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The Holy Angels and the divine worship (Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios)

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On this occasion of the Feast of the Archangels, Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim, and all the Incorporeal Heavenly Powers, let us look at how our life is connected with the holy Angels, which includes the divine worship of our Church. A hymn of the Church declares:  “Through your Cross Christ, a flock made of angels and men, and a Church; heaven and earth rejoice” (Aenoi, Friday after Thomas Sunday).  Our Christ, in His love, united us with the holy Angels through His sacrifice on the cross.  We became one spiritual flock of Christ (which is His Church), consisting of humanity and the Angels.  As a result, it is only natural for the holy Angels to also participate in the divine worship of ...

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Is it backward to believe that sicknesses aren’t transmitted by Holy Communion? (Archimandrite Iakovos Kanakis)

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We’ve reached the point, and it really is dumbfounding, where, in our country , voices which openly cast doubt on the sanctity of the sacraments, particularly Holy Communion, have found a platform. We now all understand that everything has to pass the test of ‘reason’ and technology. There’s only mathematics and experimentation. Only what can be proved. So, since God can’t be seen, He doesn’t exist. Because I see only bread and wine at Holy Communion, I can’t accept any miracle regarding their transformation into the Body and Blood of Christ. This is what the mass media is telling us and if you say differently, you’re backward and living in the Middle Ages. Even if it’s not ‘Church’ people who are ...

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