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Holy Communion Works Miracles
From Miracles and Revelations During the Divine Liturgy : Available now at Uncut Mountain Press ! During the Great Lent of 1958, a priest visited the blessed Father Charalambos Vasilopoulos (+1982) in his cell at dawn. “Please come with me,” he says to him, “to the Saint Paul clinic, to hear the confession of and give communion to a sick man. I want him to get well for his relatives, who live far from the Church. Their minds are on money. No one is interested. Only the patien
The Orthodox Ethos Team
2 days ago
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Latest Articles
Holy Communion Works Miracles
From Miracles and Revelations During the Divine Liturgy : Available now at Uncut Mountain Press ! During the Great Lent of 1958, a priest visited the blessed Father Charalambos Vasilopoulos (+1982) in his cell at dawn. “Please come with me,” he says to him, “to the Saint Paul clinic, to hear the confession of and give communion to a sick man. I want him to get well for his relatives, who live far from the Church. Their minds are on money. No one is interested. Only the patien
The Orthodox Ethos Team
2 days ago
Pearls from the Pedalion: Presanctified Liturgies During Lent (the Great Fast)
Read the two-part introduction to the "Pearls from the Pedalion" series here . From the Orthodox Ethos: Canon 52 of the Sixth Ecumenical Council and Canon 49 of Laodicea, along with the interpretation and footnotes from St. Nikodemos, are instructive regarding the serving of Presanctified Liturgies during the Great Fast of Holy Lent. St. Nikodemos speaks of problems in his time that we still see in some local Orthodox churches today, for instance the “Latin-minded” who refuse
The Orthodox Ethos Team
6 days ago
Fasting is Divine Grace
From Conversations With Elder Dionysius Ignat From the Editor: Elder Dionysius (1909-2004) is a Romanian monk who was recently canonized as Saint Dionysius of Colciu. He was "from Botoșani, became a monk on Mount Athos at age 17, living 78 years as a hermit and spiritual father at the Cell of Saint George – Colciu. He was canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2025 and is commemorated for his humility and wisdom on May 11" (from here ). Below we offer inspiring and in
Lenten Lectionary for The Ladder of Divine Ascent
From the Editor: There is a monastic practice to read through St. John of Mt. Sinai's The Ladder of Divine Ascent during the Great Fast of Lent. Being a monastic practice, means we do not dismiss the practice. St. John teaches, as a given, that we in the world approximate monasticism (see Step 26a:31). They are our examples. The Ladder of Divine Ascent is full of beneficial spiritual insight. However, some is very intense and not for the inexperienced. A good, discerning, a
The Orthodox Ethos Team
Feb 27
Pearls from the Pedalion: The Great Fast of Lent and How Fasts are to Be Observed Regarding Food and Marital Relations
Read the two-part introduction to the "Pearls from the Pedalion" series here . From the Orthodox Ethos: Canon 69 of the Holy Apostles, and the commentary and footnotes from St. Nikodemos, are very instructive regarding the fasts of Great Lent, the Wed and Friday fasts observed throughout the year, and the other fasting periods on the Church calendar. We strongly encourage reading these excerpts; you will notice afterwards that you have gained a much more complete understandin
The Orthodox Ethos Team
Feb 24
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