In the Mystery of Repentance we, first, carefully prepare ourselves. We go to the priest to rid ourselves of the garbage we have accumulated to free our souls of the…
“The fear of God, sustained by the consciousness of a sinful life, leads both to repentance for past sins, and to the avoidance, by self-control of future ones.” What is…
“With progress, faith becomes the fear of God” Fr. Dimitru Staniloae Ponder this point––It is important: Faith isn’t born of fear of God. Fear of God develops from faith….
Is it enough to develop self-control? Why do the Church fathers put such emphasis on Faith? Why do Christians see limitations in the Buddhist and Hindu practices of meditation and…
Deification is an enhypostatic* and direct illumination which has no beginning but appears in those worthy as something exceeding their comprehension. It is indeed a mystical union with God, beyond mind…
“Our mind goes outside itself and so unites with God; it becomes more than mind.” Saint Gregory Palamas Spirituality is a most difficult term because it is used in many…
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The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom In the Byzantine Rite of the Catholic Church, the bread and wine used for the Divine Liturgy (The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass)…
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Melkite Byzantine Rosary (The Jesus Prayer) “O God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”(Luke 18:13) This dates back to the 7th century, when according to tradition, a saint had an…