Hatred for the demons contributes greatly to our salvation and is convenient for working at virtue, though we are not strong enough by ourselves to rear it up ...
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The Orthodox Bookstore
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Feb 21, 2012 11:29 pm
Let us begin the Lenten time with delight ... let us fast from passions as we fast from food, taking pleasure in the good words of the Spirit, that we may be ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 27, 2012 4:27 pm
Jesus calls the quickening gift of the Spirit "living water" because mere human nature is parched to its very roots, now rendered dry and barren of all virtue ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 28, 2012 5:41 pm
At length the season moves towards the Lent of the Great Fast, and therefore, we ought the more earnestly devote ourselves to holiness. John Chrysostom, Sermon...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 1, 2012 11:55 pm
Please spread the news, thank you. Dr. Thomas Oden, famous author (and General Editor of Ancient Christian Commentary) will be on Coptic Cafe tonight, 3/1/12,...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 5, 2012 6:35 am
If you pardon from the heart, and sincerely, God in like manner also pardons you. John Chrysostom, Sermon on the Preparation for Great Lent From: Daily Lenten...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 8, 2012 11:07 pm
Learning from the Gospel would therefore be truly good, as would the force of life in Christ. So it must be proclaimed to the lovers of the text, "Learn to do ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 12, 2012 1:00 pm
The Lenten season is a time for labor and effort. It is a season when we strive to energize ourselves to spiritual feats. It is a time when we declare a...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 15, 2012 3:00 am
Lord, inspire us to read your Scriptures and meditate upon them day and night. We beg you to give us real understanding of what we need, that we in turn may ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 20, 2012 11:45 pm
A brother approached Abba Poemen during Lent, expressed his thoughts, and found consolation in the response. Then he admitted, "I almost did not come to see...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 26, 2012 6:30 am
Be zealous within your soul, without showing it in the least, either by visible sign or by word, or by hint. And you will only do this when you stop looking ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 9, 2012 3:02 pm
On Monday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ cursed the fig tree that had no fruit, while on his way from Bethany to Jerusalem. In the morning, as He...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 10, 2012 8:45 pm
On Tuesday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day with the disciples in the temple, teaching them by parables, telling them about the Second...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 11, 2012 6:34 am
On Wednesday of Holy PassionWeek, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day in Bethany at the residence of Simon the leper. There, a woman, anointed our Lord’s ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 12, 2012 5:08 am
On Thursday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ washed the feet of His Disciple’s; celebrated the Last Supper and instituted the Mystery of the Holy ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 13, 2012 6:40 am
On Friday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ endured trials and crucifixion. {Jesus before Pilate} Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate's...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 17, 2012 5:45 am
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! For the Almighty God Himself will raise us up through our Lord Jesus Christ, according to His infallible promise, and...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 20, 2012 8:08 am
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! One who denies that Christ is God cannot become his temple. Cyprian of Carthage, Letters 73:12 ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 30, 2012 11:03 pm
Christ is Risen! + Truly, He is Risen! The sea is surging and the waves are high; but we have nothing to fear because we stand on a rock – the rock of faith....
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 3, 2012 4:24 am
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! It was necessary to allow evil to cry aloud so that, soon after, it would become speechless before the miraculous...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 3, 2012 4:32 am
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii St. Peter and St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 7, 2012 7:30 am
1) Orthodox Day of Praise is an amazing opportunity for worship, praise, and fellowship. Enjoy it in person, or watch it live at: http://stpeterandstpaul.org/...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 15, 2012 6:02 pm
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! We see that the radiance from the sun is integral to it, and that the substance of the sun is not divided or diminished;...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 17, 2012 6:02 am
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! By your sins you have shown yourself to be a thankless slave and son to such an all-good Master and to your most...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 18, 2012 6:43 pm
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen! A person who does not do what God has commanded shows that he really does not believe God. Clement of Alexandria From:...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 23, 2012 9:04 pm
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen Do we forgive our neighbors their trespasses? God also forgives us in His mercy. Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 25, 2012 5:06 am
Christ is Risen! + Truly He is Risen The commandments, the doctrines, the faith: these are the three objects of the Christian’s philosophy. The commandments...
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The Orthodox Bookstore
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May 29, 2012 3:44 am
The Orthodox Bookstore is pleased to hold its 4thAnnual Ancient Christian InterVarsity Press Sale! This year we are pleased to offer eighty titles in our...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 30, 2012 1:25 am
God has gone out with a shout! + The Lord with the sound of the trumpet! One time some seniors from the Athonite School asked him [Elder Paisios] what they...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 30, 2012 10:45 pm
God has gone up with a shout! + The Lord with the sound of the trumpet! Everywhere creation offers obedient service to its Creator. The stars indicate His...
