Through the many years of Christianity, there has been many saints who stood firm in their faith for Christ and proclaimed their undivided faith in the face of many trials and temptations of the world. One among those saints is St. George, the Triumphant, Trophy-bearer, Wonder-worker and Martyr.
Embark on a spiritual journey as we explore the intriguing connection between the Divine Ladder of Jacob and the revered Mother Mary in Orthodox Christianity. Discover the deep symbolism behind the ladder that bridges heaven and earth, and learn how the Virgin Mary embodies this symbolism through her role as the Theotokos, the bridge between the divine and the human. Delve into the profound teachings of the Church Fathers and their insights on these timeless concepts, offering us hope, guidance, and a deeper understanding of faith.
00 Theosis and the Doctrine of Salvation - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. - The Eastern Orthodox doctrine of theosis or deification refers to humans being transformed into the image of God through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, not becoming divine in essence. - While some concepts like theosis were used in pagan antiquity, the Church Fathers adopted and redefined these terms to have distinct Christian meanings focused on salvation through Christ. - Theosis is a central theme in Patristic writings and flows from justification, with both emphasizing the believer's union with God and transformation, though the West stresses juridical standing before God more. The concepts are complementary rather than contradictory.
Cyprus Kakopetria Village "Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis" Church - One of the most interesting Byzantine churches on the island. It is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site.
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During its long historical past the Great Holy Vatopedi Monastery has proved to have played a double role in its spiritual activities. It pursued both a hesychastic life and freedom from worldly care, that are the basics to achieve theosis,…
NONSENSE PAGAN PANTHEON POLYTHEIST KABBALAH JUDAISM PHARISES THEOLOGY: - Satan is God of this world (2 Cor 4:4) - Satan is fallen angels sons of god (Job chapter 1-2) - Satan has armies of Angels (Revelation 12:9) - Mother Angels Asherah (Holy Spirit, Dove, Chokmah, Wisdom) got pregnant and her babies angels are eaten by dragons (Rev 12:1-5) - Rapture will make you God (Theosis) by first becoming an angel (sons of god, glorious body scam)
NONSENSE PAGAN PANTHEON POLYTHEIST KABBALAH JUDAISM PHARISES THEOLOGY: - Satan is God of this world (2 Cor 4:4) - Satan is fallen angels sons of god (Job chapter 1-2) - Satan has armies of Angels (Revelation 12:9) - Mother Angels Asherah (Holy Spirit, Dove, Chokmah, Wisdom) got pregnant and her babies angels are eaten by dragons (Rev 12:1-5) - Rapture will make you God (Theosis) by first becoming an angel (sons of god, glorious body scam)
By Protopresbyter Fr. George Metallinos Heresy is not just an error of the reasoning faculty, nor are heretics simply misplaced in finding the truth. In their case something happens deeper and more substantial. They know the Bible to the letter, often in amazing ways. But they lack something essential, and this lack radically distinguishes them from the Fathers. They lack the experience of the Holy Spirit of the Fathers, the interior illumination of the Spirit. This is because they have not gone through the therapeutic process of the Church. Externally they may be morally flawless. But they do not have within them the Spirit. Therefore, they do not see what the Fathers see in the Spirit. Though intellectually they may be amazingly developed. Indeed it is a fact, that all the great heretics impressed with their vast knowledge and "wisdom". Even today! But they don't have a pure heart, nor have they been changed into temples of the Holy Spirit. Heresy presupposes poor to non-existent therapeutic treatment. For this reason the theology of heretics is intellectual - a scientific hypothesis, logical, and a syllogistic game. The experience of theosis, which adorns the Fathers, is what they are missing. This is why heretics cannot distinguish at critical points truth from deceit. For they cannot see the truth within them, they do not know it in their heart. Without the vehicle of "noetic prayer" they cannot arrive at "glorification", which is the revelation of "all truth" from the Holy Spirit. Herein is also revealed the tragedy of all heretics, especially the heresiarchs. Unillumined themselves, they seek to illumine. Unhealed themselves, they seek to heal. Atheists themselves (being without the true God), they seek to theologize. We could liken heretics to quacks and charlatans, who scam. But they are worse: they are physicians who offer fatal therapeutic treatment, who kill people for eternity. They are pharmacists who market poisoned drugs, corrupted, that are hazardous to public health, not physically, but spiritually and eternally. Source: Translated by John Sanidopoulos.
The Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in its gathering on the 5th of May 2014, approved the Services of Praise for Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva, which were composed by the theologian and philologist Evangelos Karadimos, shortly after the repose of the Saint (December 2, 1991), and were formally issued in 1998. Elder Porphyryios was inducted into the ranks of the saints of the Orthodox Church by decision of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which was received on the 27th of November of the year 2013 and announced the same day. That decision was enthusiastically accepted by the Pan-Orthodox fullness of the Church. A few minutes after the announcement of this decision, church bells joyfully peeled throughout the earth and doxologies were offered up to God, Who is wondrous in His saints. On that day the memorials to Elder Porphyrios offered in the churches changed into doxological Divine Liturgies in his memory and the memorial kollyva were blessed as kollyva for the Saint. The people of God with fervor accepted the decision of the canonization of Elder Porphyrios to be among the honored Saints of our Church and they rushed to the churches to express their gratitude and thanks for the beneficence granted to them by God through the prayers of Saint Porphyrios. Within a few days the following services were made available and for this reason it is offered and republished. The services at hand, although drafted in the language of traditional ecclesiastical hymnography, is easily understood because the poetry it has chosen is simple in structure and in easily comprehensible vocabulary. Table of Contents Α. ΑΣΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ 21 Ἐν τῷ Μικρῷ Ἑσπερινῷ 21 Ἐν τῷ Μεγάλῳ Ἑσπερινῷ 25 Εἰς τὸν Ὄρθρον 39 Εἰς τοὺς Αἴνους 58 Εἰς τὴν Λειτουργίαν 61 Β. ΚΑΝΩΝ ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΤΙΚΟΣ 65 Γ. ΧΑΙΡΟΙΣ, ΠΑΤΕΡ ΠΟΡΦΥΡΙΕ 81 Πρόλογος τοῦ Μητροπολίτου πρώην Διδυμοτείχου καὶ Ὀρεστιάδος Κυροῦ Κωνσταντίνου 83 Προλεγόμενα τοῦ Συγγραφέα 87 Οἶκοι κδ΄ (κατ᾿ ἀλφάβητον) 91 Δ. ΔΙΕΥΚΡΙΝΙΣΗ 105 Ε. ΕΓΚΩΜΙΑ 113 ΣΤ. ΕΠΙΜΕΤΡΟΝ 125 Διάφορα ἕτερα ὑμνογραφήματα 125 Μεγαλυνάρια 125 Προσόμοια 127 Τροπάρια εἰς διαφόρους ἤχους 128 Ἕτερα τροπάρια εἰς διαφόρους ἤχους 133 Ζ. ΜΟΥΣΙΚΟΝ ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ 135 Εἰς τὸν Μικρὸν Ἑσπερινόν 137 Εἰς τὸν Μεγάλον Ἑσπερινόν 147 Εἰς τὸν Ὄρθρον 195 Ἐκδόσεις τοῦ Ἱ. Ἡσυχαστηρίου 207 On the 2nd of the month of December, we remember our Venerable and God-bearing Father Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva, the clairvoyant and wonderworker. Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος α΄. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης. Τῆς Εὐβοίας τὸν γόνον, Οἰκουμένης ἀγλάϊσμα, τῆς Θεολογίας τὸν μύστην καὶ Χριστοῦ φίλον γνήσιον, Πορφύριον τιμήσωμεν, πιστοί, τὸν πλήρη χαρισμάτων ἐκ παιδός. Δαιμονῶντας γὰρ λυτροῦται, καὶ ἀσθενεῖς ἰᾶται πίστει κράζοντας· δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ ἁγιάσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ πᾶσιν ἰάματα. Apolytikion. Tone 1. The citizen of the desert. The offspring of Evia, the adornment of the Ecumene, the initiated in Theology, and the genuine friend of Christ, Porphyrios, O faithful, let us honor, who was filled with all the gifts of grace from childhood. The demon possessed are redeemed, and the sick are healed who cry out with faith: Glory to Him who gave you might, Glory to Him who sanctified you, Glory to Him who operates through you healings for all. Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος πλ. δ´. Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ. Τοῦ Παρακλήτου τὸν ναὸν τὸν ἁγιώτατον καὶ τῆς πανάγνου Θεοτόκου προσφιλέστατον, ἀνυμνήσωμεν Πορφύριον ἐκ καρδίας. Ἀγαπᾷ γὰρ καὶ ἰᾶται πάντας καὶ φρουρεῖ καὶ πρεσβεύει ὅπως τύχωμεν θεώσεως. Ὅθεν κράζομεν· χαίροις, πάτερ Πορφύριε. Kontakion. Tone Plagal 4. To thee the champion leader. The most-holy temple of the Paraklete and the most-beloved of the all-pure Theotokos, Porphyrios let us praise from our hearts. He loves and heals all and guards and intercedes as we succeed in theosis. For this let us cry out: Rejoice, Father Porphyrios. Μεγαλυνάριον. Χαίροις χαρισμάτων ὁ θησαυρὸς καὶ τῶν ἰαμάτων ἡ πηγὴ ἡ θαυματουργός. Χαίροις ὁ προφήτης ὁ νέος Ἐκκλησίας, Πορφύριε, τρισμάκαρ, Ἄθωνος καύχημα. Megalynarion. Rejoice treasury of the gifts of grace and the wonderworking source of healings. Rejoice the new prophet of the Church, Porphyrios, thrice-blessed, the boast of Athos. Source: Translations by John Sanidopoulos. See also: Concerning the Services and Hymns to Saint Porphyrios
