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 […]
Abraham had seen him before: 44 - Moses also says that the Son of God descended near Abraham and spoke to him, “and appeared to him.”
Cain and Abel: 17 - Adam was expelled from Paradise, as was his wife Eve. Sorrows and difficulties came upon them, and their life in this world was dominated by
Chapter Thirty-Six: Prophecies about the greatness of Christ and about [the flight] to Egypt...etc. 1 - But what king ever reigned and conquered?
“I tell the truth in Christ; I lie not; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 9:1). 1 Was my speech not
Jacob committed to the ascetic life from an early age. He became a monk in the Studio Monastery in Constantinople and became a student of Saint Theodoros, who revived him in
“When Anna, who was contemplating God, and Simon, who was most happy, when they shone with prophecy and appeared faultless in the law, they now saw the Giver of the Law manifest.
This righteous man had a weak physical structure since his birth, as he continued to suffer throughout his life from many ailments that affected various organs
Palladius was born in the city of Edessa to pious parents who were very attached to him. He loved chastity and renounced the world. He prayed and devoted himself regularly to
Text: 1 And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up to a high mountain apart. 2 And his appearance changed
28 And after these sayings about eight days, he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, it became clear
1 Now as the multitude pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret. 2 And he saw two boats standing by the lake,
