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The Appearance of Saint Iakovos Tsalikis in a Photograph 11 Months After His Death By Dr Stylianos Papadopoulos This photograph which is being published for the first time in the pages of this edition [Μακαριστός Ιάκωβος Τσαλίκης, 5th edition, published in 2000] was taken in the cell of the late Elder Iakovos eleven…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςElder Efraim of Arizona: The gate of the kingdom of heaven When they accuse us, when they slander us, when they tease us, when they humiliate us, when they wrong us, we must forgive. According to the heart, the strength, the desire that we offer our forgiveness, God will provide His blessings not a hundred…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςHow great is our God; the God of the Orthodox Christian A young American man had visited St. Anthony’s Monastery in Arizona with his friends. At some point, Elder Ephraim who was in his room hearing confessions came out of the room, approached the young man and asked him: – Do you have a good…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςA miracle of St. Nicholas in Kozani (amateur translation from a talk by Metropolitan Augoustinos Kantiotis of Florina, of blessed memory) «Some say: “‘At that time!’ You make us crazy with this. We constantly hear ‘at that time’, ‘at that time’, ‘at that time’ [a miracle occurred]”. These are not correct, however. It was not…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσης”Let me heal you…” About a miracle of Elder Gabriel (Ugrebadze) I met Irakli Gogoladze in Samtavro Monastery. Out of the blue this young man of about twenty-five walked up to me and said, “You know, Elder Gabriel worked a miracle for me… I heard that a collection was being made of such stories….
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςWork with a Blessing! “At that time…” Thus begins the Gospel, my beloved brethren. By means of these words we are called to think on that time when he to whom no one can compare – our Lord Jesus Christ – walked upon the face of the earth. “At that time…” Some…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςΟΤΑΝ Η ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΔΙΩΚΕΤΑΙ ΤΟΤΕ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΑΖΕΤΑΙ ΑΡΧΙΜ. ΣΑΒΒΑ ΑΓΙΟΡΕΙΤΟΥ 22/12/2020 Μακάρι νἀ κινοῦνταν οἰ ἱεράρχες μας ἐναντίον ὅλων αὐτῶν τῶν ἀντίχριστων νόμων, τῶν ΚΥΑ ὅπως τοὺς λένε, ποὺ οὐσιαστικὰ καταλύουν τὸ σύνταγμα ὅλες αὐτὲς οἱ ἀποφάσεις , ποὺ λαμβάνονται τάχατες λόγῳ τῆς πανδημίας, ἡ ὁποία δὲν εἶναι πανδημία, εἶναι δῆθεν πανδημία. Οἱ…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςFor the alleged transmitting disease inside the Church Excerpts from a homily by Archim. Savvas Hagiorite on the blasphemous Theology of transmitting disease inside the Church. From the beginning of the coronavirus issue, or to be more precise, should we say, the fake virus, it’s become very obvious that this global event is merely…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςOne day, time will run out. Our eyes will not be able to look upon the holy icons or the life-creating mysteries of Christ, our ears will grow deaf to the beautiful chant of the Liturgy, our hands will not be able to make the sign of the cross anymore nor touch holy things, our…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςWHEN THE CHURCH IS PERSECUTED, SHE IS THEN GLORIFIED BY ARCHIM. FR. SAVVAS HAGIOREITES 22/12/2020 May our hierarchs reject all these antichrist laws, the so called KYA. All these decisions taken hastily on account of the so called pandemic- which is not a pandemic, it is supposedly a pandemic- essentially violate the…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςLimitless and without consolation would have been our sorrow for close ones who are dying, if the Lord had not given us eternal life. Our life would be pointless if it ended with death. What benefit would there then be from virtue and good deed? Then they would be correct who say: “Let us eat…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςShould We Send Our Kids to School If They Are Requiring Them to Wear Masks? By Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou, from a Q&A session held by the Metropolitan on Augusr 22nd, 2020, in the yard of the chapel dedicated to Panaghia Katafigiotissa, at Platanistasa, Cyprus. Tranlated and transcribed by “Orthodox Ethos,” https://orthodoxethos.com/. Question: They want…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςἈποστολικό ἀνάγνωσμα. Ἡμέρας. Τετ. ιη΄ ἑβδ. ἐπιστ. (Ἐφεσ. ε΄ 25-33). ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ Ε´ 25 – 33 25 οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας ἑαυτῶν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς, 26 ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι, 27 ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςSo, do you want me to tell you how we, who are illiterate, read the Scriptures? After I’ve prayed for five or six hours, I then read the Scriptures, and for preference the Gospels. I can assure you that my mind opens so much, I understand so clearly, that I’m overcome with emotion. I put…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσης” The neo- Orthodox and their post- patristic successors, underestimate, misinterpret, distort and insult the Holy Fathers, both early and contemporary. The post- patristic also divalue moral purity, practice, fasting, conjugal abstinence and abstinence in general, the Holy Canons and also the struggle against carnal pleasures. They don’t even want the word devil to be…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσης” Οι μεταπατερικοί, όπως και όλοι οι Νεο-Νικολαίτες, με την ηδονιστική, την αντίθετη στους ιερούς κανόνες και αντισταυρική θεολογία τους, αποτελούν πρόδρομο του Αντιχρίστου, του οποίου το σύμβολο και ο αριθμός του ονόματός του είναι το ΧξΣτ’ ( 666 ). Ο Αντίχριστος θα αντιταχθεί στην όλη διδασκαλία του Χριστού και θα διακηρύξει μία ” χριστιανική…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςLet us not lose our time in vain. The kingdom of heaven belongs to those who force themselves. Bear in mind the departure of our souls, the final hour and moment of that difficult separation. Keep in mind how the demons seek to snatch the poor soul at this final hour and lead it to…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςOn August 16, we commemorate for the first time the feast day of St. Joseph the Hesychast. ☦ Saint Joseph has appeared even to people who did not know about him. Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemesos in Cyprus told the following about a woman in America: Sphe was a good person, but she had been misled…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςΤο απομαγνητοφωνημένο κείμενο του π. Ναθαναήλ. Who Leaked COVID-19? ABC recently aired a bonifide scoop: Quote: “The US Military knew as far back as November that a contagion was getting out of hand in Wuhan.” Yet China at the time knew of only a few cases it had assumed was an unknown viral pneumonia. China…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςAbstract The evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic1 is certainly cause for concern. Proper communication and optimal decision‐making is an ongoing challenge, as data evolve. The challenge is compounded, however, by exaggerated information. This can lead to inappropriate actions. It is important to differentiate promptly the true epidemic from an epidemic of false claims…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσης”Κανεὶς δὲν ἐξουσιάζει τὴν πίστη μας, οὔτε βασιλιάς, οὔτε ἀρχιερέας, οὔτε ψευδοσύνοδος, οὔτε κανένας ἄλλος, παρὰ μόνο ὁ Θεὸς…” ~ Ἅγιος Μάρκος o Εὐγενικός ________________________ “‘But if,’ they say, ‘we had devised some middle ground between the dogmas (of the Papists and the Orthodox), then thanks to this we would have united with them and…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςTalking with Geronta Pavlos of Sinai (# 15): Q Does the Jesus Prayer empty the mind? A It doesn’t empty the mind, it fills the mind. It fills it with the presence of God, with His grace. The name of Christ has such power that just by pronouncing it, with its grace it sanctifies us…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςPaschal Greetings from Around the World Language Greeting Response Aleut: Khristus anahgrecum! Alhecum anahgrecum! Aleut: Khris-tusax agla-gikux! Agangu-lakan agla-gikux! Albanian: Krishti U Ngjall! Vertet U Ngjall! Alutuq: Khris-tusaq ung-uixtuq! Pijii-nuq ung-uixtuq! Amharic: Kristos tenestwal! Bergit tenestwal! Anglo-Saxon: Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! Arabic: El Messieh kahm! Hakken kahm! Armenian: Kristos haryav ee merelotz! Orhnial eh…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςThe following was a letter to the Roman Emperor Hadrian (d.138AD) from the Athenian Orator Aristides in which he depicts how the Early Christians lived. THE FIRST CHRISTIANS “The Christians know and trust God. They placate those who oppress them and make them their friends; they do good to their enemies. Their wives are absolutely…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςTHE WHOLE WORLD watched with shock the terrorist attacks of fanatical Islamists in London [7th July, 2005], which brought death and disaster to the unsuspecting citizens on that morning in July. From beneath the ashes and tears, a particular voice made an impression on us. It was the voice of the Greek driver of the…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσης†Prayer of †Saint Ephraim the Syrian† “O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, idle curiosity, love of power, and useless chatter. Rather, accord to me, Your servant, a spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςANATHEMAS FROM THE PROCESSION ON THE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY PRIEST: To those who scorn the venerable and holy ecumenical Councils, and who despise even more their dogmatic and canonical traditions; and to those who say that all things were not perfectly defined and delivered by the councils, but that they left the greater part mysterious,…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςAt a certain monastery, there was a monk whom the devil had successfully led into negligence. He stopped doing his prayer rule, ceased attending church, and discontinued his appointed prayers. The other fathers were aware of his negligent conduct. Eventually, the time of death approached, and the other fathers gathered by his side hoping to…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςWonderful help to you on the day of the Judgement, if you showed compassion to people here. – St. Ephraim the Syrian https://apantaortodoxias.blogspot.com/2019/03/wonderful-help-to-you-on-day-of.html
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςHow should we pray to God? by St. Nicholai Velimirovic Many do not know. Many people ask about it. It is necessary to know, but if you do not know, it is appropriate to ask anyone about it. The question, meanwhile, is simple and absolutely clearly defined in the Church of Christ throughout its two…
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