Holy Communion and Confession of Metropolitan Erothios Vlachus Translated into Arabic Father Antoine MelkiSelections from a discussion between students of the Moscow Theological Academy and Metropolitan Erothios Vlachus, in the St. Sergius Lavra.Question: How many times a year should a person eat? Is confession necessarily linked to Holy Communion? Answer: Absolutely, Communion is not linked to confession. In the [...]
تعليم الكنيسة في الصلاة على الراقدين لا تزال مسألة الموت الجسدي أهم عدو يواجه الإنسان، وهو آخر عدو سيبطل ( كورنثوس الاولى 15: 26 ) . وكل يوم يطالع القاريء المسيحي بعضاً من المقالات أو يسمع بعضاً من الأقوال التي تروج لها بعض الشيع الفاسدة والزائغة عن الإيمان ، بأن الموتى فقدوا بموتهم كل أمل بالخلاص، [...]
Ecclesiastical New Year September 1 Reading: For the maintenance of their armed forces, the Roman emperors decreed that their subjects in every district should be taxed every year. This same decree was reissued every fifteen years, since the Roman soldiers were obliged to serve for fifteen years. At the end of each fifteen-year period, an [...]
On The Veneration Of The Holy Cross by Fr. Alexander Schmemann Our father, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, (d. 1983) was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, and writer. He taught at St. Vladimir Theological Seminary in Crestwood, NY and at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, France. His writings have been very influential [...]
Saint Maximos the Confessor on The Lord's Prayer St Maximos the ConfessorПреподобный Максим ИсповедникΜαξίμου του Ομολογητού If the purpose of the divine counsel is the deification of our nature, and the aim of divine thoughts is to supply the prerequisites of our life, it follows that we should both know and carry into effect the [...]
The Holy Angels, An Orthodox Perspective NOVEMBER 8 Angels: Our Elder Brethren Written by St. Nicholai Velimirovic, Bishop of Zica Compiled by Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes Boise, Idaho, USA August 13th 2004 "Whom Christ loves, His angels love too." St. Nicholai of Zica (1880-+1956) Our Holy Bible starts with this sentence: In the beginning God created [...]
عيد رفع الصليب بعض أعيادنا جاءت بها أحداث تاريخية. واحد منها هذا العيد المؤسس على حدثين، اولهما اكتشاف القديسة هيلانة ام القديس قسطنطين الكبير خشبة الصليب في اورشليم. اذ ذاك قام الأسقف مكاريوس ورفعه بيديه وبارك الشعب به0 والحدث الثاني ان ملك الفرس (ايران) خسرو غزا اورشليم السنة الـ 614 (قبل دخول العرب) واستولى على [...]
September 8th The Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos The birth of the Blessed Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary took place in the remote and obscure little town ofNazareth, in the Galilee region of theHoly Land. That hallowed event would be an important step on the long road that led to the birth of [...]
A prayer for Children A Prayer For ChildrenO All-plenteous Lord Jesus Christ, who wast once even Thyself a child and who used to love and bless children, have mercy upon the children of our time and save them--so that unbaptized children may be baptized, and so that baptized children may be strengthened in their faith [...]
The Bible In The Liturgy There Biblical references for everything that is said during the Divine Liturgy. Below is the text of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom. Under each line, you will see "Bible References:" along with the Book, Chapter and Verse(s). While many have studied why we say and do the Divine [...]