Cecilia of Rome, martyr
Cecilia was from a noble family from Rome. She believed in Christ secretly from her parents when she was a young girl. A day came when her family wanted […]
Saba, Archbishop of Serbia and founder of the Athosian Khalendar Monastery
His birth and upbringing: Saint Saba was born in 1169. He was the third son of the Grand Prince of Serbia, Stefanos Namenja the Pious. The time of baptism took a name
Chapter Five: The mission of tradition in the ancient church
The problem of the correct interpretation of the Bible remained acute until the fourth century during the Church’s conflict with the Arians, and it did not lessen in intensity than it was in the second century during the resistance of the Gnostics, the Sabalians, and the Montanists. All parties to the conflict resorted to the Bible, to the point that the heretics cited—and still do—its chapters and verses and resorted to its authority.
Diodochus the Righteous, Bishop of Photiki
It is believed that he was born at the beginning of the fifth century AD. He became bishop of ancient Iberia between 451 and 458 AD. Fotiki, the center of his diocese,
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
Gelasius, the actor, Baalbaki, the saint and martyr
He was born in a village called Mariamni near Damascus. He practiced comedy and was a prominent member of an acting group that worked in the city
Chapter Five: Liturgy, prayer, and our personal life
The life of prayer is our personal, conscious life in God, because everything, our being and our movement, enters into it. All of our lives and relationships are with God
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).
Types and forms of preaching
A. Types of preaching: Many basic factors change in a sermon depending on the occasion. In addition to changing the topic, the ideal duration of the sermon, the tone, and the movement change.
Polyfectus, the holy martyr
A Romanian officer in the 12th Romanian Division stationed, at that time, in Malatya, Armenia. He condemns paganism. It was during the reign of the Roman Emperor Decius
Basil the Blessed Russian Saint
A type of saint was famous in the sixteenth century in Russia for being the madmen of Christ. The most famous of them was Basil the Blessed, whom the Church celebrates.
Anastasius the Persian, saint and martyr among the righteous
On the twenty-second day of January, our Holy Church celebrates the saintly martyr Anastasius the Persian. In the year 614, the Persians attacked