Month: February 2023

The Most-holy Theotokos –  10 Quotes from the Church Fathers

The Most-holy Theotokos –  10 Quotes from the Church Fathers The Most-holy Theotokos

The Most-holy Theotokos –  10 Quotes from the Church Fathers I have been amazed that some are utterly in doubt as to whether or not the Holy Virgin is able to be called the Mother of God. For if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, how should the Holy Virgin who bore him not be […]

Humility: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee

Humility: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee Humility

Humility: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Fr. Alexander Schmemann The next Sunday [after Zaccheus Sunday] is called the “Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.” On the eve of this day, on Saturday at Vespers, the liturgical book of the Lenten season– the Triodion— makes its first appearance, and texts from it are added to the […]

The miracle is performed only when one believes it

The miracle is performed only when one believes it The miracle

The miracle is performed only when one believes it – Saint Luke the Physician of Simferopol Every time before Christ healed someone, He asked that person if he believed. And only if he believed, He perform the miracle. Every time a miracle occurs, the Holy Spirit acts, and for someone to receive the Holy Spirit, an open heart […]