When fast is accompanied with God-pleasing deeds, man is transformed into a light among people and a chosen vessel of God’s glory. We fast because we love Christ the Lord and we wish to nurture ourselves with the words of the Gospel, the words of the Scriptures, the words that we listen to during the…
The Cross of our Saviour Jesus Christ represents God’s love revealed to humans in a world full of hatred and violence. The Holy Cross is the sign of love that conquers sin and death. Christ’s Cross becomes a principle of new life for every Christian; a principle of profound spiritual renewal so as to acquire…
The Divine Liturgy is God’s Kingdom that has already come on Earth. By blessing the Kingdom, the priest blesses the Divine Liturgy that is to be celebrated. When you find yourself in at the deep end despair not; and if you have reached the mountaintop do not get dizzy. This second peril is greater than…