Orthodox Faith

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Orthodoxy: the unbroken unity of the Christian faith, the “One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church,” "catholic" meaning full and complete, lacking nothing. The Orthodox Church precedes Roman Catholicism and denominations. The Bible came from us!

Orthodox Faith (English)

Welcome to the "Orthodox Faith" Telegram channel, where we delve into the unbroken unity of the Christian faith. Here, we explore the essence of Orthodoxy, which is often described as the “One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.” The term "catholic" in this context does not refer to the Roman Catholic Church, but rather to the fullness and completeness of the Orthodox faith, which lacks nothing. Orthodoxy has a rich and ancient history that predates Roman Catholicism and the various denominations that exist today. The Orthodox Church traces its origins back to the early Christian communities and believes in the continuity of the teachings and traditions passed down from the apostles. Through the "Orthodox Faith" channel, we aim to provide insights into the teachings, practices, and beliefs of the Orthodox Church. We explore topics such as the sacraments, liturgical traditions, theological discussions, and the historical development of Orthodoxy. Our goal is to foster a deeper understanding of the Orthodox faith and its significance in the modern world. Join us on this journey of discovery as we uncover the roots of the Christian faith and delve into the spiritual depth of Orthodoxy. Whether you are a lifelong member of the Orthodox Church, a curious seeker of truth, or simply interested in learning more about the history and traditions of Christianity, this channel is for you. The Orthodox Church holds a unique position in the history of Christianity, and its influence can be seen in various aspects of religious and cultural life. By exploring the teachings of the Orthodox faith, we gain a greater appreciation for the diversity and richness of Christian traditions. So, come and join us on this exploration of the Orthodox faith. Discover the timeless truths and profound wisdom that have guided believers for centuries. Let us journey together through the channels of history and theology, as we seek to deepen our understanding of the Orthodox Church and its place in the world today.

Orthodox Faith

08 Nov, 14:20

O Holy Angel, guardian of my wretched soul and my passionate life: do not abandon me, a sinner, neither depart from me because of my lack of self-control. Leave no room for the evil demon to gain control of me through the violence of this mortal body.“

Orthodox Faith

08 Nov, 12:50

The emperor’s orders regarding Christians were simple: "Put to death anyone who calls on the name of the Crucified".

In Thessalonika, proconsul Demetrios, instead of following orders to execute Christians, once a secret Christian, now openly confessed the Christ. It is said that in his teaching zeal he became for Thessalonika "a second Apostle Paul" in the same city where Saint Paul founded the first community of believers (1 Thes., 2 Thes.). Like Paul, Saint Demitrios was also destined by the Lord to martyrdom. At dawn on 26 October 306 Roman soldiers and the holy saint through with spears.

☦️Apolytikion (Third Tone):

The world has found in you a great champion in time of peril, as you emerged the victor in routing the barbarians. For as you brought to naught the boasts of Lyaios, imparting courage to Nestor in the stadium, in like manner, holy one, great Martyr Demetrios, invoke Christ God for us, that He may grant us His great mercy.

Orthodox Faith

06 Nov, 23:30

Our Mother

“Here is a wondrous thing, which passes understanding: she dwells in heaven and ever beholds the glory of God, yet she does not forget us, poor wretches that we are, and spreads her compassion over the whole earth, over all peoples."

☦️ St. Silouan

Orthodox Faith

06 Nov, 14:24

☦️ St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyiva

Orthodox Faith

06 Nov, 06:18

If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

+ Luke 12:28-31

Orthodox Faith

04 Nov, 14:13

JESUS, radiant dawn after night!

Orthodox Faith

03 Nov, 21:42

☦️St Paisios

Orthodox Faith

03 Nov, 13:58

☦️ I will come into Your house in the greatness of Your mercy: and in fear I will worship toward Your holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me, that with a clear mind I may glorify You forever, One Divine Power worshiped in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. ☦️

Orthodox Faith

02 Nov, 21:20

Holy Baptism

Orthodox Faith

02 Nov, 13:06

St Gabriel Urgebadze (Nov 2)

“The Signs of the Times are everywhere all around us, yet hardly anyone wants to see it. The end is soon approaching and anyone who has not found love will be swept away by the deluge. The door to the Ark is not yet shut, there is still mercy left for us.

We must take every moment left as an opportunity to move closer to Christ. Don’t waste time by unnecessarily obsessing and arguing with hard-headed people over the Signs and Times. Spend your time plowing the field so you can find the treasure...

In the end times a man will be saved by love, humbleness and kindness. Kindness will open the gates of Heaven; humbleness will lead him into Heaven; a man, whose heart is filled with love, will see God.”

Orthodox Faith

01 Nov, 20:16

"When you find Christ [in the heart], you are satisfied, you desire nothing else, you find peace. You become a different person. You live everywhere, wherever Christ is. You live in the stars, in infinity, in heaven with the angels, with the saints, on earth with people, with plants, with animals, with everyone and everything. When there is love for Christ, loneliness disappears. You are peaceable, joyous, full. Neither melancholy, not illness, nor pressure, nor anxiety, nor depression nor hell."

☦️ St Porpyhrios of Kavsokalyvia

Orthodox Faith

01 Nov, 14:15

The Holy and Glorious Prophet Joel (Oct 19/ Nov 1) declared “the day of The Lord draws near” (Joel 1:15)
and called the people to turn back to God with all their hearts.

The Holy Prophet also foretold the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Joel 2:28, and quoted by the Apostle Peter in Acts 2:17), and the saving power of the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Joel 2:32).

Joel also prophesied and described the Dread Judgment of God, and foretold the glory of God's Holy Church.

“… you saw things far off as if they were near. Therefore, we honor you, blessed and glorious Prophet Joel.”

Orthodox Faith

31 Oct, 17:14

Prayer for the Departed

O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the souls of Thy departed servants in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which they have committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.

For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.

Orthodox Faith

31 Oct, 04:40

Jose Muñoz, of blessed memory was born into family of devout Catholics. One day, while in his way to his Catholic church in Santiago, he passed the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and was attracted by the wondrous singing. This was the beginning of his conversion to the Orthodox Faith. Once, a copy of the miracle-working Mother of God he was presented with as a gift began to stream myrrh. Brother Jose became a faithful guardian of the Icon, the Montreal Iveron icon, travelling with it over the world, praying unceasingly. Brother José was martyred on October 31, 1997 by enemies of God in Athens. He was 49 years old.

At Holy Trinity Monastery
Jordanville, NY, on
October 26, 2019, the
Feast Day of the “Moscow” Iveron Icon, a Panikhida was chanted at the grave of the Martyred Brother José.
During the service, the Wonderworking “Hawaiian” Iveron Icon began to profusely gush myrrh.

By the end of the 20 minute service, the covers on the analoy were completely soaked through and the fragrance of myrrh could be felt hundreds of meters away.

Orthodox Faith

31 Oct, 04:40

“People spend an unbelievable amount of money on psychotherapy, and these psychiatrists and psychologists do not free people from their passions. Few people today seek true healing...people do not notice that professional doctors cannot do for years what the Mother of God does at once if a person sincerely turns to Her.”

+ Martyr José Muñoz-Cortes of Montréal +

Orthodox Faith

30 Oct, 22:21

St John Kochurov (Oct 31) is considered the protomartyr of the Russian Revolution. At the time of his martyrdom by Bolsheviks, Fr. John had only recently returned to his homeland from America where he had ministered faithfully among poor Slavic immigrants and established numerous parishes and missions in the Chicago area. He also ministered to converts who came seeking the fullness of the apostolic Faith.

Serving at St. Catherine Cathedral in Tsarskoe Selo, just as the October Revolution was beginning, St John refused to stop leading public prayers for his people and their land. To make an example of him, the Bolsheviks publicly shot the beloved archpriest and dragged his body through town.

Holy Hieromartyr John of Chicago and Tsarskoe Selo, pray to God for us!

Orthodox Faith

22 Oct, 11:42

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing!

Psalm 99:2

Orthodox Faith

22 Oct, 00:06

Father Seraphim Rose

Orthodox Faith

21 Oct, 00:38

☦️ St Silouan The Athonite

Orthodox Faith

20 Oct, 23:50

To the Theotokos

Quench the flame of my passions, for I am poor and miserable. Deliver me from the remembrance of troublesome thoughts and evil deeds. For you are blessed by all generations and your most glorious name is extolled to all ages. Amen.

Orthodox Faith

20 Oct, 21:39

In 1981, two walkways collapsed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, killing 114 people and injuring many. It also caused a paralyzing back injury to a young Orthodox woman, who is now a nun at Exaltation of the Holy Cross Monastery, Thebes, Greece

"I remember that I was crushed - bent over with my face between my knees ... there were sixty tons [of concrete and debris] on top of me. My knees broke my ribs. ... Then, at some point, I spoke to my guardian angel: "Where are you?" I felt my right hand clasped, without pulling, and then I was out. I was lying on my back, totally free of the rubble. Someone I did not recognize was holding me and told me that I would be OK. No one remembers seeing this person." - Sister Aemiliane

Orthodox Faith

20 Oct, 13:59

In Greek Orthodox churches, young altar servers are called Papadàkia: "little priests." God bless our little priests. May they grow up to be faithful servants of our Lord.

Orthodox Faith

20 Oct, 02:20

Of Your Mystical Supper, O Son of God, accept me today as a communicant, for I will not speak of Your Mystery to Your enemies, neither like Judas will I give You a kiss, but like the thief will I confess You: Remember me, O Lord, in Your Kingdom. ☦️ St. Simeon the Translator

Orthodox Faith

20 Oct, 01:56

What do you mean you slept through your alarm?

Orthodox Faith

19 Oct, 14:14

Science

Orthodox Faith

18 Oct, 17:31

Distressed by many temptations, I flee to you seeking salvation, O Mother of the Word and Virgin. Deliver me from ordeals and afflictions. Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Orthodox Faith

18 Oct, 03:29

☦️ St Nikolai Velimirovich

Orthodox Faith

17 Oct, 20:28

☦️ St Justin Popovich

Orthodox Faith

17 Oct, 16:21

There never was, and there will never be a place on earth free from sorrows. The only sorrow-less place possible is the heart when the Lord is present there.

☦️Saint Nikon of Optina

Orthodox Faith

17 Oct, 03:55

“The message of the Christian Faith is meant to disrupt your life and change you, every day, and in every way. You were made to become by grace what Christ is by nature. That fact alone is going to disrupt your life. That's what it is supposed to do!”

— Fr Barnabas Powell

Orthodox Faith

17 Oct, 01:12

Church Tradition holds that St Luke painted the first icon-- of the Mother of God-- during her lifetime. Several celebrated and wonderworking icons in Greece, are said to be original icons written by the apostle.

Orthodox Faith

17 Oct, 01:11

“Holy Apostle, heal the wounds of our souls, and pray for our salvation!”

The holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (Oct 18/ Oct 31) was a close companion of the Holy Apostle Paul on his missionary journeys and gave a doctor's help when Paul was beaten, stoned or nearly drowned.

A Gentile born in Antioch, the Holy Apostle is the writer of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. In it, he emphasizes Christ's compassion for sinners and for those who suffer.

Only in Luke's gospel are the stories told of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, her visit to Elizabeth, the Magnificat, the Presentation and Jesus' remaining in Jerusalem.

Only in Luke's gospel are the words spoken by the angel to Mary at the Annunciation recorded. "Hail Mary, full of grace." We also hear Elizabeth's words to Mary, "Blessed are you and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus."

Orthodox Faith

16 Oct, 19:45

☦️ St Paisios

Orthodox Faith

16 Oct, 18:59

“Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you…” Psalm 54:22

Orthodox Faith

16 Oct, 18:31

The Church is Eternal. Satan’s victories are fleeting.

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