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Love

Wisdom from the Fathers

In love did God bring the world into existence: in love is God going to bring it to that wondrous transformed state, and in love will the world be swallowed up in the great mystery of the One who has preformed all these things; in love will the whole course of the governance of creation be finally comprised. -St. Isaac the Syrian

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Wisdom from the Fathers

“There is love like a small lamp, which goes out when the oil is consumed; or like a stream which dries up when it doesn’t rain. But there is a love that is like a mighty spring gushing up out of the earth; it keeps flowing forever, and is inexhaustible.” – St. Isaac the Syrian

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Wisdom from the Fathers

Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man’s renunciation of himself. St. Isaac the Syrian

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Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself. Therefore the self-denial...

Wisdom from the Fathers

An Equal Ray of on All People by St. Basil the Great

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An Equal Ray of Love by St. Basil the Great

The November 2024 Episcopal Visit of Bp. Philaretos of Pallini and Western Europe to the Parish of St. Michael in Guildford, England

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THE ORTHODOX UNDER THE OTTOMAN YOKE

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The Elder Joachim (Nikolaidis) of Agia Anna

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Wisdom from the Fathers

“There is nothing better than peace in Christ, for it brings victory over all the evil spirits on earth and in the air. “

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