Beloved in Christ Hierarchs, clergy and faithful, Of this God-protected Archdiocese Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! Christ defeated death! We are no longer subject to it; rather we are Christ´s, who gave us “the right to be God´s children” (John 1:12) and to be His “friends” (John 15:15)! What great news! What a […]

“Liturgy is not a rigid thing to be repeated unconsciously. It is an expression of the human need to talk to the Lord,and to thank Him for His grace. Liturgy is spirit and life running through the veins of the body of the Church, and nurturing all its members. It revives the Church, the community […]

Holy Week is a special time. One should not live through these days in a relaxed manner, as if Christ were not crucified for our salvation. Unfortunately, many strive to get everything out of life, but forget about the main thing. Rejecting Christ and not responding to Divine love, people deprive themselves of grace-filled joy […]

“When the Lord cried: ‘Lazarus!’ the man awoke and lived. The Lord knows the name of each of us. If Adam knew the name of each one of God’s creatures, how could God not know each of us by name? Oh, sweet and life-giving voice of the only Lover of mankind! That voice can make […]

“The commemoration of Christ’s saving Passion is at hand, and the new, great spiritual Passover, which is the reward for dispassion and the prelude of the world to come.  Lazarus proclaims it in advance by coming back from the depths of Hades and rising from the dead on the fourth day just by voice and […]

“It is in our power to remain unaffected by passion as long as we stay far away from the thing that enflames.” “Those who look towards the true God receive within themselves the characteristics of the divine nature; so too, those who turn their minds to the vanity of idols are transformed into the objects […]

“Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations.” St Ephraim the Syrian

“Be the guardian of the eye that it might not look about in the manner of a thief; be the guardian of the ear, that it might not perceive falsehood. Be the guardian of the lips that slander, judgment, criticism and idle words might not come forth from them. Be the guardian of the heart […]

Nevertheless, even as we struggle with our sins, we must remember that we were specifically created by God for participation in His Divinity. We have been called by Him, and have become a Royal people, specifically created to participate and share fully in the life of God. The key to this life in God is […]

To make a good confession it is necessary to prepare oneself carefully, asking God to grant grace sufficient to make a thorough examination of the conscience. Sometimes we get so bogged down with regret, we fail to move on and grasp the moment. The wonderful thing about confession is the ability we are given, by […]