The Grace of God Excludes No One We have instances from Church history of many people “in the world” (not monastics, that is), who pleased God and became great. […]
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A True member of the church
A True member of the church A true member of the Church and a real Christian is the person who has the following attributes. First, he remains within the […]
Thomas Sunday
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed”. Based on these, the Lord’s words to the apostle Thomas, we are able to glean insights into our […]
Let us Follow Christ to the End
Let us Follow Christ to the End Christ didn’t simply suffer a few ordeals. He suffered all things to the very end. Let us follow Christ to the end; […]
Holy and Great Friday
The all-respectful Holy and Great Friday dawns full of compunction. Liturgy is not celebrated on this day. In olden days the Presanctified Liturgy was performed, but the Church later deemed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Palm Sunday
(John 12: 1-18) To be there with the Lord As the Lord goes up to Jerusalem sitting on an ass, an uproar begins. A great crowd—young and […]
Facing the Holy Week
Lazaru’s Saturday marks the end of the second period of the Triodion and, while it marks a joyous interval of one day, the Palm Sunday, we come to the most […]
Sleepiness and prayer
Sleepiness and prayer Sometimes it is so difficult to remain awake and alert during our morning or evening prayers. Is it because we are tired from work or […]