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Bitten by the serpent (I)

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:September 30, 2022
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. ’22)

Among mortals two gates towards hateful death are open. There are those who develop in their mind a turbid spring of evil. They are always concerned with presumptuous deeds, with…

Pursue peace and holiness

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:September 30, 2022
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. ’22)

“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). This exhortation of the Holy Apostle Paul, addressed to the Jews who believed…

Nativity of the Mother of God

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:September 30, 2022
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. ’22)

The Church year begins with the Mother of God, her Nativity, and ends with the Mother of God, her Dormition. At Vespers, we heard a beautiful hymn: “Today is the…