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In Orthodox icons of Christ saving people, He is grabbing their arms. They are not grabbing His.

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Map of who controls what at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

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Just back from Montana helping to build a monastery

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Orthodox Church of Saint Elijah the Prophet carved underground from limestone in Coober Pedy, Australia

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St Porphyrios Church in Gaza posted photos of their worship on FB at ~18:00GMT on Oct 14

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On Aug 13 1922 Met Bishop Benjamin was killed. At trial the Petrograd Provincial Revolutionary Tribunal announced that he and nine other clergy would be shot. And when the judge asked if he wanted to say something, he said: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee for all things!

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Glorious Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Borki near Kharkiv, Ukraine Stalin demolished it in the 1930s along with thousands of other churches.

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A parishioner gave me his entire set!

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Some mornings she’s here before I am

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Monk at bat

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CHRIST IS RISEN!!!

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St John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco

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Holy Trinity Church has announced that OCA priest Fr Moses Berry fell asleep in the Lord overnight. He was a true servant of God who spread joy and peace. May his memory be eternal!

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Pompeian bread preserved in ash with imprint of maker (from c79 AD) Prosphora with imprint of cross and symbols for “Jesus Christ Conquers”

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In the 80’s Monk James opened his home to AIDS victims, to care for them so they could die in peace. The hospitals and their families didn’t want them. Please remember the soul of Fr. James (Langston), abbot of Sts Cosmos and Damian, who fell asleep in the Lord yesterday.

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Please pray 🙏🏼 . Multiple Arabic language news sources reporting that St Porphyrios Church has been bombed with many civilians inside.

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St Porphyrios Church in Gaza posted photos of their worship on FB at ~18:00GMT on Oct 14

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My youngest son became a teenager today. He now wears the same cross as the other men in his family.

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Fr Peter Gilquist, who became an Orthodox Priest, was the ghostwriter of Johnny Cash’s autobiography

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Baptism of Johnny Cash in the Jordan River, 1971 🇯🇴

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Christ doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves

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Archbishop Peter of Chicago (ROCOR) issues prohibition on selling or distributing the new Heers book at the end of Section 4.

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Do unbaptized babies go to hell? St John Chrysostom says they are innocent and God receives them as such. Quoting the Wisdom of Sirach, ‘‘The souls of the just are in the hands of God’ and so also are the souls of children for they also are not wicked.’

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"Do Unbaptized Babies Go to Hell? (Chrysostom, Augustine, and Original Sin") Unfortunately, some still claim to be Orthodox but promote non-Orthodox/patristic beliefs. If you read articles about this topic, ensure that that person has a theological(cont.)

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Avoid. Found in local bookstore. Didn’t know such a thing existed.

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2 years

Today makes 23 years without a drink.

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3 years

In 1922 the Petrograd Provincial Revolutionary Tribunal announced that Metr Benjamin and nine would be shot. When the presiding judge asked him to say something about himself, he said ‘Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee for all things.’

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3 years

Please pray for my father David who is in hospice and has now stopped taking any food or drink. It is probably only a matter of days now.

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This is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. And this is one of my favorites icons. When my wife and I were inquirers - struggling to accept that God would forgive us - a priest took this very icon right off his wall and gave it for us to keep. It holds a special place in my heart.

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Ancient 5th century Christian wisdom on the six stages of temptation 🧵 1 PROVOCATION προσβογή. An initial stimulation in the heart, which originates from spiritual warfare. Provocations assail a person independent of free will. One is NOT morally responsible for them….1/7

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On May 3 the Church remembers the Baptism by Blood of St Ahmed the Calligrapher who was martyred in 1682 without ever receiving any formal Christian sacraments. 1/5

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Many of us have done tremendous damage to our minds and souls over the years. Advice from St Gregory of Sinai (d1346): To cure th[e] memory of the deceitful and harmful thoughts means to bring it back to its ancient simplicity. The weapon of evil, transgression, 1/3

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Simonopetra Monastery on Mount Athos has about 60 monks.

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TRANSFIGURATION

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Am I the only fan around here of the spinal fluid theory and what it represents? The Psalms and prayer physically alter us.

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Jesus said to them “Come and see.” John 1:39 May we invite others to come experience the Kingdom of Heaven on earth here at our parishes.

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On Aug 13 1922 Metr Bishop Benjamin was martyred. At trial the Petrograd Provincial Revolutionary Tribunal announced that he and nine other clergy would be shot. When the judge asked if he wanted to say something, he said: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee for all things!

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If you’re wearing lipstick don’t kiss the icon. It can stain the icon permanently.

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The Orthodox icon for Nativity depicts St Joseph confronting Doubt.

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I asked Fr Jacob to pray for my unborn child. He asked for a name. I told him we had chosen one - but couldn’t tell him that day because we had promised to tell family first. “That’s fine. I’ll just pray for Nathaniel”Nathaniel was the name we had picked!! How did he know?! 3/9

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Relics of St Raphael of Brooklyn were present for Vespers at our cousins’ parish

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Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace.

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You can still visit the tomb of Lazarus

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If you respect Calvin more than Jesus’ mother, there’s a problem.

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Today is the anniversary of the repose of Archpriest Jacob Myers from pneumonia in 2013. Fr Jacob once had a moment of clairvoyance with me. And his prayers helped my son. Father Jacob, if you have found favor with God, please pray for us. Memory Eternal! 1/9

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Christ is Born!

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At St Tikhon’s Monastery they have cat named Hesycat.

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Newly discovered photo of St Nektarios

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3 years

Today marks 22 years straight without a drink. Thank you Lord God for protecting me!

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Christology error chart

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WARNING ⚠️ Some online Orthodox content producers are schoolyard bullies who never grew up They were feral children, neglected by parents, raising themselves entirely online They don’t know how else to act. They only know how to be vulgar. They can’t be any other way. AVOID

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Orthodox Coffee Hour more than just coffee longer than an hour

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Theophany from Florida to Kyrgyzstan

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Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη! Христос воскресе!

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Orthodox Evangelism ProTip: When your non-Orthodox friends are ill or suffering, light candles for them at churches and send pictures. They love it.

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I can smell this place from here

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Icon Stall in Damascus 🇸🇾

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One of the most powerful spiritual medicines is to pray through all the Psalms every week - half an hour everyday / 3.5 hours per week to complete the Psalter each week. Psalms were the core of the prayer book of the early church. Memorize as many as you can.

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Keep your eyes on Christ

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The cross I will give my son on his upcoming 13th birthday. It matches mine and his older brothers’.

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Young inquirers, our Orthodox bishops are not like resented school principals. If you mock or disrespect them, I will block you. If you encounter online subcultures that take this attitude, please avoid them.

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Some of you, clergy, know in your hearts that you are being called to the Orthodox Church. And you will not know peace until you leave your current tradition and enter the Orthodox Church. This will affect income and career, and require some sacrifice from you and your family.

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My father David peacefully fell asleep in the Lord this evening, with mom and I beside him. Pray that God will grant him rest and blessed repose among the saints, pardoning all his transgressions, and establishing him in the mansions of the righteous. Thank you for your prayers.

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Please pray for my father David who is in hospice and has now stopped taking any food or drink. It is probably only a matter of days now.

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That Amazing Race episode where contestants had to go to an Orthodox church in Greece, listen to the priest give a sermon and then find a St Nicholas icon.

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This is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. And this is one of my favorites from our icon corner. When my wife and I were still inquirers - struggling to accept that God would actually forgive us - a priest took the icon right off his wall and gave it to us.

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Glory to God! By far, my favorite part of Twitter is Newly Illumined Twitter.

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Yes. Orthodox Christians are buried to await the resurrection.

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One of the clearer markers of de-Christianization (with the allowances made for it by many Christian churches representing their collaboration in that process):

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Relics ARE Biblical Once as a man was being buried, a marauding band was seen and the man was cast into the grave of Elisha; and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood on his feet. - 2 Kings 13:21

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Back recently after being offline a couple weeks for the St Herman of Alaska Pilgrimage. It was beautiful. I hope everyone someday can make this spiritually rewarding journey. For those considering the St Herman of Alaska pilgrimage, here's a How-To and What-to-Expect 🧵 1/

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Here’s how the Orthodox greet an Orthodox priest. 1 We don’t shake his hand 2 We approach the priest cupping right hand over left, bow slightly and say "Father, bless" 3 He will make sign of crossover you, and place his right hand in yours 1/2

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Most people aren’t debated into the Church. They are LOVED into the Church.

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Jesus said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” We must all answer the same question.

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Ancient Chinese Christianity

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Christian worship was liturgical from the start

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We need Christians who look and act different from the rest of society, whose lives point brightly to a transcendent reality.

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If Christ has not been raised, your faith is in vain - I Corinthians 15

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Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

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In Arabic-speaking Christianity the spiritual struggle for Christlikeness is sometimes called jihad الجهاد

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Say ‘Orthodoxy’ or ‘the Orthodox Church’. Try to avoid qualifiers like Russian or Greek that inadvertently limit the scope of the Church. Orthodoxy is Catholic/Universal and for all. Let hierarchs worry about jurisdictions. In the Eschaton there will only be The One True Church.

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In Arabic-speaking Christianity the spiritual struggle for Christlikeness is often called jihad الجهاد

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On February 15, 2015 the Moslem terrorists of ISIS executed 21 Coptic Orthodox men for their Christian faith. Memory eternal!

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I’ve been Orthodox long enough to take many things for granted. Breaking it down like this can be helpful for many inquirers

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@langluigi_ My wife’s godmother was a Protestant who married an Orthodox. She visited a monastery in Greece. Upon entering the ossuary, she was overcome by a beautiful other worldly smell. The smell was coming *from the bones* The Hieromonk baptized her that very weekend.

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We receive RC clergy through confession and vesting in the altar (as was done with St Alexis of Wilkes-Barre) because we *do* acknowledge their apostolic succession.

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Lazarus Saturday. What a joy to wear these for the first time!

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Gaza’s oldest church shelters Muslims and Christians.

‘War knows no religion’: Gaza’s oldest church shelters Muslims, Christians

The Church of Saint Porphyrius has become a sanctuary for those displaced by Israeli bombing, across all faiths.

www.aljazeera.com

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St Porphyrios Church in Gaza posted photos of their worship on FB at ~18:00GMT on Oct 14

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So many Orthokids claim they long for the absolute authority of a monarch. But when their bishop exercises his authority and requires masks for communion they run around whining and switch to other jurisdictions. I don’t really believe their monarchism.

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Orthodox Clergy, please pray for Michael at the Table of Oblation. He still has a long road to recovery ahead of him. May God grant him healing and strength as he learns a new way of life.

Michael 🌈☦️🇬🇪🇺🇸

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My body is broken. My legs are gone, my backside is burnt to a crisp and gaping gashes line both sides of it, my right tricep and side have been cut off, the skin of my arms are peeled off revealing the flesh underneath. This is gonna take long to heal 😰

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Joy as my All Saints of America icon becomes more outdated due to the glorification of more Saints. Holy Matushka Olga, pray to God for us.

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St Isaac the Syriac, Bishop of Nineveh (+700) was from Qatar - known at the time as Beth Qatraye. Here are pics from my last visit to the Orthodox church in Qatar - which is named for Sts Isaac and George.

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One of the most painful things we have to do as clergy is to turn away at the chalice one who wishes to partake of the Eucharist. We certainly want you to become a regularly communing member who prepares with confession and fasting. Meet with the priest. Make it happen.

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Memory Eternal! I am deeply grateful for HE Met Kallistos, his books and the times I spent with him. His books led me to love the Faith. He taught in person our catechism classes. My devout Protestant father met him in Cambridge and came away saying ‘Man, that guy loves Jesus!’

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Please become Orthodox. - His Grace Irenei Bishop of London and Western Europe (ROCOR) in ‘ORIGINS: Creationism, Evolution, and an Orthodox Theology of Creation’