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  1. Wildflower3

    Holy Pentecost

    Blessed feast everyone!
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    Leavetaking of Pentecost

    For the new calendar EO, what's the exact date of the Apodosis?
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    Orthodox blog

    Hey guys, my friend has put out an EO blog. If you're interested: https://nasmith.substack.com/
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    An account of St. John the Theologian by Clement of Alexandria

    Have any of you heard about St. John and the Robber? https://www.orthodoxroad.com/were-never-too-far-from-home/
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    Heavenly

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    I was amazed when I read about this, it never gets old

    I think this miracle in Orthodox history is pretty obscure but it's awesome. https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/10/11/108933-commemoration-of-the-miracle-of-the-icon-of-our-lord-jesus-chris
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    Can someone translate?

    In my previous post, Monastic Folk Song, I added a link to a second version of the song that has a section that is sung in Greek. Is someone able (and willing ) to translate the words to English? Here is the video again cued at the Greek parts 1:57-2:42:
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    Monastic Folk Song

    God’s love abides In forest green, Where sparrows sing and flutter, Praising their Maker so it seems. Doxologies they offer. Their altar shines Away out here. Christ Himself has adorned it. Nightingales soaring in the air, And thanking Him who formed it. To sing with them My heart longs so...
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    The Canons of the Council in Trullo

    Canon XI "Let no one in the priestly order nor any layman eat the unleavened bread of the Jews, nor have any familiar intercourse with them, nor summon them in illness, nor receive medicines from them, nor bathe with them; but if anyone shall take in hand to do so, if he is a cleric, let him be...
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    Certified Kosher, Pareve, Halal...?

    If food packages have any of these symbols can an Orthodox Christian still eat it? Is it a sin? A lot of organic foods have one or more of these labels stamped on them. What does the church say about this? Thanks.
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    Mama Koula documentary

    My friend who is British just told me of a documentary on YouTube called "Mama Koula", about a devout Orthodox woman who established St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in London, England (where my friend attends). She founded this church with the (posthumous) help and direction of St...
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    Man of God movie viewing options

    I don't know if this has been posted before but I checked the film's website and there are link's for either purchasing the movie or watching it online. https://manofgodthemovie.com/