Author: Father Elia Mitri

15Jul

Envy

Only mouths that have adhered to the Word for life succeed in exposing sins. Among the texts that I have read about the sin of envy, I list two things: envy is when a person enters, with sick hatred, between God and His generosity to people, and then asks that all His blessings upon them ...

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14Jul

The Price Hike

The price hike in Lebanon is the rule today. People are talking. Some of them, when they comment on the rise in the price of a commodity in our country, they immediately contrast it to its price abroad, in its country of origin, for example! Forgive me for saying that this is a funny thing, ...

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13Jul

The Canon of the Word

I know a girl who, in her youth, was zealous for the life of our Church and her people. I have heard her, more than once, saying that there are songs that are suitable for us to raise in prayer to God. The girl was not a professional vocalist. Her voice was average, as was ...

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12Jul

The Abortion crisis

Most people in the world think that abortion is wrong. Nevertheless, many of them do not mind its legalization. We cannot, in a few lines, deal with a major topic. However, I am interested that we affirm two things. The first of which is that the fetus is a commandment, namely, my little or weak ...

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11Jul

The Testimonial of Love

I do not know if I have told you about her before. She was a sweetheart to many. She was poor, and poverty, as it seemed, favored her over all the people she knew or did not know. In human words, she is a widow who has no one, not any one. This was her ...

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10Jul

When We Read

When we read, we must bend down a little, to pick up the words, or the words pick us up. Notice! When we hold a book or a newspaper..., the words are generally a little downward, and our faces are directed towards them. This does not mean that words are inferior to us, but rather ...

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9Jul

God’s Will

For those who seek God's will, God's will is explicit. God wants to take us in His arms, and seal two kisses of fire on our cheeks that will burn every rebellion and every folly in us. When will the prodigal son in us awaken to God's will?

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8Jul

A Debt to Beirut

Days ago, the brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in Beirut elected the beloved brother Rami Hosni as president of their chapter. Beirut is the place of my birth, physically as well as into the Movement, before the branches of the Movement in Mount Lebanon got together to form a new chapter. I will ...

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7Jul

A Word to a Visiting Emigrant

One does not welcome the household people in their own house. I do not know how many years it has been since you left Lebanon. However, I am sure that you know that it is as you had left it, rather, if we mention our economic collapse, the epidemic, and the explosion of Beirut in ...

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6Jul

Concern For People

During the past two weeks, I underwent three diagnostic tests for COVID-19. My daughter insisted that I find out if my contacts with infected people had passed by safely. My tests came back negative; may God protect you! You know. We have no indication that the epidemic has become a thing of the past. I ...

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