για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Easter and its significance The Hebrew word for Easter is Pesach (in Latin and Greek Pascha) and means Passover, i.e. passing over. In the Old Testament the feast of the Pesach was the commemoration of the passing of the Israelites through the Red Sea over to the other side, when Moses … More Celebrating Pascha
We are living through unusual and odd times and it is important to try to see things clearly. We have to try and discern the events, which have so much affected our day-to-day life. We are flooded with information, sometimes with conflicting accounts and analyses and we must make sense of it all. Well, we … More The world is ours
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish September 2018 Be always prepared Honour the Lord with all your heart. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. (! Pet. 3, 15). Saint Peter insists we … More Honour the Lord
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά …and liturgy The first day of the week is called in Greek Kyriaké, i.e. “belonging to the Lord“, from the Greek words Kyrios =Lord. The word Kyrios for the Christian –who apply it to the person of Jesus, is equivalent to a confession and a statement of faith in His … More Sunday
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά Interior life, exterior conquests It was mentioned on a previous post, “The secret of the Kingdom…”, regarding Mysticism in 16th century Spain, that it was more “extroverted” as compared to what had been the case in the previous two centuries. Certainly, it is natural to the person … More Inroads
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
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Prayer, for the Christian, is like the air we breathe and the water we drink, in other words, prayer is necessary for our well-being and for life itself! As October is approaching it is good to examine the prayer … More Like the air we breathe
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά These remnants from the Catholic church, the Venetians built in Paphos, offer a living witness of faith of the generations that have passed through Cyprus. Although the Catholic Church was banned on the island by the Ottoman conquerors in 1571, things have very much changed since … More Freedom means “yes” to love
SEPTEMBER 2016 κάνετε κλικ εδώ για το πρωτότυπο στα Ελληνικά …but overcome evil with good (Rom. 12, 21) It is important to know that what Saint Paul says above is not only possible, but … More Do not be overcome by evil…
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