Category: ByzCath
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Rest in Peace
The content features a YouTube video and a Psalm 103 (104 MT) excerpt, emphasizing the magnificence of the Lord in nature. It also includes a prayer from the Optina Elders, seeking guidance and peace in all circumstances. The resources mentioned delve into the numbering of Psalms and dragon imagery in the Bible.
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In Wisdom All Things
The content features a YouTube video and a Psalm 103 (104 MT) excerpt, emphasizing the magnificence of the Lord in nature. It also includes a prayer from the Optina Elders, seeking guidance and peace in all circumstances. The resources mentioned delve into the numbering of Psalms and dragon imagery in the Bible.
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Psalms as Liturgy
The Daily Office – that is the daily recitation of the 150 biblical poems known as The Psalms of David – has been an important part of my devotion life since I joined the Episcopal Church in 1980 or ’81. The parish priest at Grace Church, Father (now the Rev’d Canon) John Osgood, was an…
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3 Holy Hierarchs
Today is the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and St John Chrysostom. The story is that the people of Constantinople were trying to figure out which was the greatest. All three appeared in a vision saying “We all teach the same thing.” That should be true of everyone…
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And… action
Contrast and compare: active and contemplative life. Or, reunite?
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The Holy Name
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Yesterday at our Byzantine Catholic Parish we had no priest and, thus, no Divine Liturgy. We served the Morning Office, Orthros or Matins, together with what is called the Typica Psalms. This last is exactly a service for when there is no priest present. The basic service is posted here…
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Philip Up!
The user discusses a common misinterpretation about St Philip the Evangelist, distinguished from St Philip the Apostle with the former’s role as a Deacon outlined. They detail the three main functions of the Diaconate; assisting in works of mercy, proclaiming the Gospel, and if necessary, dying for the Truth of the faith.
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Breathing with Both
Even standing still I sometimes move by accident.
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Retvrn!
How can you return to your God if you’re not yourself?
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Crazy 4 Jesus
What does it profit to gain the whole world and lose your soul? Who (or what) is dying on your cross?
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What is IS?
What is the value of a human being? Of what is he made that he costs so little and so much?
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Who Chose Who?
Oil and water never mix. What about the Gentiles and the Chosen?
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All Things?
When things are good, the will of God seems pretty awesome. How can we talk about the will of God around a dumpster fire like we have now?
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Wondrous Type
In the process of meditation literature, to be “fulfilled” is not to draw a 1:1 ratio between the accidents of a prediction and their “coming true”. Rather it’s to draw, as it were, a 1:10 ratio between the accidents of the prediction and the new, more-full way they are manifested.
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Asleep in the Light
How do we balance the idea of “doig good for all” with the secular welfare state and the need to just fiscally support people?
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