The Spirit has inscribed upon each of us in our baptism that we belong to Him, to Him alone, for the building and flourishing of His Church and for the service of witness on earth. Creativity lies in faithfulness to what the Spirit has inscribed.
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Baptism
Great (Illumination) Saturday
Lent was a journey to the Light. After today, what remains of it for us? To carry with us what He had graciously bestowed upon us, meaning to live our entire lives with Pascha set before us. The Holy Fathers have depicted, with definite eloquence, that, during Great Lent, we are journeying to Pascha with ...
Read moreOn Baptism
Before the Council of Nicaea (325), no book has reached us about any of the Church's sacraments, except for the book of Tertullian, the apologist: "On Baptism". Tertullian wrote this book in opposition to a heretic woman who was mocking the sacrament and the folly of some of those who have obtained it! He set ...
Read moreThe End in the Beginning
We have reached the end. You do know that this day, Holy Saturday, is, historically, a favorable day for the baptism of new believers. Why does the beginning (baptism) take place at the end? Today’s event, that is, the theme of today’s feast (Descent into Hades), reveals that baptism is a communion with Christ’s death ...
Read moreThe Child/Son
The baptized child is a full member of the Church of God his Father. When we accompany him to the communal prayer, if he starts to comprehend, we are supposed to prepare him for responsible participation. Talking to him about everything that is going on in front of him will make it easier for him ...
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