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22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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One purpose (Elder Cleopa Ilie)

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For Christians, there’s only one point to sorrows: atonement for our sins here on earth, through a variety of ailments, sorrow and pain, all for the purification and salvation of our soul. For the wicked, who have no desire to sort themselves out and to repent, these sorrows on earth are a portent of eternal suffering. Elder Cleopa Ilie

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21 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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The Significance of the Birth of Christ for the Human Race (Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th.)

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The Gospel reading for the Sunday before Christmas, taken from the beginning of the Gospel of Saint Matthew, contains Christ’s genealogy ‘after the flesh’, and, thereafter, God’s dispensation regarding the birth of Jesus from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. Let us turn our attention to the significance of this for each one of us. Every year, in an atmosphere of joy and delight, the Church celebrates the Birth of Christ, and sings wonderful hymns to God Who became incarnate and re-formed our degenerate human nature. Orthodox hymnography and theology emphasize the great anthropological significance of the divine incarnation: we have been saved from hopeless degradation and from the chaos of destructive hatred by the love of God, which took ...

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21 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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1st e-meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Byzantine Chanters

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  Dear brothers and sisters, You are invited to participate in the “1st e-meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Byzantine Chanters“, which will take place Monday, December 21, 2020, 07:30-09:30 PM Athens Time. Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer real-time Romanian and English interpretation for the entire session including the homily as well as the questions & answers. Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the following link:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqdu-ppz8rHNYXzPfT9fNp6uEC6i21v4Tz After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  Please install the ZOOM “Desktop or mobile” app in order to be able to listen to the different languages. Instructions here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Upgrade-update-to-the-latest-version OR Sign in to Zoom desktop client. Click your profile picture then click Check for Updates. If there is a ...

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