Great Holy Week: Holy Thursday - Cenacle
Holy Thursday brings us into the Paschal Mystery (38), as it revives and brings before us the first part of this Mystery, which took place in […]
Chapter Three: Belonging to the Church through rituals
1- The importance of rituals, their principle, and their nature in the church. We belong to the church by rituals in general, that is, by a set of symbols and movements (from candles, incense, and cycles).
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Chapter One: The mystery or essence of the liturgy
Introduction We do not mean liturgy as a ritual, but rather the liturgy that is beyond the rituals. Rituals, as a group of different and diverse human movements, are a valuable heritage
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Saint Athanasius the Great
He is the twentieth Patriarch (Pope) [1] of the See of Alexandria. He is known as the “Protector of the Faith” and the “Father of Orthodoxy,” and he is one of the fathers who defend true and authentic surrender.
Antiochian Saints
Holiness in the Orthodox Church is the concern and the goal. God’s will is your holiness, as it was said. And holiness is salvation. What is the meaning of holiness? Who
Dormition of the Mother of God
Date of the feast: The Feast of the Dormition of Our Lady is the last major feast in the liturgical year that ends on August 31, and is inaugurated by the Nativity of the Virgin.
Gifts of Holy Baptism
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
Chapter Ten: The Second Coming and Eternal Life
“..And he will also come in his glory to judge the living and the dead. Whose kingdom has no end. We await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come. Amen."
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Chapter Five: Incarnation
“..Who for the sake of us humans and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnated by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man.”
Chapter Two: God and Man
(In his boundless love, God made himself as we are, in order to make us as he is)… Saint Irenaeus (died in the year
Concerning the saints and the necessity of honoring them and honoring their remains
The saints must be honored because they are beloved of Christ, children and heirs of God, as John the Theologian and Evangelist says: “As many as received him he gave to be
Saints and Fathers
Saints: When the Apostle Paul calls Christians “saints,” he means that they are “set apart.” When Peter describes the church as a “priestly assembly,” he means that they are “set apart.”