“If any fast is a joy, then the Great Fast is a great joy”

Orthodox Pastors at the Beginning of Great Lent

Deacon Valery Dukhanin

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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“If any fast is a joy, then the Great Fast is a great joy”

Orthodox Pastors at the Beginning of Great Lent

Deacon Valery Dukhanin

The Fast is always the possibility to become better, to conquer ourselves, to conquer our bad habits, organize ourselves for spiritual life. If the time of the fast did not come, we would just go on spinning like hamster in its wheel in our earthly affairs and rarely remember any kind of repentance.

Lent: Time to Shake Off Life’s Irritations

Fr. Ted Bobosh

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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Lent: Time to Shake Off Life’s Irritations

Fr. Ted Bobosh

Forgiving others doesn’t mean that we will never be annoyed by them or that we will always be free of anger or irritation. And it doesn’t mean that we have to like everyone or accept the behavior of everyone else.

The Meaning of Forgiveness Vespers

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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The Meaning of Forgiveness Vespers

It is very characteristic what is written: "Forgive (συγχωρῶ) means to 'move forward' (χωρῶ) with God and with others." With forgiveness we do not only receive a simple absolution, which implies a legalistic concept of salvation.

Blow The Trumpet in Zion

Fr. Barnabas Powell

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Blow The Trumpet in Zion

Fr. Barnabas Powell

All too often it’s easy to miss the warnings in my life because my life, my soul, my mind is flooded with my own “voice.” The selfish wants drown out that “still, small voice” that is screaming at me that I am going down a wrong path.

Homily On The Meeting Of The Lord

Delivered by His Grace Bishop Atanasije (Jevtic), 1995 in Pozarevac

Bishop Atanasije (Jevtic)

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Homily On The Meeting Of The Lord

Delivered by His Grace Bishop Atanasije (Jevtic), 1995 in Pozarevac

Bishop Atanasije (Jevtic)

Whenever we seek after something great, good, lasting, true, righteous, humanly, beautiful, holy, then we seek after the Face of God, we seek Christ – the Image of the Invisible God. Our people today are in this search.