Mary in the Bible
The Gospels were written to preach the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel is “the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). The Gospels mentioned [...]
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. And 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.”
Salvation between East and West
Salvation between the Orthodox patristic concept and the heresies influenced by “Anselm, Luther and Calvin” [1] Introduction: “Are you saved?!” This question is a recurring challenge faced
Creation and the Holy Trinity
The plan of the creation of the world, which existed eternally according to the eternal will of the Holy Trinity, was realized in time by the contribution of each of the three persons in
A general introduction to creation
The reason and purpose of creation: Saint John of Damascus says in this regard: “God, in His supreme goodness, was pleased to do good to others.”