Sylvester, Pope of Rome
He was born in Rome. His mother raised him in virtue and handed him over to an excellent priest named Carinos. When he grew up, Pope Marklinus named him a priest. He was […]
Stefan the Great, Prince of Moldavia
Stefan III, born Saint Prince Stefan the Great in 1433, his father Bogdan II (who was Prince of Moldavia between October 12, 1449 and
Simeon the New Theologian, Saint and Righteous
Among the shining stars in the sky of the righteous saints, three are worthy of the title of “theologian”: Saint John the Evangelist, the disciple whom Jesus loved.
Great Holy Week: Holy Saturday - The Tomb of Christ
On Holy Saturday the Church focuses our attention on the tomb of the Lord. This day is the most complex day of the liturgical year (64), because
Habib, Gorias and Samonas, martyrs
On the 15th of December, the Holy Church commemorates the holy martyrs Gorias, Samonas, and Habib, who are from villages belonging to the city of Aleppo. Goria was from
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).
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
In order to better understand the Divine Liturgy
Introduction These pages are not a new translation of the Divine Liturgy service written by Saint John Chrysostom. Nor is it a study for this service
Theodosius of Tyre
Scholars see her martyrdom between the years 307-308 AD. Urban was the ruler of Caesarea at the time, and he had a great killing against Christians during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
Porphyrius, the seer, the righteous old man
The righteous Sheikh Father Porphyrius was born on February 7, 1906 in the village of Saint John (KAEYSTIA) near (ALIVERI) in the province of (EVIA). He was
Ibrahim Al-Tabarani
Ibrahim al-Tabarani was a Palestinian monk who died around the year 820 AD. He introduces himself by saying: “I am Abdullah from the family of Adam
The Resurrection of Christ and the Resurrection of Bodies - two sermons by Saint John Chrysostom
قيامة المسيح اليوم تبتهج كل الملائكة وتفرح كل القوات السمائية لأجل خلاص كل الجنس البشري. فإن كان هناك فرح في السماء