The Star (St. John Chrysostom)
The star that appeared at the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ shined greater than the sun and for this reason it could be seen in the day. -St. John Chrysostom
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Ignoring the Tradition of God and Introducing Foreign Teachings
Hieromartyr St. Cyprian All those who disdain the tradition of God, seeking foreign dogmas and bringing in man-made teachings, imitate Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. (Those who didn’t accept Moses and Aaron). The Lord condemns and corrects in the Holy Gospel…
What the Ancient Greek Word for Church (Ἐκκλησία – Ecclesia Means
The word for “Church” used in scripture is ἐκκλησία (ecclesia). It is derived from the ancient Greek verb ἐκκαλέω (eccaleo) which means to call and thus in general terms has to do with a gathering. In Christian terms, it is…
Do not give in, endure, go forward courageously, saying to yourself: I will not give in even unto death, and I will go bravely wherever the Lord calls me, with the spirit of repentance which now acts in me.
St. Theophan the Recluse When Moses and Aaron began to intercede before Pharaoh to let their people go, the answer to this was increased work for oppressed Israelites, to the point that they raised an outcry against their intercessors: ye…
The Parable of Jotham
Jotham or Yotam was the youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of his half-brother Abimelech (Judges 9:5). Jotham’s response was both creative and courageous. From Mount Gerizim, which faced Shechem from the southeast, his…
Noah’s Flood
by Dr. Vladimir Moss Just as sin multiplied in the prediluvial world, so did its punishment. The Flood came and destroyed the whole of humanity and animal life with the exception of Noah and his sons and those who…
Enciclica della Natività del 2021 Nativity Encyclical 2021
“Quando Augusto divenne il supremo signore della terra, la molteplicità del dominio tra gli uomini cessò. E quando Lui divenne uomo dall’immacolata, cessò anche il culto di molti pagani. Allora le città caddero sotto un unico dominio mondano e le…
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE TIME OF THE ANTICHRIST According to The Teachings of the Holy Scriptures and the Holy Fathers
By Hieromonk Ignaty (Trepatschko) …And upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Matt. 16:18). “True is the word, firm is the promise. The Church is insurmountable, even if hell itself was…
Find Out What the Holy Fathers Said About Sts. Martha and Maria, the Sisters of St. Lazarus – June 4
The righteous sisters Martha and Mary were believers in Christ before He raised their brother Saint Lazarus from the dead. After the martyrdom of the holy Archdeacon Stephen a persecution against the Jerusalem Church broke out, and Righteous Lazarus was…