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Why is commemorated Saint Mary of Egypt in Lent? Saint Mary of Egypt is commemorated during Lent for a few reasons. First, it is par excellence an example of Christian repentance, for left dissolute life he was living, living a life of asceticism extreme desert and prayer, for love of Christ. Lent is also a …
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Duminica a patra din post, a Sfântului Ioan Scărarul În perioada săvârșirii slujbelor acasă, se poate consuma Agheasmă Mare, pe nemâncate, rostind o rugăciune. Vă rugăm să păstrați puțină și pentru sfințirea pâinii la Sfintele Paști, după îndrumarea noastră, dacă va fi nevoie. La vremea Sfintei Liturghii, rostim rugăciunile începătoare: Pentru rugăciunile sfinților părinților noștri, …
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Acatistul Bunei Vestiri Pentru rugăciunile sfinților părinților noștri, Doamne Iisuse Hristoase, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, miluiește-ne și ne mântuiește pe noi. Amin. Slava Tie, Dumnezeul nostru, Slava Tie! Slava Tie, Dumnezeul nostru, Slava Tie! Slava Tie, Dumnezeul nostru, Slava Tie! Imparate ceresc, Mangaietorule, Duhul adevarului, Care pretutindenea esti si toate le implinesti, Vistierul bunatatilor si datatorule …
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Pavecernița Mare Preotul zice: Binecuvântat este Dumnezul nostru… iar de nu este preot, se zice: Pentru rugăciunile Sfinţilor Părinţilor noștri, Doamne Iisuse Hristoase, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, miluiește-ne și ne mântuiește pe noi. Amin. Şi cântăreţul cel rânduit începe aşa: Slavă Ţie, Dumnezeul nostru, slavă Ţie. Împărate ceresc… Sfinte Dumnezeule… Preasfântă treime… Tatăl nostru… Că a …
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Duminica a treia din post, a Sfintei Cruci La vremea Sfintei Liturghii, rostim rugăciunile începătoare:Pentru rugăciunile sfinților părinților noștri, Doamne Iisuse Hristoase, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, miluiește-ne și ne mântuiește pe noi. Amin. Slava Tie, Dumnezeul nostru, Slava Tie! Slava Tie, Dumnezeul nostru, Slava Tie! Slava Tie, Dumnezeul nostru, Slava Tie! Imparate ceresc, Mangaietorule, Duhul adevarului, …
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Our dear ones, The world, the faithful and the servants of the Church are living in times of trouble. But nothing should be allowed to sow fear and despair in our souls. The Mother of God protects us all under her holy shroud. God, with His Saints and Angels, are walking with us in this …
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Dearly Beloved, Clergy, Faithful and Monastics: These words cried out by King Saint David, the writer of the Psalms, are the words on our lips today as we reflect on the terrible pandemic which overshadows the entire world and our own Nation. We must do more than reflect on the situation; we are called on …
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Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland was born around 385, the son of Calpurnius, a Roman decurion (an official responsible for collecting taxes). He lived in the village of Bannavem Taberniae, which may have been located at the mouth of the Severn River in Wales. The district was raided by pirates when Patrick was sixteen, …
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Statement of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America on the Corona Virus – March 13, 2020 Since January of this year, the world has witnessed the rapid spread of a virus named SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes that has been named Coronavirus Disease 2019, or Corona Virus, often abbreviated …
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