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 […]
* Life in Christ – (For true life is… the life that a person lives in Christ). (Pascha 3:7) –
Excerpts from the works of Saint Athanasius the Great Continue reading »
He is the most famous saint in the Church of Christ, both East and West. His image, as it has been imprinted in people's minds throughout the ages, is that of the shepherd
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Bishop of Myra Continue reading »
في الفترة التي تلت العصر الرسولي انتقل موقع الرسل في الكنيسة، كما حدَّده الكتاب المقدّس، إلى الأساقفة. كانت سلطة الأسقف في الكنيسة الأولى سلطة المسيح والكنيسة ولم تكن سلطة شخصيّة. وكما أن الرسل كان لديهم “فكر المسيح”، والقرارات التي كانوا يتّخذونها في المسائل الكنسية تتم بإرشاد الروح القدس وليس من لدنهم.
Chapter Sixteen - The Special Blessing of Priesthood Continue reading »
The truth of salvation in Christ is not a rigid letter that can be preserved in a book. It is a treasure that the Lord gave to the apostles so that their union would be the sure guarantee of their possession of the truth of salvation. The apostles passed this treasure on to the bishops so that they might complete the mission, in their union with the Church - the Body of Christ, where the Holy Spirit works. In doing so, they do not express their own opinion, but the will of the Holy Spirit who dwells in the Church.
Chapter Thirteen - The Holy Deposit of the Church Continue reading »
From a rich family related to the royal family in Constantinople. He grew up in an atmosphere of respect and love for God. Excellent, since childhood,
Saint Marcianus and priest of the Great Church Continue reading »
Saint Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor who became by the grace of God, and as the Church called him, “the Messenger of the Lord among kings.” Parents, place and time
Our saint was born in Dimitsana, Arcadia, in the year 1745 AD. His father was a shepherd, and he first studied with the monk Meletius and Athanasius Rosepoulos.
Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople, Saint and New Martyr Continue reading »
(Christ loved the church and gave himself for it) (Ephesians 5:25). (The church is one with the Lord. She is his body, his flesh, and his bones. The church is the vine.
As mentioned in the Acts of the Holy Apostles, Cypriots converted to Christianity in the first century. Where the holy apostles Paul, Barnabas, and Mark rose
The Roman Golden Age 843-1025 Patriarch: The Church kept pace with the state in its systems. The Church was one unified, just as the empire was one unified. And as permissible
The Church is on the threshold of the second millennium Continue reading »
The Apostles: The Mother of the Churches preceded in regularity, recognizing the absolute authority of the Apostles out of faith and love. And then all the churches ever followed.
