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Hieromartyr Methodios Bishop of Patara (June 20) (Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios)

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On June 20th, the Church honors the memory of St. Methodios, Bishop of Patara in Lycia, also known as the birthplace of St. Nicholas of Myra.  St. Methodios rose to prominence before St. Nicholas, during the last great persecution of Christians by the Roman emperors.   He was given rare spiritual and intellectual gifts by God, possessing great knowledge of philosophy and theology.  It is with these gifts that he defended Orthodox doctrine, giving strength to Christians.   The foundation for this was set in his childhood, where he faithfully participated in the divine worship of the Church.  This living faith, combined with his eloquence, made him one of the most important theological and ecclesial figures in the early Church. When ...

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Sunday of All Saints (part 2) (Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou)

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Read the first part here Today, one week after Pentecost, again we celebrate a feast, commemorating all the Saints that were well pleasing to the Lord in this life and partook of His imperishable life. Last Sunday we celebrated the coming of the Comforter and the immaculate Church, in her wisdom, has instituted this feast to commemorate all the Saints, the renowned fruit of the Holy Spirit. The Saints of every age provide palpable evidence of the truth of God and the wondrous Tabernacle built on earth with the coming of the Holy Spirit. They bear witness to the integrity of the Church who bears in her bosom these earth-bound Angels, these Heavenly men. The secret Person, the Holy Spirit, the hidden ...

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