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Continue reading (Română) Vestirea Nașterii Domnului Iisus HristosThe entrance to the Temple of the Mother of God is the feast that anticipates the great feast of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Named to the people of Vovidenia or Ovedenia, this holiday reminds of the day when Saints Ioachim and Ana brought their daughter Mary to the Temple of Jerusalem, where …
Continue reading The Virgin Mary, in the Holy AltarIt is known that St. Menas was born in the year 285 A.D. in Egypt in a pious family, his parents were Eudixius and Euphemia. His parents had long been awaiting to have children. During a feast dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Euphemia was praying with tears to an icon of the Most Holy Mother …
Continue reading Saint Menas The Great Martyr and WonderworkerAnd the Lord said: ” No one has ascended into heaven but He who was descended from heaven, the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man ascend, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. …
Continue reading The Holy Cross, power leading to salvationThe cross, the sacrificial altar of the Savior The cross is the most important sign and symbol of Christianity, with a special spiritual significance. Thus, the union of the two lines (horizontal-earth, vertical-sky) signifies the restoration of man’s connection with God. For God so loved the world that His Only-begotten Son gave Him who believed …
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