1- Introduction After the evening service, we sat together on the mat as usual to listen to the talk that had been promised to us. As we remained silent for a while [...]
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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:
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The Lord’s thoughts are in our minds and hearts: David the Prophet says: “The Messenger: Your thoughts, O God, are with me, how abundant are they” (Psalm 139:17).
His life: Saint Alexander Saphir was born on July 15, 18 AD, on the feast day of Saint Amos, and took his name at baptism.
“For as in one body we have many members, but not all the members have the same function. Thus we are many people
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The Church is formed and manifested in the celebration of the mystery of Divine Thanksgiving and our participation in it, because it is the mystery that transforms the community, that is, the parish, into a Church. In the mystery of Divine Thanksgiving, the parish is a universal Church, because Christ Himself is present in it. The faithful must know that every time they gather to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, “their Church gathers,” that is, the entire Church. Every member of the parish is a member of the universal Orthodox Church.
The heavenly birth that Christ speaks of is “the washing of regeneration and renewal that comes from the Holy Spirit,” that is, receiving the Holy Spirit through baptism in the name of the Holy Trinity. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit that renews the birth of man. This presence takes place within the Church through the sacrament of baptism and the other sacraments.
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ليس الروح القدس غريباً عن طبيعة الآب، فهو يأتي من جوهره، أي أن كلاهما من جوهر واحد. لا يستطيع الإنسان أن يصل إلى هذه الحقيقة بمفرده، ولا بدّ أن يرشده الروح القدس نفسه، ولا نستطيع أن نضع له حدوداً، أو أن نفصله عن الآب والابن.
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Text: 6 But we have different gifts, according to the grace given to us: prophecy, then in relation to faith, 7 or ministry, then in service, or
Text: 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Therefore he says: “When he ascended on high, he took him captive.
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Most people distort the meaning of openness with their interpretations and behavior, and do not live it as a virtue by appreciating those who deserve appreciation and respecting every difference. You see that every
