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Why is the Death of the Theotokos a Feast Day? A Sermon on the Feast of the Dormition
It is possible to love Christ the way a loyalist, although he lives very far away, loves his king. He hasn’t seen the king’s face or looked into his eyes, but he loves him in his heart. He cuts out pictures from newspapers and hangs them on his wall. He refrains from work on royal…
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How God will judge those who don’t know Christ
Gospel Segment for this Sermon: 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” 39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40…
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Antiochian church
According to the Holy Tradition, it was founded around the year 37 by the Apostles Paul and Barnabas in Antioch [4]. The bishop of this Church was the apostolic husband, Saint Ignatius the God-bearer (+ II century). Presbyter Lucian (+312) founded the famous Antiochian theological school in Antioch, which contributed to the systematization of Christian…
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Holy Bible
The Bible (from the Greek βιβλία – books) is a collection of inspired books written by the prophets and apostles at the behest of the Spirit of God. The word “Bible” is not found in the sacred books themselves, and was first used in relation to the collection of sacred books in the east in the…