The Work That Saves

Fr. Stephen Freeman

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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The Work That Saves

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Do we cooperate in our salvation? Do our efforts make a difference?These questions lie at the heart of a centuries-old religious debate in Christianity.

St. Thomas Sunday

Archbishop Dmitri (Royster)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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St. Thomas Sunday

Archbishop Dmitri (Royster)

The following is a brief reflection on the Gospel reading for the Sunday after Pascha, John 20:19-31

About seeking the living among the dead

St. Nikolai Velimirovich

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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About seeking the living among the dead

St. Nikolai Velimirovich

O my brethren, let us also cease to look for the living among the dead. If there are some of us who are still seeking Christ among the dead, let them desist from this soul-destroying effort.

The Lamentations Service for Holy Saturday Matins

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Theology

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The Lamentations Service for Holy Saturday Matins

This service includes what are called the Lamentations of the Theotokos. Our Lord Jesus Christ has been taken down from the cross, and His Most Pure Mother laments at His lifeless Body, but theologizes concerning the mystery of His death and our redemption.

I am the Vine, Ye are the Branches. From a sermon on Holy and Great Thursday

Hieromonk Pavel (Scherbachev)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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I am the Vine, Ye are the Branches. From a sermon on Holy and Great Thursday

Hieromonk Pavel (Scherbachev)

Today, brothers and sisters, on Great and Holy Thursday we remember the Last Supper, when our Lord Jesus Christ established the Sacrament of Holy Communion, and served the first Divine Eucharist, giving his disciples and apostles His Most Pure Body and Blood in the image of bread and wine.