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On the Path of Saint Cosmas of Aitolia 26 Aug 2013 | 01:13 pm
The following speech was delivered at the presentation of the book by Maria Mamasoula titled The Paths of Saint Kosmas in Enslaved Romiosini in Agrinio. I congratulate Mrs. Maria Mamasoula and the pu...
August 23: The Holy Hieromartyr Irinaios, Bishop of Lugdunum (Lyons) 26 Aug 2013 | 12:39 pm
Our holy and God-bearing father Irinaios, who, by divine providence received the name of peace [ειρήνη (irini) in Greek] and became a messenger of the Holy Spirit, was born in Asia Minor in about 140....
August 26: Saints Adrian and Natalie 26 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
Saint Adrian or Adrian of Nicomedia was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia, Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia on Ma...
Sermon on 9th Sunday of Matthew 26 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
9th Sunday of Matthew (14:22-34) A Homily Preached at the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Haverhill, MA (August 25, 2013) By the Very Rev. Archimandrite Panteleimon Manoussakis, Ph.D. T...
August 24: Saint Cosmas of Aitolia 24 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
The New Hieromartyr Cosmas, Equal of the Apostles, in the world Constas, was a native of Aitolia. He studied at first under the guidance of the archdeacon Ananias Dervisanos, and afterwards continued ...
Selected Passages from the Teachings of Saint Cosmas of Aitolia 24 Aug 2013 | 05:26 pm
GOD It is proper to begin our teaching with God, and when we finish it to thank God – not that I am worthy to mention and utter the name of God, but I am sure that God suffers me to do so through His...
August 20: Samuel the Prophet 20 Aug 2013 | 10:22 am
The Prophet was a son born by God’s good pleasure and sanctified from his mother’s womb. The miraculous nature of his birth demonstrates the truth that the conception of a human being is not an act of...
Why are Premarital Relations Not Allowed? 19 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
Transcript of part of a homily by Protopresbyter Fr. Constantine Strategopoulos, during the summer of 2003 for an audience of young people with related queries. Question: Why aren’t premarital relati...
The Life and Teachings of Abba Dorotheos of Gaza 18 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
Abba (Father) Dorotheos is a great ascetic personality from the sixth century, but to most people he remains unknown. However, for those who love the study of patristic texts he is known from the book...
Transition to Life 18 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
Every time we celebrate the Dormition of the Mother of God, it’s as if we’re having Easter – the Easter of the summer. Our Lady the Mother of God prepares Easter for us. A glorious crossing “from deat...