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There is an ancient legend about a mystery, an imaginary straight line that links seven monasteries, throughout Europe to the final destination of Israel. Legend has it that it depicts Archangel Michael’s blow that sent the leader of the fallen angels to the pit of hell. Archangel Michael is known to be the only one... Continue Reading →
Saint Minas was born in Egypt in the middle of the 3rd century AD to pagan parents. However, the pagan environment in which he grew up did not manage to harden his heart, which, when the time came, was softened by hearing the voice of God “who searches the heart and kidneys” (Psalms 7:10), and... Continue Reading →
Troparion of St. Luke of Simferopol – Tone 1O herald of the way of salvation, confessor and archpastor of the Crimean flock, faithful keeper of the traditions of the fathers, unshakeable pillar and teacher of Orthodoxy, pray unceasingly to Christ our Saviour to grant salvation and strong faith to Orthodox Christians, O holy hierarch Luke,... Continue Reading →
Sources: (pemptousia.gr) (bizantinesagiografies.gr) (euxh.gr) All-Merciful or just Merciful. The doctor who offered his services to the sick without money. That is why he is also called "Anargyros". He lived in the time of Diocletian. He studied medicine under the famous physician of the time, Euphrosynos. He always visited his poor patients and offered them his... Continue Reading →
This life is a test, which is the ticket to the other, real life. This life is just a dream. A dream, which nevertheless has been given to us to make proper use of ¬which is the confession of our Orthodox Christian faith of the only true Living God and the only Friend that man... Continue Reading →
On the 23rd of September of each year, we honor the conception of the Holy Forerunner of Jesus Christ and King of the Prophets, Saint John the Baptist, who came from the wilderness and cried out in pain, “Repent!” His conception was miraculous and it was a product of his parent’s prayers, but when Archangel... Continue Reading →
Today we commemorate one of the greatest Saints of our Orthodox Christian Church, John the Baptist the Forerunner of our Messiah, Jesus Christ (while we honor his memory on January the 7th). He lived in Judea’s desert for thirty years, leading an extremely ascetic life, eating locusts and honey and having as an only garment... Continue Reading →
St. Nectarios (1846-1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, was officially recognized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1961. His feast day is celebrated on November 9. He is often referred to as Nectarios of Pentapolis or Nectarios of Aegina, and his name is sometimes spelled Nektarios. St. Nectarios was born on October 1, 1846, in Selymbria in Thrace to a poor family. His given name was... Continue Reading →
Theophany , also known as Epiphany, is the great annual Christian feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist. Holy Lord, Holy in Your creation: what You created by Your Word only, You sanctified them by the Spirit, Powerful Lord, Powerful through Your Passion: for the sake... Continue Reading →
Ephrem’s artful meditations on the symbols of Christian faith and his stand against heresy made him a popular source of inspiration throughout the church. This occurred to the extent that there is a huge corpus of Ephrem pseudepigraphy and legendary hagiography. Some of these compositions are in verse, often a version of Ephrem’s heptosyllabic couplets. Most of these... Continue Reading →
Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in the region of Constantinople, was well educated, and spent some time in government service before becoming a monk, having been a member of the old Byzantine aristocracy and holding the post of Imperial Secretary under Emperor Heraclius. Around 614, he became a monk (later abbot) at the monastery of Chrysopolis. During the Persian... Continue Reading →
Saint Osiomartys Ephraim, the miracle worker, is one of the youngest Saints of our Orthodox Christian Church and, admittedly, as soon as someone invokes him, he hurries to help. His name was Konstantinos Morphis and he was originally from Trikala, Thessaly. He was orphaned from the tender age of eight years old and in order... Continue Reading →
Agia Kiriaki was born to Christian parents. She was the daughter of Dorotheus and Eusebia. They were childless and begged God to give them a child. Indeed, God was pleased, and this Christian couple had a child. She was born on a Sunday, which is why they gave her the name Kiriaki which means Sunday.... Continue Reading →
Agios Fanourios is one of the most beloved saints throughout the Greek people, who every year honor and celebrate his memory on August 27. This beloved saint could undoubtedly be described as a gift from God because he was and remained unknown for many centuries. He became known by accidentally finding his icon in the... Continue Reading →
The holy and glorious Virgin-MartyrSaint Paraskevi was arrested during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (r. A.D. 138-161) under the penalty of refusing to worship idols and adhering to the state pagan religion. After enduring many tortures, she was eventually released by the emperor, continuing to profess Christ. She was eventually tortured and beheaded by... Continue Reading →
https://www.orthodoxchurchquotes.com The current time of our life has been given to us to gain immortality and eternal life, and to transform it into eternity, by living “in wisdom”, that is, always living in Christ and through Christ. { The spiritual desert, human isolation is where God works, for God Is revealed in the purified heart,... Continue Reading →
Saint Irene lived during the reign of Queen Theodora, who restored the holy icons. Irene came from Cappadocia and was distinguished not only for her piety but also for her physical beauty and her noble upbringing. She was requested in marriage by a distinguished man of the palace and she set off for Byzantium. On... Continue Reading →
–Matthew 10 :16 – “Look, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” What does it mean to be as wise as a serpent? When a serpent is attacked, it is willing to have much of its body severed, as long as... Continue Reading →
On the 11th of June, we honor the memory of St. Luke of Simferopol (Crimea). Saint Luke the surgeon, or Saint Luke of Simferopol , is a Saint of our time and a doctor who performed the first organ transplant which was kept a secret because of his Christian faith. Saint Luke, Bishop of Simferopol and... Continue Reading →
Saint Father Paisios of Mount Athos was born to pious parents, Prodromos and Evlampia Enzepides, in Farasa, Cappadocia, on July 25, 1924 AD, a few days before the Pharasians left their homeland for Greece. At his baptism, Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia (see November 10), the full-day and holiness-filled priest of the Cappadocs, named him Arsenios,... Continue Reading →
Agios Porfyrios Kafsokalyvitis (born Evangelos Bairaktaris, Agios Ioannis, Evia, February 7, 1906 – Mount Athos, December 2, 1991), was a Greek hieromonk who became widely known for his life and work. He was declared a saint of the Orthodox Church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 27, 2013. He was born in the village of Agios Ioannis in today’s Municipality of... Continue Reading →
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