για Ελληνκά πατήστε εδώ INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE LATIN PAPHOS PARISH January 2018 …is firmly rooted in the old The New Year, like a book with blank pages not yet written, is unfolding before us and like a shapeless landscape it awaits us to give it, little-by-little, colour and form. No matter what we may … More The arrival of the new…
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ First Christmas documented The first written reference to the feast day of Christmas is found in the “Chronicler”, a manuscript of the 4th century, circa 354 A.D. In Rome the feast dates back to the year 330, during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great. At first it was only a … More Wonderful Christmas
πατήστε εδώ για Ελληνικά On 26 Oct. 2017 at 4 pm Cyprus time, the Holy Father held a live interview with the crew of the International Space Station, ISS. The tableau above the Pontiff is inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy and is entitled “the love which moves the universe”. An appropriate theme for the six … More The love that moves the world
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Informative bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish October 2017 Servants and messengers of God The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls “angels” is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition. Who are they? St. Augustine says: … More NEVER ALONE!
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ New Horizons The installation of the Spaniards at the Canary Islands signals the Spanish Empire, which quickly extended to Latin America and as far as the Philippines in South East Asia. The priests who accompanied the navigators in their travels found a fertile ground for the transmission of the Gospel, … More 15th century, continued
Για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ A new world is being born The 15th century may be considered as a “bridge” between the Middle ages on the one hand, and Renaissance and the early modern era on the other. It is a period of many important discoveries and inventions too. It is also the time when … More Τhe 15th century
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ The unity of the Christian world Summarizing the spirit and tendencies of the Middle Ages, which we have been examining during the past few months, we can ascertain that they are totally linked to the conditions of the social life of the times and they evolve simultaneously. Society’s frame of … More Worship and theatre
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ The symphony of faith There is no melody without a variety of notes, no painting without different colours, no sketch without lines, no beauty without various shapes, no words without a sound, no books without pages, no time without rhythm, no waves without movement, no sun without light, no harmony … More Together
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ Deep in the heart of God There is a particular hymn sung during the Offertory at Mass where it goes: And when human hearts are broken under sorrow’s iron rod, then they find the selfsame aching deep in the heart of God. It is an amazing statement, which is wonderful … More The selfsame aching
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ Climatic, and other, changes The 14th century is a troubled period with many changes, climatic, demographic, political and religious. Informed from various sources, it is considered very probable that a “small ice age” had begun around 1250 A. D., with the icebergs in the Atlantic Ocean to increase in volume, … More Α troubled century
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