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

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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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29 Ιουνίου 2020
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Don’t bite off more than you can chew (Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos †)

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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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29 Ιουνίου 2020
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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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27 Ιουνίου 2020
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Interview with Archimandrite Zacharias (part 2) – Prayer and the Divine Liturgy (Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou)

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Question: Saint Sophrony says that the Christian should have unceasing inspiration in his life. What does this inspiration consist of? Answer: ‘Those who are led by the Holy Spirit never cease going downwards, condemning themselves as unworthy of God,’ says Father Sophrony (cf. ‘On Prayer’, p. 174). Being a humble God, the Holy Spirit teaches humility when He dwells within man, and this humility attracts a greater grace, which becomes true inspiration in him. Father Sophrony defines inspiration as ‘the presence of the power of the Holy Spirit in the heart of man’ (cf. ‘We Shall See Him as He Is’, p. 119), but according to the eternal law expressed in Scripture, ‘he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted’ (Luke 18:14) ...

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