Luke the Confessor, Saint and Russian physician, Bishop of Simferopol
His life: He was born as Valentin Feliksovich on April 27, 1877 in Kirich (east of the Crimean Peninsula). His family members were employees […]
Chapter Fifteen - The position of the laity in the Church
The Christian is a priest in body and in his entire being. He is called to offer himself and all his actions as a sacrifice to God, along with all of creation. The Christian's personal life becomes a witness to God's presence and work within him, so that anyone who observes his way of life concludes that Christ lives in him, and that he is not an ordinary person, but a citizen of the Kingdom of God. In this way, his actions and his entire life become a continuous divine service, regaining the original meaning they held in God's Paradise.
Chapter Nine - The Person of God-Man
المسيح إله تام وإنسان تام، وحّد في شخصه جوهر الألوهة وجوهر الطبيعة الإنسانية التي اتّخذها كلها، جسداً ونفساً ناطقة، أخذها كلها لكي يقدسها. والحقيقة انه كان كاملاً، أي حائزاً الطبيعة الإلهية كلها، واتخذني بكلّيتي، أي اتخذ الطبيعة الإنسانية كلها. فوحّد الكل بالكل لكي يمنح الخلاص للكل، أي للطبيعة كلها، لأن ما لا يُتّخذ لا يشفى.
Chapter Four: The Church: Its Nature and Mission
Christ himself belongs to this community as its head, not only as Lord and Master. He is not above the Church or outside it, for the Church is in him. The Church is not merely a community that believes in Christ and walks in his footsteps or according to his commandments, but rather the community that resides in him and in which he resides through the Holy Spirit.
Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Gennadius became Patriarch of Constantinople in the year 458. He was known for his piety and integrity. He was concerned with controlling the affairs of priests after simony - the trade of priestly ordinations -
Paul the Thebes, the righteous saint and the first hermit
Its origins: On the fifteenth of January, our church celebrates our righteous father Paul the Thebe, the first of the solitary hermits in Christian history.
Isidore of Fermi, the righteous saint
On the fourth day of the month of February, the Holy Church celebrates our righteous father Isidore of Fermi. This saint was born in the city of Alexandria around
Isichios the monk, father of the skete of Saint Anne
Among the fragrant flowers that blossomed in the Virgin’s garden was Father Aeschyus, who was adorned with virtues. He was born in a small village in Messinia
Saint Anthony, the martyr
This saint’s name was “Ruh” before he was converted to the Christian faith. He was one of the nobles of the city of Damascus, and he lived near a monastery
Aeschyus the monk, father of the Skete of Saint Anne
Among the fragrant flowers that blossomed in the Virgin’s garden was Father Aeschyus, who was adorned with virtues. He was born in a small village in Messinia
The Christian teaching of Paul
Whoever reads Paul’s letters will not find an organized teaching about the “Christian,” but he can organize his entire life based on his powerful, scattered words.
Choices
If you are a Christian and you lose everything you have, everyone you love, even your life, then you have not really lost anything. “Lay up for yourselves treasures