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29 Ιουνίου 2020
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Κατηγορίες: Χωρίς κατηγορία

On June 26, 2020, the Scientific Council was held at Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary. The session was chaired by...

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29 Ιουνίου 2020
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Homily on St Jerome (15 June) (Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios)

Κατηγορίες: Χωρίς κατηγορία

On June 15th the Church remembers St. Jerome, a commemoration highlighting the bond between East and West that existed before the Great Schism (1054).   He was born in the Roman province of Dalmatia (which includes today’s city of Grahovo Polje, Slovenia) in the year 347.  His parents were wealthy Christians, who sent their son to Rome for an education under the best teachers.  He studied Latin and Greek Literature, as well as Philosophy and Rhetoric.  After that, the Saint studied Theology in Trier (the Celtic city of Trevorum, which is on the border between France and Germany), Aquileia (the ancient Roman city on the gulf of the Adriatic Sea) and in Antioch of Syria.  In Constantinople, he studied under ...

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Don’t bite off more than you can chew (Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos †)

Κατηγορίες: Χωρίς κατηγορία

We should be aware of our limitations. A lot of people suffer because of this. They see an ascetic who been very strict and determined in his efforts. ‘Right, I’ll do the same’. But are you up to this ascetic effort? Or is the devil perhaps attacking you ‘from the right’. Have you discussed with your spiritual guide whether you should attempt this effort? There’s a danger you’ll lose your way.

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New Martyrs, the Fragrant Blossoms of the Winter of Slavery (Petros Panayiotopoulos, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

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Today, the third Sunday of Matthew, the Church honors an important choir of saints: the New Martyrs, that is those who were martyred after the Fall of Constantinople. The Assembly for the New Martyrs is of great significance for the faith of Christians. To understand this, one needs only to consider the times during which they were martyred. These were oppressive, dark years when a whole nation was enslaved and subjugated. With countless sorrows for Christians and unbearable repression against them. Mockery, humiliation, ignorance, crushing taxation, a whole world unable to catch its breath amid the wretchedness of everyday life. At the same time, conversion to the ranks of the religion of the overlords presented an opportunity which was there for ...

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