What is the Basis for Venerating Saints' Relics?

Fr. John Whiteford

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Theology

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What is the Basis for Venerating Saints' Relics?

Fr. John Whiteford

The veneration of the relics of the saints is rooted in several Biblical truths, as well as in the Tradition of the Church.

Christ is Risen, Part 2. The Empty Tomb

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

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Theology

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Christ is Risen, Part 2. The Empty Tomb

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

Dr. Jeannie Constantinous discusses the various doubts that periodically come up about Christ’s burial, about witnessing to Christianity by the example of our lives, and about the consistency of the Gospel histories on the Resurrection.

On the Resurrection of Christ, Part 1

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

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Theology

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On the Resurrection of Christ, Part 1

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

I am addressing the Resurrection because it’s so important; and especially as Orthodox Christians we never talk about the Crucifixion without talking about the Resurrection, too.

The Crucifixion, Part 2. “Into Thy hands do I commit my spirit.”

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

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Theology

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The Crucifixion, Part 2. “Into Thy hands do I commit my spirit.”

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

This is now part 2 on the Crucifixion, about the seven last statements made by Christ. He said very little from the Cross because of the lack of oxygen. The inability to get a good breath made it very difficult to speak at all.

The Crucifixion of Christ, Part 1b. The Lamb of God

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

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Theology

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The Crucifixion of Christ, Part 1b. The Lamb of God

Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

So there is tremendous meaning in the fact that Christ died on Friday afternoon. St. John tells us in his Gospel that John the Baptist and Forerunner points at Christ and calls Him “the Lamb of God.” Why is He the “Lamb of God”?