On the day of the Meeting of the Lord, an encounter occurred between the Old and New Testaments. Old Testament humanity in the person of the Elder Simeon and the Prophetess Anna saw with it's own eyes, in the Person of the Child Jesus, the realization of all its expectations and the meaning of its own existence. Old Testament humanity, although it was not deprived of Divine Revelation concerning the meaning of life and even had communion with God to a limited extent, all the same, became increasingly more conscious of the limited degree of this communion.
Fr. Lawrence Barriger
Rating: 5,5|Votes: 2
One of the most visible signs of the "anti-Christian" and "anti-faith" shift in society has been the widespread acceptance of the practice of men and women living together without the benefit of marriage.
Fr. Robert M. Arida
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
The Canon of St. Andrew is interwoven with two complementary strands. There is first the historical strand, in which St. Andrew skillfully uses the history of salvation as the foundation for his hymn of repentance. It is the loving and compassionate God, who reveals himself through his saving acts and who calls the listener to repentance.
Rating: 6|Votes: 3
The fact is of real value only when it stems from a pure heart; when one is ready to deny wealth, and stand above money; when one is ready to give alms to the poor; when one has love and affection, not only for one's own children, but also for the orphans and the poor. One manifests real fasting when he is ready to deprive himself of food, in order that the hungry and destitute might be fed. One really fasts when he maintains his equilibrium under all stress, never allowing himself to lose his temper and explode like a volcano, destroying everyone around him.
Fr. Panagiotes Carras
Rating: 9|Votes: 1
Who knows what was going on in his heart. Maybe he had reached a point in his life where all of a sudden he had become tired of exploiting people, tired of taking advantage of them, tired of listening to poor women cry as he took their money or food. Because this was what he had done. He went into people's homes and took their flour, oil, or whatever else they had. Many times he literally took food out of the mouths of children who were fatherless.
