The Orthodox faith is the fullness of God’s revelation to the human race, made known in Jesus Christ, taught by his apostles, and handed down without interruption in the Orthodox Churches to this day. At its heart is the confession of the Holy Trinity (God the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit), and of the eternal Son who became man for our salvation. This faith is not only a teaching to be learned, but a life to be lived: in the Holy Scriptures read within Holy Tradition, in the Divine Liturgy and the holy Mysteries, in prayer, fasting and love of neighbor. Its goal is our union with God, the sharing of human beings in the divine life now and forever and unto ages of ages.
St Menas, an Egyptian soldier martyred at Kotyaeion c. 304 and honored at Abu Mena, is celebrated with the martyrs Victor of Damascus and Vincent the deacon of Spain.
Full life
A Roman nun raised from early childhood by the abbess Sophia, Anastasia confessed Christ before the prefect Probus and was beheaded after cruel tortures, around 256.
Full lifeA deep feeling of spiritual poverty, a lamentation at the existence of evil, a thirst after salvation, are to be found in every straightforward and humble soul.
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Each answer gives a short reply, a fuller explanation, its sources in Scripture and the Fathers, and the related sections of the Catechism.
The fire Christ cast upon the earth burns away hatred. Let us read the signs of our time and be reconciled while we are still on the way.
Chant and choral music of the Orthodox Churches, from Valaam and Mount Athos to Georgia, Serbia and Romania.
