BlogHide Resteemsnikosgeneralov (26)in religion • 6 years agoTHE ASCENSION OF THE LORDΔεσποτική εορτή, που αναφέρεται στην ανάβαση του Χριστού στους ουρανούς και θεωρείται στην εκκλησιαστική παράδοση ως η ολοκλήρωση της αποστολής του Χριστού επί της Γης. Εορτάζεται από την Εκκλησία…nikosgeneralov (26)in religion • 6 years agoSUNDAY OF THE BLIND MANBefore his meeting with Christ the blind man had never seen anything. Everything was dark, he had to guess at things, to explore them by touch, to use his imagination. He had no clear authentic…nikosgeneralov (26)in religion • 6 years agoTHE HOLY AND GREAT MARTYR GEORGEThe Great Martyr George was the son of wealthy and pious parents, who raised him in the Christian faith. He was born in the city of Beirut (in antiquity - Berytos), at the foot of the Lebanese…nikosgeneralov (26)in steemchurch • 6 years agoST PHOTINI, THE SAMARITAN WOMANThe New Testament describes the familiar account of the "woman at the well" (John 4:5-42), who was a Samaritan. Up to that point she had led a sinful life, one which resulted in a rebuke from Jesus…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoSUNDAY OF THE PARALYTICOn this day, the fourth Sunday after Pascha, we commemorate the paralytic who was healed by the Lord, and we celebrate this as a miracle of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. The…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoSUNDAY OF THE HOLY MYRRH-BEARING WOMENFEAST OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN, ST. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA AND ST. NICODEMUS Since ancient times it was noted by the Holy Fathers and Teachers of the Church of Christ that all four Evangelists do…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoGREEK EASTER FOODSThe most cliché image that comes to mind with Easter in Greece is that of a whole lamb on a spit, roasted to crisp perfection. It is not the only way Greeks enjoy their Pascal lamb, though. The…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoST. THOMAS SUNDAYWHY IS THE SUNDAY AFTER PASCHA DEDICATED TO THE APOSTLE THOMAS? Belief in the great miracle of the Resurrection did not come to the disciples right away. The first witnesses were the myrrh-bearing…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoThe holy icon of “Axion Esti” and Holy Easter on Mount Athos.The icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, called “Axion Esti,” was hagiographied at Constantinople.It was created following the model of the holy icon called the “Virgin of Mercy”, a work of St. Luke…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoPASCHAL HOMILY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOMThe Paschal sermon of St John Chrysostom is read aloud in every Orthodox parish on the morning of the Great and Holy Pascha of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. According to the Tradition of the…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoTHE BRIGHT RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, PASCHAAll Orthodox Christians once again this year joyously celebrate The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and chant: “We celebrate the death of death, the destruction of Hades, and the beginning of…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoGREAT AND HOLY SATURDAYJoseph with Nicodemus took Thee down from the Tree, who deckest Thyself with light as with a garment; and looking upon Thee dead, stripped, and without burial, in his grief and tender compassion he…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoHOLY AND GREAT FRIDAYOn this day, Holy and Great Friday, we celebrate the awesome, holy, and saving Passion of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ—the spitting, the blows with the palm of the hand, the buffeting…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoHOLY AND GREAT THURSDAYOn this day, Holy and Great Thursday, according to the order which our Holy Fathers inherited from the Holy Apostles, and the Holy Gospels, we celebrate four events: the Holy Washing of the…nikosgeneralov (26)in christianity • 7 years agoHOLY AND GREAT WEDNESDAYOn Holy and Great Wednesday the divine Fathers ordained a commemoration to be kept of the woman who was a harlot and who anointed the Lord with myrrh, inasmuch as this took place a short time before…nikosgeneralov (26)in god • 7 years agoGREAT AND HOLY TUESDAY. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Matthew 24:13On Monday evening, Jesus Christ also tarried in Bethany, and on Tuesday morning he again came to the temple in Jerusalem and taught much in the both inside and outside the temple (Mt. 21:1). The…nikosgeneralov (26)in religion • 7 years agoΑγία και Μεγάλη Δευτέρα: "Ιδού ο Νυμφίος έρχεται..."Μεγάλη και Αγία Δευτέρα. Η δεύτερη ημέρα της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδας, της εβδομάδας των παθών του Ιησού Χριστού. Η Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα αρχίζει την Κυριακή των Βαΐων, με την περιφορά του Νυμφίου και το…nikosgeneralov (26)in god • 7 years agoHe Who Comes in the Name of the LordFear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. Jerusalem is abuzz… Jerusalem trembles with joyous excitement… So close is the dawn of her rising up, her resurrection…
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