St. John of Damascus" Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos "Of the Three Hands." [Celebrated June 28th] "The great defender of the Orthodox Faith against the Iconoclasts, our righteous Father John of Damascus, was slandered to the Caliph of Damascus by the Iconoclast Emperor Leo the Isaurian (reigned 717-741). Saint John [...]
by St. John ChrysostomThe Cross destroyed the enmityof God towards man,brought about the reconciliation,made the earth Heaven,associated men with angels,pulled down the citadel of death,unstrung the force of the devil,extinguished the power of sin,delivered the world from error,brought back the truth,expelled the demons,destroyed temples,overturned altars,suppressedthe sacrificial offerings,implanted virtue,surrounded the Churches.The Cross is the will of the [...]
– Elder SophronyO Eternal Lord and Creator of all things, in your inscrutable goodness you have called me into this life and have given me the grace of baptism and the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit. You have instilled in me the desire to seek your face. Hear my prayer!I have no life, [...]
+ القديس باسيليوس الكبير +المقدّمة:"أنفخوا في راس الشهر بالبوق وفي يوم احتفال عيدكم الكبير" (مز4:80). هذا أمر نبوي. أما بالنسبة لنا، فإن مقاطع إشعيا التالية تنبئ بعيد الأيام المقبلة بصوت يفوق كل بوق من حيث قوته وكل آلة موسيقية من حيث خاصيّتها.هذه الأقوال تدع جانباً الصوم اليهودي وتُظهر لنا الصوم الحقيقي على طريقته القويمة: "عندما تصومون انظروا [...]
There are two forms of the Paraklesis Canon to the Theotokos: the Small Paraklesis which was composed by Theosteriktos the Monk in the 9th century (or some say Theophanes), and the Great Paraklesis. During the majority of the year, only the Small Paraklesis to the Theotokos is chanted. However, during the Dormition Fast (August 1—14), [...]
By Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas and the South. The Transfiguration of Christ is recorded in the first three Gospels (Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9: 2-9; Luke 9: 28-36). The fourth does not contain an account of the event, but its author, being one of the three witnesses, is probably referring specifically to it when he says: And the [...]
رَعيّـتيكلمة الراعيرسالة الشعانينلعل ما دعا الكنيسة الى اقتباس هذا الفصل لرسالة اليوم المأخوذة من الرسالة الى أهل فيليبي كلام هذا الفصل على الفرح، ذلك الذي يعطينا إياه دخول يسوع الى اورشليم الدخول الأخير. “افرحوا في الرب كل حين”. آلام السيد ليست مصدر حزن لنا وهي التي قادتنا الى الخلاص وأظهرت الخلاص في القيامة. والآلام والقيامة [...]