για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The Lord’s Prayer A meditation in eight parts of the Lord’s prayer Part 2 Hallowed be thy name At first glance it seems quite paradoxical to ask God that His name be Holy. Is not the God and Creator of all that exists holy? Is not God, our heavenly Father (see … More A Matter of Attitude
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ During the Greek and Roman times the rose was considered a symbol of the springtime, of beauty, love and life after death. The first Christian depictions of the rose symbolise the Paradise along with the lily, peacock and deer. In the 5th century the poet Sedulius wrote an elaborate poem comparing … More The rose as a symbol
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE PAPHOS LATIN PARISH DECEMBER 2018 Wonderful closeness Christ’s coming into the world marked the beginning of humankind’s sanctification and renewal. Christ willed to become man passing through all the stages of our human existence, namely starting in the Virgin’s womb, becoming a baby, an infant, a little … More JOY, PEACE, GLORY
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE PAPHOS LATIN PARISH July 2018 …never forgotten It is said that “God’s colours never fade”! The meaning of this saying is quite profound despite its simplicity. God’s works, the beauty of His creation and His grace are His gifts to us, gifts which He never takes back. … More BEAUTY SEEN…
Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish June 2018 για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The People of God Many people nowadays claim that all religions are the same as they all encourage good deeds and avoidance of evil, therefore little matters which religion one follows, provided he/she is “a good person”. However, this is far from … More The Most Honoured People
Ελληνικά Beauty will save the world The well-known Russian author Dostoevsky, (1821-1881), wrote somewhere in one of his works, namely in “Brothers Karamazov”, the following phrase: “Beauty shall save the world”. Indeed, if we place him in his time and in the conditions which prevailed in his country at that period, it is quite obvious … More Beauty
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Disarming simplicity and voluntary radical poverty for the love of Christ characterize Saint Francis of Assisi. Moreover, he worked tirelessly for the good of the Church and the spread of the Gospel to the non Christian world. A great figure among the Saints of the Church, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds … More Saint Francis of Assizi
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Our life, woven as it is into innumerable things and events, big and small, does not cease to be a call toward a rising, a continual ascent in view of what is better, more beautiful and higher. Last August’s Olympic Games reminded us of that fact. As it is known … More On the summit
…has been given to you (Mk. 4, 11) October 2016 κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά Each of us possess a soul, but we do not realize its value having been made in the image of God, therefore we fail to understand the important secrets it contains.. This is what Saint Teresa of Avila … More The secret of the kingdom of God…
Sanctity, a daily choice κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά This content has first appeared in Greek, in the September 2015 issue of the Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish The parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Louis and Zélie Martin (19th c.) were canonized on 18 October 2015, not because they are the parents of a … More Daily choices
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