5:5- The coming and passing of grace
- I think it is necessary to clarify this point further. The hermits know the evil of Satan, and they also know his defeat and weakness. They know
3:4 - Blessing
O blessed ones of our Heavenly Father, you honorable and beloved children, peace to all of you. I previously sent expressions of thanks and gratitude to you, and expressed my joy in you
The thirteenth meeting: with Father Shermon (3) - about God’s protection
1- Introduction (*) After a short period of sleep, we returned to the morning service, and we were waiting for the old man, and the father seemed
The second meeting: with Father Musa - distinction
1- Introduction: As we enjoyed the morning sleep and the light shone upon us, we began to ask Him to tell us what He promised us. Blessed Moses began to say:
1:9 - Other dimensions of the doctrine of incarnation
This chapter is suitable to be a chapter in the second section of this book. However, his presence here gives the viewer historical pleasure
On Repentance - Two Letters by Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Introduction God…the friend of sinners Your thirst for a friend Man as a social creature, fears loneliness and dreads isolation and stillness, longs to satisfy his heart, no
Julian the Martyr of Tarsus of Cilicia
Saint Julian was born in Cilicia, in the time of Diocletian, which was the time of his martyrdom. When the time of persecution and the time of confrontation occurred
John Cassian, the righteous saint
He is the one whom the Lord God willed as a mediator to plant Eastern monasticism in the West. He was born in Scythia, at the mouth of the Danube River
Nikephoros of Antioch, the saint and martyr
Nakfer of Antioch lived during the time of the Roman emperors Valerian and Galerian. Late third century AD. He was a simple man, and I connected him with one of the city's priests
Marcius of Cyrus, the righteous hermit
Marcianus was born from an honorable family in the city of Cyrus on the Afrin River, north of Aleppo, currently called “The Prophet Hori.” He found a center
Chapter Ten - The Person of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not foreign to the nature of the Father; He comes from His very essence, meaning that they are both of one essence. Human beings cannot reach this truth alone; they must be guided by the Holy Spirit Himself. We cannot set limits for Him, nor separate Him from the Father and the Son.
Chapter Three - Divine Acts
ينبغي أن نميّز إذاً بين جوهر الله وبين أفعاله الإلهية. فالإنسان لا يستطيع أن يعرف جوهر الله، إنما بإمكانه أن يعرف أفعاله أو قدراته التي لا تنفصل عن جوهره. ولهذا شبّهها الآباء بشعاع الشمس الذي يعمل خارج نطاقها (الشمس) مع انه غير منفصل عنها