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.
Persian Christians at the court of Shapur II who confessed Christ in the fourth-century persecution and, with thousands of converts, died by fire and sword.
Full lifeWe preachers have only to assist the action of God upon the hearts of men, to seize their inclination for repentance and to strengthen it.
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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 lawyer asked, “Who is my neighbor?” The Samaritan asked nothing; he was moved with compassion. Christ is the true Samaritan, and He calls us to be like Him.
Chant and choral music of the Orthodox Churches, from Valaam and Mount Athos to Georgia, Serbia and Romania.
