introduction
The issue of renewal is not new; it has been raised for a long time in the Christian world. But because it has been proposed now, there is a movement [...]
Antioch Hymn - Prayer
The Church and the Liturgy The Church is the pillar of truth erected in the world and extending through history, bringing life to every living being. This Church, the body
The miraculous icons of the Virgin Mary on the Holy Mountain Athos
There are many icons of the Virgin Mary, but it is worth noting here that the Virgin Mary, according to Orthodox tradition, is never depicted alone.
A pastoral view of the church
لم يُطرح في التاريخ سؤال: ما هي الكنيسة ؟ ليجاب عنه بتحديد أو تعريف. ذلك لأن الكنيسة ليست حدثاً جامداً
Is there a need for church?
Why does this question arise: Is there a need for the church? What do people say? In my mind there is an echo of everything that resonates in people's minds.
Essential characteristics of the Orthodox Church
The idea that the Orthodox Church adheres to the principles and piety of the ancient, universal, indivisible Church is the central principle of this Church.
The nature of the church
The Church was founded by Christ. The first thing that appears in the New Testament is the Evangelist Matthew, when the Apostle Peter promises that...
The living body of Christ
لقد استعمل المسيحيون الأولون العبارة اليونانية ecclesia للدلالة على هذه الحقيقة الجديدة المجيدة التي كانوا يشعرون كل الشعور بأنهم ينتمون
the church
كنيسة المسيح ليست مؤسسة، إنها حياة جديدة مع المسيح وبالمسيح، يرشدها الروح القدس. إن نور قيامة المسيح يشع على الكنيسة،
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Orthodox Virtues
Man’s true nature and true life do not emanate from earthly data, but from the Triune God Himself, because man is the image of God. If we want to seek man’s true life, we must draw near to God and savor His life. Only life close to God is “natural,” that is, life that corresponds to man’s true nature. As for distance from God, it is “unnatural.”
Chapter Twenty-Eight - The Ritual Year
The life of the saints is the life of Christ himself, continuing throughout the ages. We are united to them on the basis of the human nature that Christ reformed through his incarnation, death and resurrection. In the divine liturgy, and especially the Eucharist, we participate in the life of Christ and its events and in the life of the saints, because we are all one body, Christ, the saints and ourselves, and we are all “one in Christ Jesus.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Our Current Homeland
The Word of God, the second person of the Holy Trinity, entered the heart of the world, sanctified it, and made it live in a new era or a new age, the age of the Kingdom of God. The Lord Himself confirmed that the Kingdom of God does not pertain to the future alone, but that the believing Christian lives in it from now on. But the present time is different from the comprehensive Kingdom of God, and is only a picture or introduction to it. The Kingdom will shine in its full glory in the last times, at the coming of the Lord.