The conception of Mary and the immaculate conception
On the ninth of December, the Orthodox Church celebrates the anniversary of Saint Anne’s miraculous conception of Saint Mary, Mother of God. The canonical narrative […]
The Mother of God and the intercession of the saints
Saint Cyril of Alexandria said: “If our Lord Jesus Christ is God, how could the holy Virgin who gave birth to him not be the Mother of God?”
The Mother of God is the mother of all
Saint Ephrem (306 AD - 383 AD) explains that the Virgin is the symbol of the Church, and he says that he freed his Church from physical circumcision and replacing
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
The Feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary is a feast for the Lord and the Mother of God. It is a feast for the Lord because Christ is the one who was conceived in a womb
Perpetual virginity
The Orthodox Church teaches that Mary, the Mother of God, is a virgin before birth, during birth, and after birth, and she has confirmed this, in the form
Saint Mary and the Third Ecumenical Council
The Third Ecumenical Council, which was held in the city of Ephesus in 431, declared that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is truly the “Mother of God.”
Saint Mary in the Gospel of the Annunciation
I want to start my speech today by saying that what the church received from the apostles is the same, but later efforts entered into it.
The church honors the Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary has a special status among all saints, and the Orthodox venerate her as “more honorable than the Cherubim and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.”
The mystery of the Holy Trinity according to the revelation of the Old Testament
Introduction: What mainly distinguishes the Orthodox or Christian Church from other religions is its belief in the mystery of the strange Trinity (the core of faith), as
The mystery of the Holy Trinity according to the revelation of the New Testament
In the New Testament, the mystery of the Divine Trinity is revealed with complete clarity through many clear verses that can be divided into the following groups:
Patristic teaching on the mystery of the Trinity
The mystery of the Holy Trinity, which the Church believes in, was neither the product of human thought nor the result of external religious or philosophical influences.
Summary of the Church's teaching on the mystery of the Trinity
We believe, in Al-Dimashqi’s words, “in one essence and one divinity in three persons, united without confusion, and distinct without interruption.” And in reality