O Jesus, ever since Your face shone to me on the faces of brethren who wished me to be with them in Your Church, I have been struck by holiness. I am here on the road leading to your Pascha. The feast is near yet distant! The days are passing by. But my shocks are ...
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A Lasting Vista
Here in this country, my son's house slumbers on the edge of a lake in a beautiful neighborhood where the day rivals the night in its calmness. The house consists of a basement, two stories, and a backyard that is surrounded by cypress trees. It is an extension to the neighborhood it is located in, ...
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I saw him with my own eyes. Years had passed since his emigration. I did not know he was here. It is him. He has not changed. He was sitting in the middle of the Church, among the congregation, participating in the funeral of a mutual friend of ours. After the service, I offered my ...
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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 ...
Read moreThe Rain of Great and Holy Friday
Nothing matters to some Christians in our country, from this or that Church, more than that it rains on Great and Holy Friday. What shall I tell you of their happiness, if it rains on their Friday? If it rains, they fill the world with joy and noise, they even seize God by considering that ...
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