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Take a look (Saint Ignatij Brianchaninoff)

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You have a long struggle ahead of you. You have to cultivate within yourself a courageous frame of mind. Take a look at the objects of your love. Do you like them a lot? Are you very tied to them? Get rid of them! That rejection is what the Lord asks of you.

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The Divine Eucharist according to Saint Nikodimos (2) (Metropolitan Christoforos, former Archbishop of the Czech and Slovak Republics)

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B. The second issue which concerns the writer is centered on frequent communion. The Divine Eucharist is a subject which is also to be found in his other writings, such as the ‘Mystic Struggle’. In contrast to ‘On Frequent Communion’, here he’s much more uncompromising and explains Biblical, Patristic and Synodal passages as an injunction for Orthodox Christians to take communion frequently. Moreover, he demonstrates just how important it is for our salvation that we should take the Precious Gifts frequently, since this increases the love of the faithful for God. Christians who take communion frequently experience the real resurrection (that is, their own personal Easter). This is the position highlighted in the words of Saint John Chrysostom at Easter: ‘Indeed, ...

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News in English

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Watch our news bulletin in English with Charilaos Tzannis:  Πηγή: www.orthodoxianewsagency.gr

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