five wise ones; to have lit the lamp […]
Introduction to the Holy and Great Week – Great and Holy Monday
Among the 52 weeks of the year, one week stands out from the others, and is called Great Week. It is called great not because it has more days from […]
Fasting
Fasting is the food of the soul. Indeed, just as food can make the body fat, so fasting strengthens the soul, makes it lighter, elevates it spiritually and […]
Saint Basil the Great
Saint Basil the Great ( 329 or 330[5 , was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed […]
Saint Paisios: “…the reality is that none of us die…”
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos Answers the Questions of his Young Visitor The young man then asked the saint: “The Lord taught us to pray to God the […]
The virture of the Theotokos
During the winter months the sun had already set by the time I reached the Holy Dormition Monastery of the Mother of God. Vespers was most often […]