5:7- Mistakes during “prayer” and confronting them
-You are asking too much. A person cannot become a scholar of “prayer” unless he personally strives and begins this mental work […]
Chapter Three - Detailed Explanation of the Constitution: “By the one, catholic, holy, and apostolic Church”
21- And in the one church, the waw is a conjunction. “Church” is connected to what came before it, meaning: “I believe in the one God the Father... and in the one Lord Jesus.”
3:7 - Corrections to phenomena in our church life
1. Theologians and non-theologians One of the common mistakes in our church life is determining the identity of the theologian first. Secondly, as a result, people are separated
Maximus the Greek
Saint Maximus is from an ancient family in the Peloponnese (islands in Greece). He was born in 1470 AD. He went to Italy and studied with teachers
Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople
His life: Gregory’s family belonged to the large and rich royal families and lived in a town called “ARIANDOS – Ariandos” near the town.
Chapter Two - Knowing the Truth
By knowing God, we do not mean understanding Him logically, but rather a personal encounter with Him. When a person surrenders completely to God, desires to meet Him, and yearns for Him, and after passing through the dark cloud of ignorance, God comes to him, illuminates everything around him, and reveals Himself to him.
Theophanes the Recluse, the righteous saint
The Russian Church canonized him in 1988 AD on the occasion of the millennium feast of the Baptism of the Russian people. He is rightly considered one of the most prominent makers of the spiritual renaissance
Alexander Hotovitzky, Saint Martyr and Evangelist of America
Saint Alexander was born on February 11, 1872 in the city of Kremenetz in Donetsk. He was born into a pious family. He was
Amphilochios, Bishop of Iconium
He is one of the most prominent fathers who participated in the Second Ecumenical Council in Constantinople in the year 381, which was the council that refuted the heresy of Macedonius.
Irene, the great saint and martyr from Magedon
We do not know when Saint Irene lived or when she was martyred. Some place her in the first century and some in the fourth century (the Synaxarium places her in the fourth century).
Chapter One: By what authority do you do this...? (Matthew 23:21)
I myself wonder about the reasons for writing this book and others, since I feel great anxiety when I dare to speak impudently.