HOMILY ON THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST PURE THEOTOKOS
By St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov Dear Brothers and Sisters! The Lord, Who lives in the heavens, wishing to appear on earth and abide with men, first prepared a dwelling place of His glory: His Most Pure Mother. For it is the custoTHESE TRUTHS WE HOLD (Part XIII)
Holy Communion. Communion is preceded by the fraction of the Lamb. The Priest and concelebrating Cler-gy, if any, communicate from the portion XC and the portions NI and KA are for the Commu-nion of the laity. The portion IC is placed in the Chali In Writings from the Philokalia: on Prayer of the Heart, a story is recounted of Abba Mark in which he instructed his spiritual son, Nicholas, on how to overcome the passions. There are “three giants” in the heart, according to Abba Mark,UK: Christian nurse faces sack over ‘dangerous’ 1-inch cross
Monday, September 21, 2009 – A devout Christian nurse has been told to stop wearing a cross around her neck – as it could be dangerous. Shocked Shirley Chaplin, 54, faces the sack unless she obeys the health and safety order. She has wTHESE TRUTHS WE HOLD (Part XII)
The Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy has its origins in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, instituted by the Lord Himself: Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will You have us prepare forPRAYER: THE TEST, THE SOURCE, THE DRIVING FORCE ...OF ALL THINGS"
By Fr. Andrew Jarmus Source: Saint Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church "Prayer is the test of everything; prayer is also the source of everything; prayer is the driving force of everything; prayer is also the director of everything. If A beautiful, inspiring, and deeply comforting short homily by St Ephraim the Syrian: Not to sin is truly blessed; but those who sin should not despair, but grieve over the sins they have committed, so that, through grief they may again attain blesTHESE TRUTHS WE HOLD (Part XI)
Compline. Compline, most often served in monasteries, is the Service of Prayer before retiring to bed and thus it is sung after Supper (Greek — Apodeipnon — after supper). As sleep is the image of death, Compline is filled with the tho By Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Source: The site of Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Awareness of the present Death is the touchstone of our attitude to life. People who are afraid of death are afraid of life. It By Steve Robinson Source: Pithless Thoughts I Am Not My Sin Becky had become a born-again Christian only months before at an emotionally charged youth rally. She sat at my dining room table and poured out her past. Gay bar