The Tradition of our Church is to integrate some sort of fasting into our lives during the Great Fast. The purpose of our fasting is spiritual. Spirituality must not be viewed as something that does not concern the body, but … Continue reading
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ВСЕЧЕСНІШОМУ ДУХОВЕНСТВУ, ПРЕПОДОБНОМУ МОНАШЕСТВУ, СЕМІНАРИСТАМ, НАШИМ ДОРОГИМ ВІРНИМ “Закхею, притьмом злізай, бо я сьогодні маю бути в твоїм домі”. (Лк. 19,5) У неділю, коли ми чуємо читання Євангелія про митаря Закхея, який був низького росту, для багатьох з нас … Continue reading
TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” (Lk. 19:5) For many of us, on the Sunday when we hear the Gospel … Continue reading
Вих. ВА 17/070 Аркуш 1 із 4-х «БУДЬМО СОБОЮ!» ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО ВІРНИХ УГКЦ ТА ВСІХ ЛЮДЕЙ ДОБРОЇ ВОЛІ З НАГОДИ СТОДВАДЦЯТИП’ЯТИРІЧЧЯ З ДНЯ НАРОДЖЕННЯ ПАТРІАРХА ЙОСИФА СЛІПОГО Господи, навчи мене творити волю Твою, бо Ти єси Бог мій … Continue reading
On this third weekend of our preparation for the Great Fast, we hear readings from St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and St. Luke’s Gospel. This weekend derives its name, Prodigal Son, from one of Jesus’ most profound parables. … Continue reading
The 29th Step on John’s Ladder, is DISPASSION. The highest level of virtue is the state of dispassion. Dispassion does not mean an inability to experience the passions, but a complete mastery over them. The word dispassionate is sometimes misconstrued … Continue reading
We have reached the point in the Divine Liturgy when the COMMUNION PRAYER is recited. Hopefully all who recite this prayer think about what they say since it is a very powerfully prayer. Much like the NICENE CREED that is … Continue reading
Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century, says much the same thing as Tertullian about heresy in his critique of his Arian adversaries. “How,” Athanasius asks, “can they deny that this heresy is foreign, and not from our fathers? … Continue reading
I am sure that, on this weekend of the Prodigal Son, many might think that the focus might be on forgiveness. This, however is not the case. These weeks before the Great Fast are meant to remind us of the … Continue reading
I am sure that my readers, if they have followed this particular article, have come to realize that the “call to holiness” is, in fact, a call for us to realize the potential for which God created us, that is … Continue reading