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St Euphemia the Great Martyr…
commemorated: Sept 16 “With the streams of your blood you ever make a deluge for the ungodly, O most praised martyr of Christ; and ever watering the noetic meadows with showers of grace, you produce...
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Living an Orthodox Worldview…
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The Sign of the Cross…
When legions of demons appeared to St. Anthony the Great and other desert-dwellers, they guarded themselves with the Sign of the Cross, and the demons vanished. When they appeared to Saint Symeon the...
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nothing but God can satisfy…
“When you begin to hear the footsteps of God, then nothing but God can satisfy you. You don’t want anything except God… You don’t cause problems. You don’t concern yourself with problems. No matter...
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the Cross is our boast…
Truly [the Cross] is thought despicable, but it is so in the world’s reckoning, and among men; in heaven and among the faithful it is the highest glory. Poverty too is despicable, but it is our...
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Elder Paisios on demons & the power of the Cross
Geronda Paisios from Mystagogy Elder Paisios was asked the following regarding demons (called “tagalakia” by some Greeks) and the power of the Cross: - Elder, my thoughts tell me that the devil,...
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significance of the Jesus Prayer…
St Barsanuphius of Optina The Jesus Prayer has enormous significance in the life of a Christian. It’s the shortest path to the attainment of the Kingdom of Heaven. However, even that path is a long...
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four steps in the Jesus Prayer…
The practice of the Jesus Prayer can be divided into three, or even four, steps. The first step is oral prayer, when the mind often runs away, and a man has to make great effort to collect his...
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The Holy Great-martyr Zlata of Meglin…
commemorated October 13 Zlata was born of poor peasant parents (who also had three other daughters) in the village of Slatina, in the province of Meglin. She was a meek and devout girl, wise in the...
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Saint Argery (Argyrie)…
In the early 18th century in the Ottoman Empire, in the provincial town of Prusse there lived a beautiful Greek girl called Argery. She was brought up by pious parents and when she was young she met...
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St Ephraim the New of Nea-Makri…
from OCA Lives of the Saints The holy New Martyr and wonderworker Ephraim was born in Greece on September 14, 1384. His father died when the saint was young, and his pious mother was left to care for...
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St Chrysostomos, Metropolitan of Smyrna…
The ethnomartyr Chrysostom Kalafatis was born in Triglia of Propontidas in 1867. He was the Metropolitan of Smyrna from 1910 until 1922. He studied at the theological school of Halki (1884-1891) and...
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Emmanuel, Anezina, George and Maria, Crypto-Christian Neomartyrs
Commemorated July 14 hattip: MYSTAGOGY The New Martyrs of the faith, Emmanuel, Anezina and their children George and Maria, were cryptochristians and had the following Turkish names: the father was...
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New-Martyr Christodoulos…
hat tip: Facing Islam The new martyr and servant of Christ Christodoulos was from Kassandra, the first leg of Halkidiki, from a village called Valta. When he was still young, he left his home and went...
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The Horrific Martyrdom of Hieromartyr Theodore of Vrsha…
Icon of Bishop Teodor being skinned alive by TurkishMuslims. St Sava of Serbia at top right. hat tip: Mystagogy Our father among the saints Hieromartyr Teodor or Theodore (Nestorović) of Vršac or Vrsha...
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Daniel Sisoev: “To Make the Whole World Love Christ”
hat tip: Facing Islam by Seraphim Maamdi November 21, 2011 My acquaintance with Fr. Daniel was God’s mercy toward me. When I watched his disputes with the Muslims and heard his sermons, there arose in...
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Saint John the New Martyr of Vrachori, formerly a Muslim (+ 1814)
hat tip Mystagogy St. John the New Martyr of Konitsa (Feast Day – September 23) John was born in 1785 in a place called Konitsa, which was populated by Albanian Muslims at the time. He was a Muslim of...
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not dead, but sleeping…
Ilya Repin’s Christ Raising Jairus’ Daughter (1871) Before the resurrection of the ruler’s daughter, Christ raises her in His words, saying, “The maid is not dead, but sleeping” (Mt 9:18-26). And with...
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St Katherine’s Day…
Catherine was the daughter of King Constus. After the death of her father, she lived with her mother in Alexandria. Her mother was secretly a Christian who, through her spiritual father, brought...
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