Cosmas was born in Jerusalem, but he was orphaned early, so the father of Saint John of Damascus, Sergius, took him to him, perhaps because of their kinship. Cosmas and John lived […]
Cosmas of Jerusalem, the founder, Bishop of Mayuma Continue reading »
أحد الفريسي والعشار: اللهم أعطنا نعمة الواضع الفرّيسي من هو؟ هو ذاك الذي إذا قيس بغيره من اليهود تميّز بمعرفته كتابه
From the first day of the Great Week, we must (receive) Jesus Christ, and accept that His will dominates us. In this reception of Christ
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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
The characteristics of Orthodox spirituality appear in the book Al-Tariudi {Al-Nour Publications has reprinted it in partnership with the Saint John of Damascus Institute in Balamand
Introduction: Preaching Elements in the Prayers of the Early Church Perhaps many of the first prayers, and in thanksgiving itself, were sermons, and carried
