The Divine Liturgy is truly a gift of the Holy Spirit to humanity. It is an initiation into the mysteries of the Spirit, a mode of the revelation of God and of all things heavenly. There is nothing in the Liturgy that is not revelatory of the Godhead and of the energies of the Holy […]
Month: November 2022
The Holy and incorrupt relics of St. Gregory the Decapolit
The Holy and incorrupt entire relics of St. Gregory the Decapolit are in Romania in the monastery of Bistrita where he fulfilled many miracles until today. After the transfer to heaven of St. Gregory the Decapolit and the fall of Byzantium into the hands of the Turks, his honored relics ended up in the hands […]
Advancing toward Perfection II – Desert Church Fathers
12. They used to say of Abba Theodore of Pherme that he exceeded many in these three points: poverty, asceticism, and fleeing from folk. 13. Abba John Colobos said, “Personally, I would like a person to participate in all the virtues. So when you arise at dawn each day, make a fresh start in every […]
Advancing toward Perfection I – Desert Fathers of the Church
An Exhortation of Holy Fathers on Advancing toward Perfection 1. Somebody asked Antony, “By observing which [pre- cept] shall I be well pleasing to God?” The elder answered, “Observe what I am telling you: Always have God before your eyes wherever you go. Whatever you are doing, have the testimony from Holy Scripture to hand. […]