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Paul of Samisati, Bishop of Antioch

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13. Fasting 1. “And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad face. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting.” [v. 16] Good here […]
Text: 4 When Christ, our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, […]
They mentioned about one of the brothers that he was a neighbor of a distinguished sheikh, so he used to enter his cell every day and steal whatever he found [...]
Fasting, in its exclusive sense, ends on the Friday following the fifth Sunday of Lent, when the forty-day period ends. The period of pain extends [...]
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On the Feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. The Gospel, especially John, calls the Holy Spirit the Comforter and the Spirit of truth. And with this […]
The Apostle Peter (or one of his disciples), in his second letter, takes care to pave the way to God for us, saying: “Do your best to add [...]
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God” (Romans 8:28). 1 It seems to me that he is speaking […]
STARTS: A year had passed since my last encounter with the tourist, and when - finally - a muffled knock on the door and a pleading voice […]
The last thing that Jesus Christ commanded his disciples, according to the Gospel of Saint Matthew, was what he said after his resurrection from the dead: “Go […]