John was a contemporary of influential people. A glorious constellation of geniuses was the light during those years that St. John preached in Constantinople. In the West were Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine. In the east were three Cappadocian Saints: Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus and Gregory of Nyssa, educated, magnetic and fascinating. They were men that St. …
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Troparion Commemoration of the righteousness with praise and you enough is thy Lord’s testimony, Forerunner. You showed that you really prophets and more honest than that and baptized in the one preached waters you worthy. Therefore, when you really need to, enjoying good and those in hell have promised him that God was manifest in …
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The commemoration of the appearance of Saint Theodore and the miracle of the kolyva is celebrated on the first Saturday of Great Lent each year with a Divine Liturgy and a Memorial Service. This day is the last of three Saturday of Souls observed each year at the beginning of the Lenten season. The faithful …
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The Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit (Tyro) was a soldier in the city of Alasium of the Pontine district (northeast province of Asia Minor, stretching along the coast of the Euxine, i.e. the Black Sea), under the command of a certain Brincus. They commanded him to offer sacrifice to idols. St Theodore firmly confessed …
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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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The beginning and the end of salvation is love. Love humility, as it will cover all your sins. The more someone has a more measured life, the happier he is, not much to worry about: servants, workers, land and the wealth of cattle. For by aiming at these we will drown ourselves in …
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Saint Nektarius, the great wonderworker of modern times, was born Anastasius Kephalas in Selebria, Thrace on October 1, 1846. Since his family was poor, Anastasius went to Constantinople when he was fourteen in order to find work. Although he had no money, he asked the captain of a boat to take him. The captain told …
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In silence Chaldeans October afternoons, easy song, inflections Indian woman sitting on the bottom right of the altar, not how to not get your attention in church … just us – me, who are some photos and it came silent recently, the holy place … so I stand face to face, just her and the …
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Orthodox Christians celebrate on April 4 in St. Zosima. This Pious was born in the late fifth century and lived in a monastery, through all the struggles pustnicesti, spending in continual prayer. Since writing about the life of St. Sophrony St. Mary of Egypt – we learn that, tulburandu the thoughts, he was asked: ” …
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