Orthodox Christian Fellowship retreat on Raft Island () The Struggle for Repentance In our struggle on the path to God, repentance must be the central theme. Only in repentance will we find the true meaning of life, for only in repentance can one enter into communion with God. This life
Looking Only for the Good in Others The Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain said there are two types of people. There are the bees and the flies. The bees are attracted to flowers and sweet smells, whereas the flies are only attracted to dirt and stench. Ask a bee
Hieromonk Paul, Archbishop Kyrill, Bishop Theodosy, and Abbot Tryphon Passing on the Gift of Love My father was a golf pro in Spokane, Washington, during my grade and early middle school years, and the country club was the center of our family’s social life. My brother, Dwayne, and I use
Seeking Help from the Church for Living in Honesty Twittering mindlessly on the internet for hours on end, or spending whole evenings sitting before the computer, mindlessly communicating with people who are unknown, personally, and who may not even be who they claim to be, are examples of squandering time
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! The Necessity of Christian Friendships In this age where secularism is on the rise, and materialism has become a major distraction from spiritual pursuits, Christian friendship has never been more important. The pursuit of personal fulfillment, entertainment, worldly pleasure, and the acquisition of
Honesty before God begins with Transparency Transparency of the heart must rule, if we are to have an honest relationship with God. Nothing can be hidden from the Lord, yet we often live as though we can hide that which we know is not pleasing to God. Putting on face
Christ is Risen!The Resurrection of Christ is the central event in human history. In literal terms this real historical event, when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, rose from the dead, broke forever the power of death over all of creation. At the moment the Crucified One, descended into Hades,
Aleut (Sugpiag): Kriiiiistuusaq Ungwektuq! Pichinuq Ungwektuq! Albanian (Tosk):Krishhti Unjall! Vertet Unjall! Anglo-Saxon:Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! Arabic:Al Maset’h ahm! Hat’em ahm!and El Messieh Kahm! Kakken Kahm!and Al Maseeh Qam! Haqqan Qam! Amharic:Kristos Tenestwal! Bergit Tenestwal! Armenian:Christos harjav i merelotz! Orhniale harutjun Christosi! Byelorussian:Khristos Uvoskros! Zaprowdu Uvoskros! Chaucerean Middle English:Crist is
What Happened on the Cross by St. John of Damascus (7th century) By nothing else except the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ has death been brought low: The sin of our first parent destroyed, hell plundered, resurrection bestowed, the power given us to despise the things of this world,
Great and Holy Friday begins with reading of the Royal Hours leading up to Vespers of Friday afternoon, at which time the removal of the Body of Christ from the Cross is commemorated. The priest removes the Body of Christ, the Epitaphios, from the Cross, wraps it in a white