κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Concerns and strives of 11th century Christians The eleventh century remains a time of confrontation between the Arab and the Christian leaders in Spain, with the reconquest of Seville by El Sid, in 1094, and the partial unification of the Iberian peninsula under the Catholic king of Navarre. In the … More Embattled for the Faith and Education
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Informative bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish February 2017 / 3 The Mystery of the world leads us to the Mystery of God The universe is not the result of chance as some would like us to believe. Seeing the universe, we are asked to interpret something deep inside it: … More LET THERE BE LIGHT
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Informative bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish February 2017 / 1 A Light to the Nations The Christian faith is ecumenical and universal, i.e. it is destined for all the nations, inviting all the peoples under the sun into its light. The light which bathes the Church is the Triune … More Faith ecumenical and universal
INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE PAPHOS LATIN PARISH January 2017 – Part 2 κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά …and they offered Him gold, frankincense and myrrh In the 4th century AD the Church began to use incense in the Eucharistic celebration, in which it came to symbolize the ascent of the prayers of the faithful and … More A year full of promise
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE PAPHOS LATIN PARISH January 2017 – Part 1 In time and beyond It is customary, these days, to make new resolutions which we hope to keep during the coming year. The year which begins is like a book with blank pages and we are called to … More A PEACEFUL 2017!
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Cluny Abbey The 10th century is a period where the Church still strives to complete the conversion of the European regions and where the secular / feudal practices intervene in her mission. In this climate, in 910 A.D. the abbey of Cluny in Burgundy (France) is founded. The Cluny Abbey … More Light in the darkness
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Charlemagne Three great men, three decisive steps into the formation of the West in the eighth century of the Christian era: Charles Martel, who stopped the Arab expansion at Poitiers in 732 A.D., his son Pepin III the Short, who supported the Church of Rome against the Lombards and who … More The Holy Roman Empire
A balance of powers κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά While in the lands of the late Western Roman Empire Christianity begins to slowly form the conscience of the peoples and to unite a disparate world under the spiritual authority and guidance of the Catholic Church, the Christian East suffers successive blows by the continual … More Wars and conflicts
…with the joy of the Lord κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά This invitation to joy (Phil. 4, 4) has the power to move our life for, in reality, it corresponds to our innermost desire for a fulfilling and happy life full of meaning. However, if we let the force of habit and convenience take the upper … More Rejoice always…
Wonderful Celebration κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά One of the most beautiful celebrations in the year, the All Saints Day, often nowadays is overshadowed by its Eve, the Halloween which has lost its original Christian character. How much aware are we that the Feast of All Saints is very much our feast too? The Church … More Our Feast Day
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