Stefan Morariu
One question that was constantly put to Fr. Arsenius was whether, given the rich experience of his life, with its heavy years of imprisonment and periods of retreat in the wilderness, a miracle had been worked on him. Father deftly avoided a direct answer, judging the question to be more of curiosity than of use. …
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If the first four Sundays of Triodion can be linked through what we call theology path or road believers in a direction favorable or contrary to the new assessed against our position towards God and neighbor, next Sunday as part of the relationship issues of freedom and dynamism of its acquisition. This freedom must be …
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The christian celebration of Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste was superimposed over the traditional start of the agricultural year and generated a Romanian traditional celebration, martyrs or “măcinicii”. On this day, proceed to clean household garbage collected posing fire with fire brought from home only to bring the heat in the house and outside. In …
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At the time of the kingdom infidel Emperor Licinius (308-324), the great persecution against Christians and all believers forcing them to sacrifice to idols, was in Sebaste, the city of Armenia, a prince of war, namely Agricolae, loser, wild and clever for job idols. In that time they were commanded Christians, who were in bands …
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