Desiring the solitary life, Saint Theodosius (Jan 11/ Jan 24), founder of Cenobitic monasticism (5th c.) spent 30 years in a desolate cave in Palestine. According to Tradition, the three Magi had spent the night there, having come to worship the Saviour after His birth. People flocked to St Theodosius, wishing to live under his guidance.
When the cave could no longer hold all the monks, St Theodosius established the first cenobitic monastery. It soon became renowned as a source of aid to the poor and provided shelter for wanderers. It was also the site of many miracles, including the miraculous appearance of bread in times of famine, God's answer to the prayers of St Theodosius.
When the cave could no longer hold all the monks, St Theodosius established the first cenobitic monastery. It soon became renowned as a source of aid to the poor and provided shelter for wanderers. It was also the site of many miracles, including the miraculous appearance of bread in times of famine, God's answer to the prayers of St Theodosius.
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The Deep Meaning of the Nativity of Christ
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Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
And may these holy days pass as a judgment over our conscience, our entire lives, and our actions, because only then will we be able to say that they were unto our salvation, because they provided us with the means for spiritual struggle in repentance, humility, and a change of life, and at the same time, encouraged us to turn to God, to entreat His great mercy with humility and love.
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Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
And may these holy days pass as a judgment over our conscience, our entire lives, and our actions, because only then will we be able to say that they were unto our salvation, because they provided us with the means for spiritual struggle in repentance, humility, and a change of life, and at the same time, encouraged us to turn to God, to entreat His great mercy with humility and love.
Metropolitan Onuphry: We must always be with Christ, even in days of tribulation and persecution
We must be with Christ, not only when people are shouting “Hosanna!”, when we are praised, when they applaud us for it, but also when they cry, “Crucify.” Being with Christ when Christ is under attack is the greatest gift man can offer to God. May the Lord help us, dear brothers and sisters, to ever be with Christ—both in days of blessedness, and in days of tribulation and persecution, because Christ is unchanging, the unchanging Truth. And whoever is with Him always prevails.
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We must be with Christ, not only when people are shouting “Hosanna!”, when we are praised, when they applaud us for it, but also when they cry, “Crucify.” Being with Christ when Christ is under attack is the greatest gift man can offer to God. May the Lord help us, dear brothers and sisters, to ever be with Christ—both in days of blessedness, and in days of tribulation and persecution, because Christ is unchanging, the unchanging Truth. And whoever is with Him always prevails.
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"Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. O my God, in Thee have I trusted; let me never be put to shame, nor let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.
Yea, let none that wait on Thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed which are lawless without a cause.
Make Thy ways, O Lord, known unto me and teach me Thy paths."
Psalms 24:1-3 (Psalm 25 - Hebrew Numbering) , from Kathisma 4, Monday Matins
Yea, let none that wait on Thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed which are lawless without a cause.
Make Thy ways, O Lord, known unto me and teach me Thy paths."
Psalms 24:1-3 (Psalm 25 - Hebrew Numbering) , from Kathisma 4, Monday Matins
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to come; in Thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me and save me.
Be Thou unto me a God that is my defender and a place of strength that Thou mayest save me, for Thou art my foundation and refuge.
Psalm 70 (Psalm 71 - Hebrew Numbering), verse one, from Kathisma 10, Wednesday Vespers
Be Thou unto me a God that is my defender and a place of strength that Thou mayest save me, for Thou art my foundation and refuge.
Psalm 70 (Psalm 71 - Hebrew Numbering), verse one, from Kathisma 10, Wednesday Vespers
I was glad because of them that said unto me: Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet have stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a city which its dwellers share in concord.
For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones unto judgement, thrones over the house of David.
Ask now for the things which are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for the prosperity of them that love thee.
Let peace be now in thy strength, and prosperity in thy palaces.
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I spake peace concerning thee.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Psalm 121 (Psalm 122 - Hebrew Numbering), from Kathisma 18, Thursday Vespers
Our feet have stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a city which its dwellers share in concord.
For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones unto judgement, thrones over the house of David.
Ask now for the things which are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for the prosperity of them that love thee.
Let peace be now in thy strength, and prosperity in thy palaces.
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I spake peace concerning thee.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Psalm 121 (Psalm 122 - Hebrew Numbering), from Kathisma 18, Thursday Vespers
Complexities and troubles will come our way even without our asking. But life in Christ means developing trust in Him, along with humility, simplicity, and a thankful heart. #SaturdayThoughts from St Paisios of Mount Athos
Annual Theophany Miracle at the River Jordan: As the cross is dropped into the river, two currents form, one running to the right and another running to the left.
"During the ceremony which was led by Theophilus III ... as soon as the Patriarch and the Jordanian priest dropped the Cross into the river, chanting “En Iorthani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie” (“During your Baptism in Jordan, Lord”), the waters started mysteriously to bubble in places.
The bubbling then spread, and the river developed two currents, one running to the right and another running to the left, with the two currents finally merging into each other! Eventually, after a few minutes, the miracle was completed! The new current was steadily flowing!"
- Fr Milovan Katanic, eyewitness to the miracle in 2006
"During the ceremony which was led by Theophilus III ... as soon as the Patriarch and the Jordanian priest dropped the Cross into the river, chanting “En Iorthani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie” (“During your Baptism in Jordan, Lord”), the waters started mysteriously to bubble in places.
The bubbling then spread, and the river developed two currents, one running to the right and another running to the left, with the two currents finally merging into each other! Eventually, after a few minutes, the miracle was completed! The new current was steadily flowing!"
- Fr Milovan Katanic, eyewitness to the miracle in 2006
With the blessing of the Orthodox Church in Russia, Aleksandr Tsypkov and his fellow "graffiti" artists adorn Moscow's bridges, underpasses and abandoned churches in Russia with their work. Even a bombed-out school in Eastern Ukraine has been adorned with sacred images.
The artist's venues are innumerable. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of churches abandoned after the Bolshevik revolution are waiting for new life to spring forth from the rubble.
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The artist's venues are innumerable. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of churches abandoned after the Bolshevik revolution are waiting for new life to spring forth from the rubble.
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