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The holy martyr Sophia and her three daughters, Elpis (Faith),
The holy martyr Sophia and her three daughters, Elpis (Faith), Pistis (Hope) and Agapi (Love) [Sophia, here is taken to be a woman’s name rather tha...

The great spiritual instructor in faith, Saint Theophanus the
The great spiritual instructor in faith, Saint Theophanus the Recluse, said that the Cross of Christ was threefold. The cross which each Christian mus...

By Saint Ephraim The Syrian Before thy glory,O Christ my
By Saint Ephraim The Syrian Before thy glory,O Christ my Savoir,i will announce all my misconduct and confess the infinitude of Thy mercies,which th...

St. John Maximovitch Limitless and without consolation would
St. John Maximovitch Limitless and without consolation would have been our sorrow for close ones who are dying, if the Lord had not given us eternal ...

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi “Lets us reject both pleasure and
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi “Lets us reject both pleasure and pain in this life with all our might in order to be freed from any schemes drawn by pas...

One of the most terrible manifestations of our times is the
One of the most terrible manifestations of our times is the complete distortion of the image of an ideal woman. The ideal image depicted for us by the...

The Divine Liturgy is at the centre of ecclesiastical life. The
The Divine Liturgy is at the centre of ecclesiastical life. The incarnation of the Son and Word of God came about in order that human nature might be ...

Chapter 6 pages 167-171 Throughout his life Elder Joseph fought
Chapter 6 pages 167-171 Throughout his life Elder Joseph fought tooth and nail with the demons.Those apostates of Gods love fought against him in vari...

New Heresies by +Metropolitan Augoustinos (Kantiotes) of
New Heresies by +Metropolitan Augoustinos (Kantiotes) of Florina[1] “We will not deny you, beloved Orthodoxy” – Joseph Vryennios (St. Mark of Ep...

St. Justin Popovic What is the objective of Orthodox culture? It
St. Justin Popovic What is the objective of Orthodox culture? It is to introduce and to realize, to the greatest extent possible, the Divine in man a...