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Sunday of All Saints (Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou)

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‘We went through the fire and water; but Thou broughtest us out into a place of refreshment.’ Pentecost completes the cycle of the great feasts of the Dispensation of the Lord. The Holy Spirit came to seal the salvation of mankind wrought by the Lord Jesus. On this day, the Sunday of All Saints, the Church teaches us that the Saints are the fruit of the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost, the Heavenly Father shed the gifts of the Holy Spirit like rain. Wherever these gifts found good earth, they bore the fruit of holy life. Thus, Pentecost is not just the birthday of the Church, but also of all her Saints. The Saints are the fruit of the ...

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Homily on the Sunday of All Saints (Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios)

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Today, Heaven and earth celebrate the innumerable Saints of the Church of Christ, with glory and praise.   This Feast honors all of the Saints who rejoice in God, from all parts of the world and in every age.   Many of them we know by name, and we honor them throughout the year.   However, there are many more that are unknown, and this is why the Church has set aside the Sunday after Pentecost to honor all Saints, so that they may also be venerated by all.  The choice of this particular day is also significant, because it is with the Grace of the Holy Spirit that the Saints were sanctified. According to the Synaxarion, these sanctified ones include: ...

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