After the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the community of Christ’s disciples becomes the Church, that is, the assembly of all the elect in the world who believe in the Holy Trinity, are baptized and partake of the same Holy Mysteries of Christ, through the work and because of the presence of the Holy Spirit …
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Queen Victoria was the monarch of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death in 1901. She became Empress of India in 1877. After Queen Elizabeth II, Victoria was the second-longest-reigning monarch in Britain. During Queen Victoria’s reign, there was a great cultural expansion, advances in industry, science, and communication, and the construction of …
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Feast of the Ascension is always present for us because we can not meet with Christ other than the one who ascended to heaven. We can not think of Christ only as one who sits at the right hand of God, we can not have him in mind Christ than as the one that is …
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Emperor Constantine changed the face of the world: he restored the Roman Empire and transformed it into a Christian empire. His reign marked a turning point in the evolution of imperial power. In the Byzantine era, he became a symbol, which is why a number of emperors symbolically adopted the title “New Constantine.” Perhaps no …
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According to Orthodox tradition, when infants and young children are baptized, they must have a single godparent of the same sex as the person being baptized. By extension, if the godfather is married, his wife (or the godmother’s husband) is also considered part of this spiritual bond, and the canonical consequences of kinship extend to …
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Feast of the Resurrection inaugurates Pentecostarion period. With the Resurrection of Christ during the kingdom of God opens for hymns and prayers evoked by the Church. God’s kingdom is the kingdom of the Holy Trinity. The period from Easter to Pentecost, is a revelation of the Trinity upward, constantly highlighting the Trinity, the fundamental doctrine …
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Christ is risen! The most beautiful and uplifting feast is the day of Resurrection. This is the day the purest joys of the sweet caresses, the largest wonders on the deepest mysteries. It is “the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Christ is alive! … Christ lives! …
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Vigils are starting on Palm Sunday night until Good Friday, when singing the Lamentations of the Lord. The word “denia” comes from slavic “vdenie” and mean nocturnal vigil or service. In Transylvania, we meet the word “straste”. This term has the meaning of “passion”. The phrase “go in strasti” means “go to denia”. Vigils are …
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