53 - Christ, who is the Word of God and who was with God, was about to be incarnated, become a human being, and submit to the circumstances of birth […]
Incarnation: 31 - Thus (the incarnate Logos) united man with God and created a communion between God and man. If he had not come
Chapter Thirty-Six: Prophecies about the greatness of Christ and about [the flight] to Egypt...etc. 1 - But what king ever reigned and conquered?
Christmas Prayers (*), 1 - Christ was born and they glorified him. Christ came from the heavens and they received him. Christ came to earth and they glorified him. “Praise the Lord”
On Theophany or the Birth of Christ - a sermon by Saint Gregory the Theologian Continue reading »
David the Prophet says, “Blow the trumpet at the beginning of the month for our joyful feast day” (1). The commandments concerning God-inspired teaching (David
A sermon on the birth of the Lord by Saint Gregory of Nyssa Continue reading »
“She laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). “His mother laid him in a manger.” Joseph did not dare
On the Birth of the Lord, a sermon by Saint Jerome (Jerome) Continue reading »
First Sermon (*) “And when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came
Star of the East - Two Sermons on the Magi by Saint John Chrysostom Continue reading »
“Paul is a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God. Which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy books” (1:1-2).
The second sermon: The Epistle to the Romans - Chapter One: 1-7 Continue reading »
The life of the saints is the life of Christ himself, continuing throughout the ages. We are united to them on the basis of the human nature that Christ reformed through his incarnation, death and resurrection. In the divine liturgy, and especially the Eucharist, we participate in the life of Christ and its events and in the life of the saints, because we are all one body, Christ, the saints and ourselves, and we are all “one in Christ Jesus.”
Whoever denies the personal contribution of the Virgin in the work of our salvation, and does not give due honor to the Mother of God, does not move within the new root of Christ nor within the new creation, but remains within the realm of fall and corruption and is connected to the old root of Adam, that is, to the root of sin alone, because for him the birth of Christ is as if it had not taken place.
The Bible does not contain all the historical, legislative and devotional texts that exist, but rather a select few of them. This select few became authoritative through their use - especially in the liturgy - in the community and through the value given to them by the Church.
Chapter Two: Announcement and Interpretation Continue reading »
The icon before us presents the Gospel event clearly and simply to the eye. The event was conveyed in harmonious shapes and colors, as organized by Saint Romanos the Psalmist
