"He cannot have God for his Father who has no the Church for his mother." - St. Cyprian of Carthage … [Read more...]
Vespers Stichera, Annunciation
December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Gabriel came and stood before you, O Virgin. Revealing God's eternal plan he greeted you: "Hail, O earth that has not been sown! Hail, burning bush that remains unconsumed! Hail, O unsearchable … [Read more...]
Fulfill Our Intention
December 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Magnify, O my soul, her who is more honorable and more glorious than the armies on high. It would be easier for us to keep silence, out of fear, for it is without danger, and it is difficult O Virgin … [Read more...]
Our Mother
December 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Rejoice O Jerusalem. Keep the feast all ye who love Sion. Today, the ancient bonds of Adam's condemnation hath been loosed. Paradise hath been opened unto us. The serpent hath been destroyed. He who … [Read more...]
9th Ode of the 2nd Canon of Christ's Nativity
December 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Magnify, O my soul, her who is more honorable and more exalted in glory than the heavenly hosts. I behold a strange and wonderful mystery: the cave a heaven, the Virgin a cherubic throne, and the … [Read more...]
The Gospel Summarized in the Anaphora
December 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
With these blessed powers, O Master and Lover of Mankind, we sinners also cry out and say: "Holy are You, truly all-holy!" There is no limit to the majesty of your holiness. You are revered in all … [Read more...]
The Churching of the World
February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"the churching of the World" - Anestis Keselopoulos, Man and the Environment … [Read more...]
Theological Episteme
February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"Theological language uses episteme, but cannot reduce itself to it without falling yet again from this world." - Vladimir Lossky … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Concepts
February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"Yet theological thought can also become a hindrance, and one must avoid indulging in it, abandoning oneself to the feverish illusion of concepts." - Vladimir Lossky … [Read more...]
The East
February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"God planted the garden in Eden, in the East." - St. Symeon the New Theologian … [Read more...]