Day 5 Before the Manger – The Watchfulness of the Shepherds
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Repostare cu ocazia “Crăciunului” de pe noul calendar : „Crăciunul” magazinelor s-a terminat și așteptăm Nașterea Domnului
+ Episcopul Filaret Cât de ciudat pare în lumea noastră de astăzi că unii ortodocși încă postesc și niște “Ortodocși” (eu folosesc termenii vag, în prima referință găsesc o minoritate și în a doua referință nu găsesc nici una) se…
Before the Manger – Day One
Repost on the occasion of the new calendar “Christmas”: Bethlehem is Silent!
An article from a Greek Newspaper of 1926 The official Church of Greece is celebrating the Nativity of Christ for already the third time at the same time as the churches of the West with whom very foundational and essential…
Reposting on the occasion of the new calendar “Christmas”: “Christmas” of the Shops is Over and We Await the Nativity of Christ
+ BP How strange it seems in our world today that some Orthodox are still fasting and some “Orthodox” (I use the terms loosely, in the first reference I find a minority and in the second reference I find none)…
“MERRY SPYRIDON!” St Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus
The term “Merry Spyridon” was coined when Archbishop Averky of Syracuse met for the first time the then Archimandrite Petros and later Bishop Petros of Astoria in a train station on the feast of St. Spyridon. One spoke only Greek,…
The Grinch who Stole Orthodox Christmas
What if???
Greek Spinach Rice (Σπανακόρυζο)
Traditional Orthodox fasting food Greek spinach rice, known as Σπανακόρυζο, is a humble and nourishing dish prepared in homes and monasteries throughout Greece. It is simple, fragrant, and deeply rooted in the fasting tradition of the Orthodox Church. With only…
Chemarea la Transfigurare, Nu la Auto-Justificare
De Vlădica Filaret de Pallini și Europa de Vest În inima vieții creștine ortodoxe stă nu acceptarea de sine, ci schimbarea la față. Nu suntem chemați doar să recunoaștem cine suntem, ci să devenim ceea ce Dumnezeu ne-a creat să…
From Our Monastery Workshop: All 19 Incense Varieties Now Available
The Fruit of Our Hands As many of you know, TrueOrthodox.eu is operated by the Brotherhood of the Sacred Monastery of St. John of the Ladder. While we labour to provide spiritual texts and articles here on the site, our daily life…