για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ New aspiration Being part of this amazing world, immersed into its beauty and its contradictions, its pain and its hopes, forever trying to move forward, to go further and to push higher we realize that we are not mere pawns on an immense interactive field, in an indifferent world that goes … More Like wind and like fire
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
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ New archaeological discovery Byzantine mosaics dating from the 5th century A.D. were discovered in central Syria, near the city of Hama, in very good condition. Sources make mention of 540m2! On the right, one may see one of the floor mosaics just discovered. The peacock is a symbol of paradise and … More Our Christian heritage
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ Collision of two worlds In 1187 A.D. Salah ed Din (Saladin) conquers again Palestine and hence Jerusalem. So, the Third Crusade is called under Frederic I Barbarossa of Germany, Philip II August of France and Richard Lion-heart of England. Richard Lion-heart proved a most efficient military leader: in 1191 he … More Victories and tragedies
Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish November 2016 κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά A month full of meaning As the Greek edition of the “Informative Bulletin: completes ten years of presence and service to the community, its English counterpart has reached nine months of being part of our parish’s outreach and a faithful reading … More Thanksgiving
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 Ελληνικά Did you know… According to main-stream etymology, the word candle is derived from the Latin candela (from “candeo” = to shine, to burn). There is, however, the theory that candle comes from the Greek word κανδήλη (kandele, pronounced kahn-thee-lee) from the words παν+δήλος (pan + delos) (pan = all … More Light in the darkness
A Witness of Faith This content originally appeared in September 2015 at the Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish Κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να διαβάσετε το πρωτότυπο στα Ελληνικά A few people might know the odd story of Saint Symeon the Stylite, who spent the last thirty-seven years of his life upon a pillar (“Stylos” in Greek) … More In-between Heaven and Earth
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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