Admonitory Address to a Virgin – Gregory Nazianzen

Gregory Nazianzen.
ADMONITORY ADDRESS TO A VIRGIN.
Parqene, numfe Cristou,
(The Greek is of varied metre, arranged in lines of generally seven
syllables each.)
O bride of Christ on high,
Thy Bridegroom glorify!
Always thyself keep pure,
In word and wisdom sure,
That bright with Him all-bright
Thou e’er mayst dwell in light.
Far better spouse is He
Than earthly spouse could be:
Thy union happier far
Than mortal [...]

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Psalms of St. Ephraim the Syrian

What follows is a selection of Psalms by St. Ephraim the Syrian. They can be found in the book A Spiritual Psalter, published by St. John of Kronstadt Press. This little book is very edifying and uplifting, and is highly recommended.
How to Relieve the Conscience of Inner Anxiety
O Lord and Master! O God of heaven [...]

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Hymn to His Own Soul – St. Gregory Nazianzen

TO HIS OWN SOUL.
ti soi qeleiV genesqai;
(Iambic dimeter catalectic.)
1.
O soul of mine, repining,
What wouldst have done for thee?
Speak, great or small defining:
Granted thy wish shall be.
2.
Of all bright things, prized highest,
Beneath the rolling sun,
Tell that for which thou sighest;
For thee it shall be done.
3.
Wouldst thou assume the measure
Of Gyges, Lydia’s king,
To hide or show at [...]

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My Eucharistic Theology is Orthodox!

As tomorrow (Tuesday) will be a long and harrowing day, I’m posting a day early. Thursday we’ll get back on track!
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Thanks to Steve for the reference to this lovely quiz!!

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You scored as OrthodoxYou are Orthodox, worshiping the mystery of the Holy Trinity in the great liturgy whereby [...]

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Hymn to Christ – St. Clement of Alexandria (c. 220)

HYMN TO CHRIST.
basileu agiwn, loge pandamatwr
(Anapaestic dimeter.)
O Thou, the King of saints, all-conquering Word,
Son of the Highest, wisdom’s Fount and Lord,
The prop that doth uphold through toil and pain;
The joy of ages through immortal reign;
Yet born of mortal flesh for life’s brief span,
O Saviour Jesus, Shepherd, Husbandman;
Helm Thou to guide, and bridle to restrain,
Wing of [...]

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From a Friend –

“Christ told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, “Give me [...]

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Marriage: The Great Sacrament (warning: long)

The Orthodox Christian Information Center says, “Many Orthodox Christians with whom I have spoken, including several clergy and nuns, consider this to be the best statement on marriage they’ve ever read.”
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/marriage.aspx
A Sermon delivered in the Church of St. Nicholas, Trikala, Greece, 17 January, 1971
By Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra, Mount Athos

Nobody would dispute that the most [...]

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