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ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! The Third Friday of Pascha: St Irene the Great Martyr

05/05/2023

The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century. She was the daughter of Licinius, the pagan ruler of a certain small kingdom, and his wife Licinia, and at birth her parents named her Penelope. Penelope was very beautiful, and her father kept her isolated in a high tower from the time she was six so that she would not be exposed to Christianity. He also

A Mass of Sinners. Poustinia.

01/27/2022

Committed to living as the presence of Christ By Abbot Tryphon, January 17, 2020 According to Saint Ephraim the Syrian (306 – 373), “The Church is not the assembly of saints, it is the mass of sinners who repent, who, sinners though they are, have turned towards God and are oriented towards Him.” As a people whose focus is on God, we are sinners who are committed to living as the presence of Christ in

Monks

10/27/2021

The Original Men in Black By Abbot Tryphon, December 28, 2019 The monastic vocation is a special calling from God that is all about relationships. It is a relationship that involves community (the monastic brotherhood), but primarily revolves around the monk’s relationship with God. Monks are not holy men who are living lives set apart from the world, but men who are seeking holiness by entering into a relationship with the God Who, through that

Sharing Orthodoxy. Hospital of the Soul.

10/19/2021

Sharing Orthodoxy in a Post-Christian Age By Abbot Tryphon, December 27, 2019 If we wish to share the truth of the Orthodox Faith, and Christ Who is her head, we must give witness to the love of Christ by loving everyone. Without Christ, Orthodoxy is just another religion, devoid of the power to transform and deify the human heart. Without Christ the Church is nothing but a human institution, no different than a political party.

Alone. One Person at a Time.

08/31/2021

Alone When God seems absent By Abbot Tryphon, January 26, 2020 We all have those moments in our lives when we feel as though God is absent, even perhaps nonexistent. Those times leave us feeling alone and abandoned, as though we are lost in an empty stadium. We feel as though we are on a boat that has been set adrift without an engine, floating further from shore, and heading to an uncertain future. Such

ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! Bright Wednesday. Feast Day of Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica

05/05/2021

The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century. She was the daughter of the pagan king Licinius, and her parents named her Penelope. Penelope was very beautiful, and her father kept her isolated in a high tower from the time she was six so that she would not be exposed to Christianity. He also placed thirteen young maidens in the tower with her. An old

The Third Wednesday of Pascha. The Spiritual Benefits of the Pandemic

05/06/2020

By Abbot Tryphon, April 26, 2020 Let us allow this pandemic to be the force that transforms the world Entertainment has come to take on a central role in many people’s lives, becoming so important as to have replaced personal interaction with neighbors and friends. I’m old enough to remember the day when neighborhoods were filled with homes sporting large front porches. On hot summer nights families would be sitting on their porches, sipping lemonade

The Fourth Tuesday after Pascha, Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen! The Feast Day of Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica

05/05/2015

Renewal (Bright) Wednesday, Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen!

04/15/2015

Beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord Jesus Christ, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΔΙΑΚΑΙΝΗΣΙΜΟΣ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΑ OR BRIGHT OR RENEWAL WEEK [The Week following Holy and Great Pascha] We Orthodox Christians greet one another for the next 40 days until Ascension Thursday with the words: “Christ is Risen! and the response to the Paschal greeting is: “Truly He is Risen!” During the Renewal Week, the Holy Doors leading

Seeing with Saint Seraphim’s Eyes

01/22/2015

By Nicholas Papas “My friend, both of us at this moment are in the Spirit, you and I.” These pinnacle words from the historic conversation between Nikolay Motovilov and Saint Seraphim of Sarov express a concept awash in my mind as I tend to the care of my granddaughter. Reactions are numerous, animated, heartfelt and frequent when people see my granddaughter. If I am alone, the reaction is not the same. I am, largely, the

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ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! The Third Friday of Pascha: St Irene the Great Martyr

A Mass of Sinners. Poustinia.

Monks

Sharing Orthodoxy. Hospital of the Soul.

Alone. One Person at a Time.

ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! Bright Wednesday. Feast Day of Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica

The Third Wednesday of Pascha. The Spiritual Benefits of the Pandemic

The Fourth Tuesday after Pascha, Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen! The Feast Day of Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica

Renewal (Bright) Wednesday, Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen!

Seeing with Saint Seraphim’s Eyes

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