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The Mother of God to a Christian (Saint Maximos the Greek)

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Your frequent Salutations will be pleasing to me when you abstain from hatred, lies, and the theft of foreign property. And as long as you oppress the poor, grieving them with intolerable taxation and interest rates, you are in no way different from the pagans and those who killed Christ, even if you do boast in your baptism. I won’t listen to you, no matter if you sing countless canons and hymns in a beautiful, strong voice.

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Triodio, the Effort to Rescue the Human Person (Protopresbyter Antonios Christou)

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Dear readers, it’s true that this year we were going to try to avoid referring to the time of the Triodio, because we’ve done so at length in the past, in some of our older articles, and it’s not good, it’s tedious, to return to the same subject so many times. Despite our efforts, however, even this year we can’t avoid mention of the period of the Triodio because, quite simply, no matter how much we draw out from this blessed and prayerful time in the life of our Church, it’s almost inexhaustible and there’s always something new for us to discover and work on. It’s in this the light and in this context that we’re beginning this year’s article on the ...

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The ‘Evyenios Voulgaris’ Scholarship Programme for Advanced Studies in Orthodox Spiritual Life and Theology 2020-2021

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Scholarship Programme ANNOUNCEMENT 2020-2021             The Saint Maxim the Greek Institute, with the support of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopaidi, is introducing the ‘Evyenios Voulgaris’ Scholarship Programme. Evyenios Voulgaris (1716-1806) served as principal of the Athoniada School, which had been established by the Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi. In his day, he was the greatest and most important Greek scholar, a theologian, philosopher, polymath, a man of encyclopaedic learning, poet, Father and Shepherd of the Church and an influential teacher for the whole of Orthodoxy.             The ‘Evgenios Voulgaris’ is directed towards: Orthodox theologians (up to 37 years of age), holders of or candidates for a doctoral degree. Duration: 1 year (October 1st – September 30th) Programme Language: Modern Greek Requirements: Good knowledge of Ancient ...

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Clucking hens (Saint Paisios the Athonite)

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Humble people are like nightingales that hide away in dells and bring joy to people’s souls with their mellifluous song as they praise the Creator of the world day and night. Proud people are like clucking hens that deafen you with their cackling, as if their egg were as big as the whole planet.

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