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And in one Lord Jesus Christ… And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, through Whom all things were made. The main body of the Creed (Articles 2-7) outlines our belief in God the Son. The need for the Church to formally state and clarify the identity of the Son of God was triggered by the mother of heresies – Arianism. Arius, a priest of the Christian Church in Alexandria, argued that the [...]

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of Diokleia Metropolitan Kallistos is an English bishop and theologian of the Orthodox Church. He honed his skills as a master orator over 35 years (from 1966 to 2001) as the lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at the University of Oxford. He was tonsured a monk at the monastery of St John the Theologian in Patmos. He has written many books (including the “Orthodox Church” and the “Orthodox Way”), and many articles. He was one of the translators into English of the Philokalia, Lenten Tridion, and Festal Menaion. His podcasts are engaging, dynamic and beautifully elucidated. Most [...]

From the Service of Matins for the Annunciation of the Lady Theotokos   Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Ὀρθρος «Χαῖρε κατάρας λύτρωσις, τοῦ Ἀδὰμ Θεοτόκε, χαῖρε σεμνὴ Μητρόθεε, χαῖρε ἔμψυχε βάτε, χαῖρε λαμπάς, χαῖρε θρόνε, χαῖρε κλῖμαξ καὶ πύλη, χαῖρε τὸ θεῖον ὄχημα, χαῖρε κούφη νεφέλη, χαῖρε ναέ, χαῖρε στάμνε πάγχρυσε, χαῖρε ὄρος, χαῖρε σκηνὴ καὶ τράπεζα, χαῖρε Εὔας ἡ λύσις.» (25 Μαρτίου, Β’ Εξαποστειλάριον, Ήχος β’) “Rejoice, Theotokos redemption of Adam’s curse, rejoice noble Mother of God, rejoice, living bush, Rejoice, O lampstand; rejoice, Ο throne. Rejoice, O ladder and gate. Rejoice, divine chariot. Rejoice, O swift cloud, rejoice [...]

St Joseph the Hesychast St Joseph the Hesychast, who was canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 20 October 2019, is one of Orthodoxy's newest saints. He was a shining beacon of monasticism in the 20th century and played a major role in the revitalisation of Mt Athos and the teaching of the Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.” St Joseph was born in Paros in 1897. His family was extremely poor and so the Saint left home at the age of 17 to work in Pireaus. After receiving a vision of two angels serving [...]