A discourse on the Mystery of Chrismation There is a beautiful Russian expression: “We’re all anointed with the same brush.” Although it sounds a little quaint, within it is hidden the deepest meaning. Scarcely is the newly-baptized Christian vested in white garments—a symbol of purification and the forgiveness of sins received from the Lord God,
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THEOSIS – THE TRUE PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE – Part 6 of 10 – The Uncreated Energies Of God
According to the teachings of the Holy Bible and the Fathers of the Church, man is able to achieve Theosis because within the Orthodox Church of Christ the Grace of God is uncreated. God is not only essence, as the West thinks; He is also energy. If God was only essence, we could not unite
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Our Mission’s First Baptism!
It is with much joy that we present the newly illumined Arsenios and Vakhtang! Two precious ones were baptized into the church on Saturday. Glory to God! Our first baptism was a great success and a great joy for all involved. We had 37 in attendance at the baptism and we had a nice cookout
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Wholly Cleansed, A Discourse on the Mystery of Baptism
Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, spiritual father of the stavropegial Convent of St. Alexis in Moscow, teacher at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Humanitarian University, and author of several books offered pravoslavie.ru his thoughts on the meaning of the Mystery of Baptism and the prayers accompanying it, and how it ushers a man into the life in Christ. *
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