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Video Lecture ~ “The Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple”

This very edifying lecture concerning the Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple explains how this feast assists us in our preparations as Orthodox Christians for the Celebration of Our Lord’s Nativity and goes further towards the understanding of how the church structures its holidays. […]

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The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul A sermon by Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (+430AD) On this present day holy Church piously commemorates the suffering of the holy, glorious and all-praiseworthy apostles Peter and Paul. Saint Peter, the fervent follower of Jesus Christ, for […]

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Nativity Message from Our Synod of Bishops 2021

  Hellenic Republic Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece The Holy Synod To be read in Church on the Feast of the Nativity Protocol No. 3167 NATIVITY MESSAGE for 2021 “To adore Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Orient from on high. O Lord, […]

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A Christmas Sermon ~ Metropolitan Demetrius

Sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on December 24, 2021/ January 6, 2022, at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.  

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The Feast of Nativity ~ its Origins

You may have heard from unbelievers, and even certain “Christians” that the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, Christmas, has “pagan roots”, and thereby try to diminish its importance, its holiness and even its “Christianity”. Or some will say: “Christmas is not mentioned in the Bible.” This shows that they […]

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I’m Drowning!

A sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost 2021 at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.  

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On the Joy of Being Orthodox ~ St. John of Kronstadt

On the Joy of Being Orthodox ~St. John of Kronstadt “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” (Jn.1: 47) Our Lord Jesus Christ said this of a certain Nathanael, an Israelite who dwelt in the Galilean town of Cana, when the latter, on the advice of his friend […]

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On Lies ~ Saint Philaret of New York

    On Lies  By St. Philaret of New York  The Evangelist Luke tells of how the Lord Jesus Christ cast out a demon from a possessed person. Such accounts are found many times in the Gospel, but it is characteristic that the Lord Jesus Christ, when the evil spirits […]

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The Resurrection of Christ Represents the Triumph of Faith and Eternal Life

About How the Resurrection of Christ Represents the Triumph of Faith and Eternal Life          Christ is Risen!   Brothers and sisters, today we continue to celebrate our Holy Pascha, so I would like to say a few words about how the Resurrection of Christ represents the triumph of faith […]

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