“Lord, we pray especially that among these [American] children, who are intelligent and athletic yet at the same time gullible and naive, some mystics or fools for Christ will someday emerge, those who will shatter all of Satan’s temples and penetrate with burning torches lit by the fire of the Holy Spirit the underground caves of Satanism, opening wide the gates of the hearts of all men to an encounter with Jesus Christ, because in this century of material overindulgence, America needs more fasting and prayer; she needs genuine saints who could revolutionize the entire universe toward new dimensions.
However, for all this to be accomplished, Lord, we pray You to bless America.”
—Archimandrite Roman Braga :: “Prayer for America” :: 1972
“These are very difficult times. Most of the priests and bishops I know (the bishops of our Church are very close to their people, very warm, and very easy to approach) are convinced that these are the last days of the world and that the reign of Antichrist is at hand. This is of course a very easy subject to get carried away with; but our Lord has told us to be prepared for the signs of the end, and those who are not interested in them are only going to be seduced by them. The faithful remnant of Christians in the last days, as our Lord has told us, will be very small; the vast majority of those who call themselves Christians will welcome Antichrist as the Messiah. Therefore it is not enough to be a “non-denominational” Christian; those who are not true Orthodox Christians belong to the “new Christianity,” the “Christianity” of Antichrist. The Pope of Rome and practically everyone else today speaks of “transforming the world” by Christianity: priests and nuns take part in demonstrations for “racial equality” and similar causes. These have nothing to do with Christianity: they do nothing but distract men from their true goal, which is the Kingdom of Heaven. The coming age of “peace,” “unity,” and “brotherhood,” if it comes, will be the reign of Antichrist: it will be Christian in name, but Satanic in spirit. Everyone today seeks happiness on earth, and they think this is “Christianity”; true Orthodox Christians know that the age of persecutions, which began again under the Bolsheviks, is still with us, and that only by much sorrow and tribulation are we made fit to enter the Kingdom of Heaven”
St Seraphim Rose Letters
🤣This is a hilarious montage of Chuck Norris jokes.
If you think about it, he really was the first 80’s action hero and pretty much started the genre of 80’s and 90’s action movies.
Σαν σήμερα, το 1957 εκτελείται δια απαγχονισμού από τους Άγγλους στην Κύπρο, ο μαθητής Γυμνασίου Ευαγόρας Παλληκαρίδης,18 ετών.
Στην δίκη του ο Παλληκαρίδης παραδέχτηκε με ηρωικό τρόπο την ενοχή του, μην αφήνοντας κανένα περιθώριο στους δικηγόρους του να τον υπερασπιστούν.
«Γνωρίζω ότι θα με κρεμάσετε. Ό,τι έκαμα το έκαμα ως Έλλην Κύπριος όστις ζητεί την Ελευθερίαν του. Τίποτα άλλο.» Στο τελευταίο του γράμμα δήλωσε: «Θ΄ ακολουθήσω με θάρρος την μοίρα μου. Ίσως αυτό να 'ναι το τελευταίο μου γράμμα. Μα πάλι δεν πειράζει. Δεν λυπάμαι για τίποτα. Ας χάσω το κάθε τι. Μια φορά κανείς πεθαίνει. Θα βαδίσω χαρούμενος στην τελευταία μου κατοικία. Τι σήμερα τι αύριο; Όλοι πεθαίνουν μια μέρα. Είναι καλό πράγμα να πεθαίνει κανείς για την Ελλάδα. Ώρα 7:30. Η πιο όμορφη μέρα της ζωής μου. Η πιο όμορφη ώρα. Μη ρωτάτε γιατί»
Ήταν ο νεαρότερος, αλλά και ο τελευταίος αγωνιστής που απαγχονίστηκε από τους Άγγλους. Ο απαγχονισμός του έγινε τα μεσάνυχτα 13 προς 14 Μαρτίου. Ο τάφος του βρίσκεται στα Φυλακισμένα Μνήματα στην Λευκωσία.
Στην φωτογραφία βλέπουμε τον Βαγορή να εξομολογείται λίγη ώρα πριν περάσει στην αιωνιότητα.
ΕΥΑΓΟΡΑ ΠΑΛΛΗΚΑΡΙΔΗΣ – ΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ!🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
#Παλληκαρίδης #Ένωσις #Αναδιώτης #ΝΙΚΗ
Eastern Orthodoxy is more faithful to Jesus Christ. It preserves the undivided Church's conciliar model, unchanged Creed (no Filioque), and apostolic liturgy from the first millennium, as seen in early ecumenical councils and patristic consensus. Roman Catholicism introduced later developments like papal supremacy and infallibility (post-1054, formalized 1870), diverging from the shared East-West tradition where Rome held primacy of honor, not universal jurisdiction. Both honor Christ, but Orthodoxy maintains the original deposit without unilateral Western evolution.
As the prophets beheld!
As the Apostles have taught!
As the Church has received!
As the teachers have declared!
As the world has agreed!
As Grace has shown forth!
As Truth has been revealed!
As falsehood has been dispelled!
As Wisdom has become manifest!
As Christ awarded!
Thus we declare,
Thus we affirm,
Thus we proclaim Christ our true God,
and honor His saints in words, writings, thoughts, sacrifices, Churches, and holy icons.
On the one hand, worshiping and reverencing Christ as God and Lord,
And on the other hand, honoring the saints as true servants of the same Lord of all, and offering them proper veneration.
Believing in one God Who is celebrated in the Holy Trinity, we salute and venerate the honorable images of holy icons.
Those who do not so hold,
let them be anathema.
Those who reject these truths,
let them be separated from the Church.
For we follow the most ancient tradition and rules
of the universal Church.
We keep the laws of the Fathers.
We denounce those who add anything to,
or take anything away from,
the One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
We honor the venerable images.
We place under anathema those who do not do so.
Anathema to them who presume to apply to the venerable images the things said in Holy Scripture about the veneration of idols!
Anathema to those who refuse to venerate with proper reverence the holy images of our Lord and His blessed saints.
Anathema to those who call the sacred images idols.
Anathema to those who say that Christians resort to the sacred images as to gods.
Anathema to those who say that any other delivered us from the idols except Christ our God.
Anathema to those who dare to say that at any time the Holy Church received and worshiped idols.
So we all believe,
and we are all of one mind,
and we all have given our consent
and have signed our names in agreement.
This is the Faith of the Apostles!
This is the Faith of the Fathers!
This is the Faith of the Orthodox!
This is the Faith that has established the universe!
- The Synodikon of Orthodoxy, from the acclamation of the 7th Ecumenical Council (Nicaea; 787 AD)
🧵 THREAD: The JB Pritzker Files
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is positioning himself as the Democratic hero of 2028.
But before the national press crowns him, let's look at what he's built.
As always, patience as I pull the thread together. 👇