The Church, in arranging her congregational prayers, always moves towards set goals. The major feast is looked at from afar; the small one too... Repentance is one of the rules of this movement. However, repentance, in these days that extend from the feast of Theophany to the beginning of the preparation for the Great Lent, ...
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Repentance
Renewing Ourselves Today
This is my goal in these hasty lines. You know. There is no day without a past. Even our first day in this life carries a past that we have formed in our mothers' wombs. Here, the time of our awareness concerns me. The beginning of our renewal requires that we first accept that what ...
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On New Year’s Eve, many of us are ruled by trying customs, such as listening to fortune-tellers, or shooting in the air, getting drunk and dancing… As different as these customs are and their different contexts and meanings, I bring them together as a reminder that the mature among you know the illusion of them ...
Read moreLook for Saul
I woke up on Saturday morning repeating the expression: Look for “Saul” (Acts 9: 4). I know whom I am addressing. I am addressing brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in Mount Lebanon who had invited me to participate in the evening opening of their annual conference. The opening program was faithful to our ...
Read moreRepenting Sinners
My friend Elias Baz told me that the brethren in “The Renewal in the Holy Spirit Movement” do not bring a brother to a leadership position before the community leaders meet with him, and discuss with him about what they see as new and as old in him. This piece of news reveals two major ...
Read moreTo a Responsible Brother
Life is a constant struggle. Every human being is responsible for himself and for people, old and young. How does he who works in the light fall? I am not asking about the scandal of vices that unfold in the course of commitment, but rather about the secret of obedience. What is the secret of ...
Read moreThe Meeting Place of Goodness
A while ago, a young man called me and told me that he was upset with some young men in his parish who had spoken ill of him in his absence. I know those whom he mentioned. They are all good brothers who serve God and the Word of His grace. I told him: “Pardon ...
Read moreThe Spirit of Our Renewal
Justifying sins is of no help to us in anything, it rather keeps our sins reigning over us. Do you really like to renew yourselves? Always keep in mind that justification cannot be a path to what you love. The path is delineated in Paul's word: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not ...
Read moreEnvy
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 ...
Read moreThe Great Week
All the prayers of the Great and Holy week, service by service, even word by word, are enchanting and alluring. You know. Prayer consists of attention. Our Fathers have warned us against chasing beauty that drives the mind to distractedness. They said what means that we should go through the prayers, whether communal or individual, ...
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