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Is it possible to mute the Greek and only hear the English? Reading captions, plus hearing two voices in two languages is sensory overload. I’m learning a lot from this series, but would prefer to listen to this video in English. The captions would be helpful for the hearing impaired. Thank you for this consideration if it is possible.
This interview in it is three parts is great. This talk heals the heart. Could you please invite the speaker again for more interviews? Thank you. If he can elaborate more about the subject of communion because many orthodox attend the liturgy and don't take communion and because we orthodox look, speak, and live like everyone who is not Christian. If he can speak about the church, its nature, the authority in the church and obedience and the royal priesthood.
A wonderful group of people have begun translating the wisdom of the 20th century Elders. They launched their channel about a month ago: Uncreated Light Press. It’s the best channel on YT. Christ strengthen you and His Holy Mother protect you, brother in the the Faith
This is one of the best expositions of the spiritual life I've heard. There aren't superlatives that can properly describe it. We in the West and English speaking world simply don't have access (at least, not until now) to such treasures. I am deeply grateful. In Christ, Peter Schweitzer
Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you. As a token of my appreciation: ------- A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN “Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς) From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020) th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Father. Not only are you working hard on behalf of the truth, the Church, love for Christ, but us laity too. I really appreciate that you went to the measure that you did in making this clear and understandable for us non Greek speakers. You are keeping many of us hungry for the faith, and focused on our journey to Christ. Glory to God, for the blessing of you to feed His scattered flock. Christ is risen!
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Thank you for nourishing our souls! Professor Demetrios is great and I cannot wait for part 2 and 3! He is putting things in right order and thank you for translation.
Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you. As a token of my appreciation: ------- A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN “Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς) From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020) th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Father Peter Heers for making this channel and sharing your spiritual wealth with us. My wife and I were both baptized about three years ago in the Russian Orthodox Church by Father Athanasios Kone, our spiritual Father and my GodFather. We chose the Saint names Paisios and Philothea. I really learned a lot from your Coronavirus video and I look foward to more from you.
I am very helped by the podcast. This short series is very relevant to our present spiritual crisis. The transcript in English is very helpful for me speaking English. I also like others commented below see the value in publishing these talks in a little book for today and tomorrow!
I think should teach this in churches, so to help people simply understand the Orthodox faith. Literally, this is the most straightforward explanation of our faith I've ever watched. It need not be so complicated.
Father Peter, I am deeply grateful for puting some order into my thoughts.I felt a great relief and peace listening to your podcasts.It brought so much light to me and helped me focus on the right path. THANK YOU! God give you strength, discernment and love to keep helping us in these troubled times.
Thank you so much for the English translation Father - very powerful message that reaffirmed my desperate need for Holy Communion and Confession. I look forward to the remainder of the interview.
Thank you father thanks to your videos I was awaken to what time it is and I realized that I have work to do I’ve been wanting to convert and really digging in to the True Faith for over a year now but let my anxiety of walking into a new church of strangers and becoming a catechumen without my daughter with me get to me. I am fighting to get her back after her mother stole her from me. I WILL GET HER BACK and I am making serious changes in my life thanks to you...Christ has risen!
Thank God. We are all pilgrims on the path of return in this life. It is not how we begin but how we end that matters. Double down and struggle and God will give you the grace! Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you. As a token of my appreciation: ------- A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN “Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς) From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020) th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
This teaching reflects St. Gregory of Sinai in fulfilling the way to God pretty perfectly. Wonderful. "trying to comprehend the commandments through study and reading without fulfilling them is like mistaking a shadow of something for its reality"
Beautiful translation and such a wise speaker! I need to become fluent in Greek again, haha. I've spent a lot of time in the States. I love his comment on our initial loosening of the Ancestral Sin of Adam through baptism. It's something I've definitely needed to hear as of late. We're capable of being luminous saints, but our willingness to give in to bad ideas ruins us. His "exercise" on repentance and falling was refreshing as well. Thanks again for your work, Father.
thank you ....this explains why my husband is in so much distress......we are only two years baptized into Orthodoxy.....not doing well without going to Church
We need to pray more in lieu of our being shut out from the holy mysteries. The Jesus prayer! Take the prayer rope into your hands in the morning early, before the day begins, and stand before the holy icons, and cry out to God repeating the Jesus prayer and “most holy Theotokos save us!”
Thank you 🙏🏻. What a teacher! That is the clearest explanation of confession I’ve ever heard. Now I understand the relation of personal confession to the sacrament of confession. And I also did not understand before that venerating the icons is sacramental; and given that, it seems absurd that we should stop doing it.
AXIOS Professor and Father! Glory to God! Thank you for speaking to my heart and soul in the fronema of the Orthodox Church and Tradition as they were taught to me and brought about my conversion. Praying such a straightforward Patristic message spoken in truth and love will resonate in the hearts and souls of all hierarchs, clergy and the faithful.
It's so sad! I can't go to church without filling out papers on line then when I get to church redo those same papers get a temperature check wear a mask!! I just can't do it!! I won't do it!!! I am waiting for the faithful to come back and open our church is properly!! Therefore I have been suffering with no church or communion since the middle of March!! GOD HAVE MERCY ON ME!!!!!
Donna, The Lord bless and keep and console you! It is indeed sad and tragic. Can you attend another Orthodox Church in your area which is not carrying out these measures? We are hard pressed on every side, but we can take some courage from the Apostle's immortal words: "By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things." Read 2 Corinthians 6 - the entire chapter.
I read my Bible and pray daily! All day I invite the LORD JESUS in my day! I have a spiritual mother through a 12 step program that helps guide me and prayers for me!! Keeps me accountable as for The Bible verses that you had told me I well understand them and live by them!! No matter what is going on I am filled with joy because that comes from the Lord! I am grateful and strong.. I will read it again as you have suggested!! Yes all the Orthodox Churches Greek and Antiochian anywhere near me has the same criteria... I pray for all of you we are definitely in persecution!! I still know and believe in my heart God is in control!! Thank you so much for corresponding with me and I would ask that you pray for me as well!! God-bless you always
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Bless father. Thank you so much for the questions raised in this very informative and thought provoking interview. I heard the Churches in Greece reopened already, is that a fact?... Sadly here in N.Y that is not the case 🥺 Please pray for us!
If I remember correctly, Greek churches were reopened for private, individual worship on May 1st and should be open today for normal/liturgical worship
Yes, with some measure being imposed - measures which do not reflect our Otthodox Ethos our outlook. The good news is that it seems many priests are ignoring them.
What if you wish to be Orthodox, but cannot be apart of liturgy or the community (due to distance and this horrid lockdown) yet, you were baptized by another tradition, full submersion? I try to lead my family in prayer and repentance but fear I'm doing it in vein till we are apart of the church. It's as if I'm on the outskirts looking in.
The mysteries are inseparable from the Mystery of the Incarnation which continues in the one Body of Christ and they are the door to this life in Christ. Therefore the existence of the form of the mystery *without the faith* and *without the communion* is not profitable. Baptism, Chrismation, and Communion are *inseparable* and *all three* together unite one to Christ in his Body. Please write me at team@orthodoxethos.com and we can discuss the particulars.
To say it is worth it to go the full way to becoming Orthodox is the biggest understatement possible. I was Baptized, Chrismated and Communed the Pascha before the one that just passed and it is without question the greatest blessing that has ever been given to me because it is the source of all blessings. Christ strengthen you Jacob and may His Holy Mother protect you
Customer Service The Enemy and enemies work tirelessly to OPPOSE all that is TRUTH - Demons have no body , neither eat nor sleep - Gods plan is truly in our midst - don’t fall into despair or fear them that try to harm you physically or mentally - Gods mercy is greater then any mans + Yes they are changing lots - Anti- in Greek to mean ‘in place of Also opposition of - Prayers, true tears of humility as Psalm 50 says+ Have mercy on me oh God, according to thy great mercy ... Try read a psalm or a passage from the Scriptures each day +++ The mystery of iniquity doth already work (II Thes. 2:7). The forces preparing for his appearance fight above all against the lawful Imperial authority. The holy Apostle Paul says that Antichrist cannot be manifested until what withholdest is taken away (II Thes. 2:6-7) Fr Peter Bless, God bless Fr Peter , family friends and those he surrounds+ Glory be to God for all things+++
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Hi. Great interview. What happens with people that never heard of Christ?
Are his books on western soteriologies, (criticisms of Luther and Anselm) translated into English? I'm currently trying to decipher how to compare western and easter atonement theories, so it would be helpful to hear a mature scholar's voice on the subject.
Ecumenism, the new calendar, the abandoning of Tradition, watering down of the holy fathers can and will lead to spiritual crisis and indeed the rejection of Orthodoxy. This we see all around us.
Does this theme of continual repentance extend also to those who are outside of the Church being that they are not yet baptized but just now seeking a life in Christ? What sort of differences or obstacles are present for ones unbaptized? if there are any at all.
Those before baptism absolutely need the "good uneasiness" and are on the path of return (repentance). Repentance is a re-orientation toward God in our NOUS (spirit/spiritual intellect). Can anyone not need this? Those before baptism are not yet freed from the ancestral sickness and its consequences. The patristic tradition is summed up in the writings of St. Diadochos of Photiki: "On Grace Before and After Baptism by St. Diadochos of Photiki 76. Some have imagined that both grace and sin - that is, the spirit of truth and the spirit of error - are hidden at the same time in the intellect [nous] of the baptized. As a result, they say, one of these two spirits urges the intellect to good, the other to evil. But from Holy Scripture and through the intellect's [nous'] own insight I have come to understand things differently. Before holy baptism, grace encourages the soul towards good from the outside, while Satan lurks in its depths, trying to block all the intellect's ways of approach to the divine. But from the moment that we are reborn through baptism, the demon is outside, grace is within. Thus, whereas before baptism error ruled the soul, after baptism truth rules it. Nevertheless, even after baptism Satan still acts on the soul, often, indeed, to a greater degree than before. This is not because he is present in the soul together with grace; on the contrary, it is because he uses the body's humors to befog the intellect [nous] with the delight of mindless pleasures. God allows him to do this, so that a man, after passing through a trial of storm and fire, may come in the end to the full enjoyment of divine blessings. For it is written: 'We went through fire and water, and Thou hast brought us out into a place where the soul is refreshed' (Ps. 66.12. LXX). 77. As we have said, from the instant we are baptized, grace is hidden in the depths of the intellect [nous], concealing its presence even from the perception of the intellect [nous] itself. When someone begins, however, to love God with full resolve, then in a mysterious way, by means of intellectual [the nous'] perception, grace communicates something of its riches to his soul.-Then, if he really wants to hold fast to this discovery, he joyfully starts longing to be rid of all his temporal goods, so as to acquire the field in which he has found the hidden treasure of life (cf. Matt. 13:44). This is because, when someone rids himself of all worldly riches, he discovers the place where the grace of God is hidden. For as the soul advances, divine grace more and more reveals itself to the intellect [nous]. During this process, however, the Lord allows the soul to be pestered increasingly by demons. This is to teach it to discriminate correctly between good and evil, and to make it more humble through the deep shame it feels during its purification because of the way in which it is defiled by demonic thoughts." Saint Diadochos of Photiki, On Spiritual Knowledge, from the Philokalia Vol. 1
@@OrthodoxEthos Thank you for the response it is appreciated. What a difficult journey it will be yet, I should not be discouraged. I have to believe anything is possible with the Lord at my side. But admittedly I am still ruled by logic, perhaps, even more than most and this is a sad thing. It seems as though it has hardened my heart to virtue and made it very easy to sin. This is very frustrating when I attempt to pray for forgiveness. I feel like a hypocrite and surely undeserving of Christ's mercy or patience. If I am already given over to such lusts and sinful desires, I cannot imagine a time where, after being baptized, the demonic influence that God will allow me to be subject to will only be greater. Moreover I feel like I'm running out of time, my slackness delays me and the times we live in do not bode well either. If forcing myself to face the things of God is my only option now then i will try my best. I pray the Lord will give me the time to at least make it to baptism.
With the help of God, and after baptism and Chrismation and holy Communion, and daily prayer, demonic influences will depart from you and you will have peace. Pray fervently to unite yourself to Christ in True baptism and to find a priest who will do it in the Orthodox manner after an Orthodox catechism!
is "the satisfaction of divine justice in anselm of canterbury by Demetrios Tselengides translated into english? Would REALLY like to read. Only read some ancient greek, not modern. or anything similar available that one might suggest? very impt to me. johna
I kindly ask you, if possible, to work the background sound a little bit to a lower point. Your guest's voice is so loud that I barely can hear yours.I skipped many of the sayings because of the voice overlapping.Very difficult to catch the meaning.Thank you
Oh. That is not good. We will definitely lower the next episode. Unfortunately, it did not seem that loud to us and now we cannot change in You Tube. I hope that the transcript, which is now posted, will assist you!
@@OrthodoxEthos , good suggestion, Father. I didn't occur to me to suggest it to people, who said they couldn't follow & so gave up on this interview. I told them the Greek would be silenced in future podcasts of this nature, but couldn't offer any help with part 1 of the interview with Prof. D. Btw, I too struggled. Very hard to follow, to process, the Greek being loud & unending. Thank u for posting the transcript. Shall look for it.
Sorry to hear this. We didn’t have this problem. I’m surprised that it is such a problem for everyone. Sad. Please tell everyone about the transcript. Perhaps I can upload the audio alone to our website without the Greek background. - Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you. As a token of my appreciation: ------- A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN “Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς) From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020) th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
Father bless! Can you elaborate more on how ecumenical or other canons when violated, instantly and automatically apply to us if we break them? I tend to agree with this, but I have also read that these canons require a church authority to apply them. For example, Can I excommunicate myself by my secret actions, or does a bishop have to know and excommunicate me. Just to clarify, I am referring to something like canon 69 of the Holy Apsotles referring to fasting on Wednesday’s and Fridays and during Lent.
As I understand it, it is that the canons apply themselves by default, but the bishop or priest can choose to "override" the "default settings". I haven't studied canon law extensively, so I might be wrong.
Yes, canons do need to be applied *in church life* for them to be applicable in *a wider sense* - for the life of the church, such as defrocking of priests or bishops, but they are applied immediately *in a spiritual sense,* on a personal level insomuch as we lose the grace of God.
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Greetings, thanks so much for your work and information. I have a few questions, if anyone can help me: -We are tought in schools since very little we come from monkeys, actually there are hundreds of scientists working in evolution and biology and they agree on that (ok its true maybe they are wrong or in a few years they realize evolution is wrong and we were created.....ok; but for the moment that is what we are tought in school) people who study apes are amazed on how inteligent they are and how similar to us they behave, you can feel humanity on them and also the killer instinct we all have inside. How do we explain it? If evolution is not true why they behave so human? Check for videos in the internet is amazing. If logic tells me against JesusChrist , I am tought in school about evolution and I have to trust in an event 2000 years ago...I guess God will understand my situation and forgive me? Orthodox spirituality is really nice as a philosophy and how to behave but pray to saints and characters I can’t see or touch is questionable......and nowadays we live in a really material world. It’s really hard honestly. And we have similar philosophys or spiritual practices that tells us to love others, to control our mind etcetera....why do I have to believe in Christ, Virgin Mary etc while I can’t not touch them or see them or even know who they really were. I am not trying to be rude, if looks so I am really sorry it’s not my intention. I am just trying to learn and understand. Thanks so much.
Are you an Orthodox Christian? An Orthodox Christian who lives the life of the Church lives experientially the person of Christ and all the saints and the mysteries of the kingdom of God and he knows by experience of what he speaks. You look for empirical knowledge of Christ? Enter the Church. Do you want to know Christ? Come and meet him IN the Church, of which He is the Head and we are His members. Just as He walked on the face of this earth He walks now in His Body the Church. “Come and See” they said - and we say, today, to all who want to meet Life, Truth, God Incarnate. We meet Him in many ways in the church, gradually increasing the intimacy. Among the first ways to meet Him and to “prove“ His existence, is to meet Him in the lives of his holy ones in our day. We do not live an event that happened 2000 years ago and has ceased to continue to occur. We live the continuous, timeless event of the incarnation in the Church, who is Christ Himself. We *know experientially* that man, created in the image of God, IN the Church is transformed into His likeness, as well. This man is so far *beyond* the monkey and the ape as to render the similarities you speak of quite superficial. Indeed, that some materialists marvel at the similarities and see in them “proof” of evolution and our lowly state as a “glorified ape” only proves they have fallen away from the experience of the living God. And, moreover, their blindness only confirms our Faith.
Looking for empirical proof of His existence TODAY? See: www.amazon.com/My-Elder-Joseph-Hesychast-Ephraim/dp/0966700082 And www.amazon.com/Elder-Paisios-Mount-Athos-Isaac/dp/960897643X
This the wrath of God, read the book of Jeremiah and punishment on Jerusalem. Now the punishment on mankind.In 1054 Satan saw the effects when he conquered the patriarchs he wanted Catholics Church to conquer but God protected the Catholic Church. Today God granted to test the Catholic Church clergy. They Failed now God's wrath is coming to fulfill all prophesy about our time. The Holy Pope closed the Church and taken away the Eucharist.
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Thank you!! I am so glad I found you, thanks to my priest. Thank you for translating this talk.
Is it possible to mute the Greek and only hear the English? Reading captions, plus hearing two voices in two languages is sensory overload.
I’m learning a lot from this series, but would prefer to listen to this video in English. The captions would be helpful for the hearing impaired.
Thank you for this consideration if it is possible.
This interview in it is three parts is great. This talk heals the heart. Could you please invite the speaker again for more interviews? Thank you. If he can elaborate more about the subject of communion because many orthodox attend the liturgy and don't take communion and because we orthodox look, speak, and live like everyone who is not Christian.
If he can speak about the church, its nature, the authority in the church and obedience and the royal priesthood.
You and Father Josiah are keeping me Orthodox right now. May God grant us God-fearing and faithful bishops.
In addition to Fr. Peter and Fr. Josiah, I'd like to recommend Fr. Zechariah Lynch and his blog inklesspen.blog. Fr. Spyridon is also great 🕊
Self-Improvement Fr. Spyridon is great for sure. Will check out the other suggestion, thanks!
I agree with you Brother Augustine!
A wonderful group of people have begun translating the wisdom of the 20th century Elders. They launched their channel about a month ago: Uncreated Light Press. It’s the best channel on YT.
Christ strengthen you and His Holy Mother protect you, brother in the the Faith
Lord HaveMercy Thank you I’ll check it out!
This is one of the best expositions of the spiritual life I've heard. There aren't superlatives that can properly describe it. We in the West and English speaking world simply don't have access (at least, not until now) to such treasures. I am deeply grateful.
In Christ,
Peter Schweitzer
Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you.
As a token of my appreciation:
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A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN
“Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς)
From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020)
th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Father. Not only are you working hard on behalf of the truth, the Church, love for Christ, but us laity too. I really appreciate that you went to the measure that you did in making this clear and understandable for us non Greek speakers.
You are keeping many of us hungry for the faith, and focused on our journey to Christ. Glory to God, for the blessing of you to feed His scattered flock.
Christ is risen!
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True voices of Orthodoxy are few, our Lord warned us that this day would come. Thank you, Fr. Peter for feeding us!
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@@pah9730 thank you SO much for the transcripts to download and print!!!
Thank you for nourishing our souls! Professor Demetrios is great and I cannot wait for part 2 and 3! He is putting things in right order and thank you for translation.
Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you.
As a token of my appreciation:
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A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN
“Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς)
From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020)
th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you!!! This podcast is a great example of using technology for good -- looking forward to parts 2 and 3. God bless you both!!
Thank you Father Peter Heers for making this channel and sharing your spiritual wealth with us. My wife and I were both baptized about three years ago in the Russian Orthodox Church by Father Athanasios Kone, our spiritual Father and my GodFather. We chose the Saint names Paisios and Philothea. I really learned a lot from your Coronavirus video and I look foward to more from you.
I am very helped by the podcast. This short series is very relevant to our present spiritual crisis. The transcript in English is very helpful for me speaking English. I also like others commented below see the value in publishing these talks in a little book for today and tomorrow!
I think should teach this in churches, so to help people simply understand the Orthodox faith. Literally, this is the most straightforward explanation of our faith I've ever watched. It need not be so complicated.
Father Peter, I am deeply grateful for puting some order into my thoughts.I felt a great relief and peace listening to your podcasts.It brought so much light to me and helped me focus on the right path. THANK YOU! God give you strength, discernment and love to keep helping us in these troubled times.
More than worth the wait! Thank you Father Peter and professor Demetrios!
Thank you so much for the English translation Father - very powerful message that reaffirmed my desperate need for Holy Communion and Confession. I look forward to the remainder of the interview.
Thank God for your hard work!
Thank you father thanks to your videos I was awaken to what time it is and I realized that I have work to do I’ve been wanting to convert and really digging in to the True Faith for over a year now but let my anxiety of walking into a new church of strangers and becoming a catechumen without my daughter with me get to me. I am fighting to get her back after her mother stole her from me. I WILL GET HER BACK and I am making serious changes in my life thanks to you...Christ has risen!
Thank God. We are all pilgrims on the path of return in this life. It is not how we begin but how we end that matters. Double down and struggle and God will give you the grace!
Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you.
As a token of my appreciation:
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A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN
“Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς)
From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020)
th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
This teaching reflects St. Gregory of Sinai in fulfilling the way to God pretty perfectly. Wonderful.
"trying to comprehend the commandments through study and reading without fulfilling them is like mistaking a shadow of something for its reality"
Beautiful translation and such a wise speaker! I need to become fluent in Greek again, haha. I've spent a lot of time in the States.
I love his comment on our initial loosening of the Ancestral Sin of Adam through baptism. It's something I've definitely needed to hear as of late. We're capable of being luminous saints, but our willingness to give in to bad ideas ruins us. His "exercise" on repentance and falling was refreshing as well.
Thanks again for your work, Father.
thank you ....this explains why my husband is in so much distress......we are only two years baptized into Orthodoxy.....not doing well without going to Church
We need to pray more in lieu of our being shut out from the holy mysteries. The Jesus prayer! Take the prayer rope into your hands in the morning early, before the day begins, and stand before the holy icons, and cry out to God repeating the Jesus prayer and “most holy Theotokos save us!”
Thank you 🙏🏻. What a teacher! That is the clearest explanation of confession I’ve ever heard. Now I understand the relation of personal confession to the sacrament of confession. And I also did not understand before that venerating the icons is sacramental; and given that, it seems absurd that we should stop doing it.
Thank you so much for this! This has given me motivation to repent from my sins and hope that this is possible with God's help.
So beautiful thank you..
AXIOS Professor and Father! Glory to God! Thank you for speaking to my heart and soul in the fronema of the Orthodox Church and Tradition as they were taught to me and brought about my conversion. Praying such a straightforward Patristic message spoken in truth and love will resonate in the hearts and souls of all hierarchs, clergy and the faithful.
Thank God.
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Thank you ! Much better than subtitle
It's so sad! I can't go to church without filling out papers on line then when I get to church redo those same papers get a temperature check wear a mask!! I just can't do it!! I won't do it!!! I am waiting for the faithful to come back and open our church is properly!! Therefore I have been suffering with no church or communion since the middle of March!! GOD HAVE MERCY ON ME!!!!!
Donna, The Lord bless and keep and console you! It is indeed sad and tragic.
Can you attend another Orthodox Church in your area which is not carrying out these measures?
We are hard pressed on every side, but we can take some courage from the Apostle's immortal words: "By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."
Read 2 Corinthians 6 - the entire chapter.
I read my Bible and pray daily! All day I invite the LORD JESUS in my day! I have a spiritual mother through a 12 step program that helps guide me and prayers for me!! Keeps me accountable as for The Bible verses that you had told me I well understand them and live by them!! No matter what is going on I am filled with joy because that comes from the Lord! I am grateful and strong.. I will read it again as you have suggested!! Yes all the Orthodox Churches Greek and Antiochian anywhere near me has the same criteria... I pray for all of you we are definitely in persecution!! I still know and believe in my heart God is in control!! Thank you so much for corresponding with me and I would ask that you pray for me as well!! God-bless you always
Thank you, Father Heers and Professor Tselengides. God bless you.
Thank you for this powerful talk, Father and for all that you’re doing to serve the Church.
Thank you, watching & shared!
Thank you so much, Fr. Peter. I have needed to hear this for so long. Your blessing and prayers, please.
Mind blown. Thank you both.
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Bless father. Thank you so much for the questions raised in this very informative and thought provoking interview. I heard the Churches in Greece reopened already, is that a fact?... Sadly here in N.Y that is not the case 🥺 Please pray for us!
If I remember correctly, Greek churches were reopened for private, individual worship on May 1st and should be open today for normal/liturgical worship
Yes, with some measure being imposed - measures which do not reflect our Otthodox Ethos our outlook. The good news is that it seems many priests are ignoring them.
Please pray for Father Fortea.
What if you wish to be Orthodox, but cannot be apart of liturgy or the community (due to distance and this horrid lockdown) yet, you were baptized by another tradition, full submersion?
I try to lead my family in prayer and repentance but fear I'm doing it in vein till we are apart of the church.
It's as if I'm on the outskirts looking in.
The mysteries are inseparable from the Mystery of the Incarnation which continues in the one Body of Christ and they are the door to this life in Christ. Therefore the existence of the form of the mystery *without the faith* and *without the communion* is not profitable. Baptism, Chrismation, and Communion are *inseparable* and *all three* together unite one to Christ in his Body.
Please write me at team@orthodoxethos.com and we can discuss the particulars.
To say it is worth it to go the full way to becoming Orthodox is the biggest understatement possible. I was Baptized, Chrismated and Communed the Pascha before the one that just passed and it is without question the greatest blessing that has ever been given to me because it is the source of all blessings.
Christ strengthen you Jacob and may His Holy Mother protect you
The Orthodox Ethos Father, did you see that Germany has banned Orthodox communion due to sharing the spoon?
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The Enemy and enemies work tirelessly to OPPOSE all that is TRUTH -
Demons have no body , neither eat nor sleep - Gods plan is truly in our midst - don’t fall into despair or fear them that try to harm you physically or mentally - Gods mercy is greater then any mans +
Yes they are changing lots -
Anti- in Greek to mean ‘in place of
Also opposition of
- Prayers, true tears of humility as Psalm 50 says+
Have mercy on me oh God, according to thy great mercy ...
Try read a psalm or a passage from the Scriptures each day +++
The mystery of iniquity doth already work (II Thes. 2:7).
The forces preparing for his appearance fight above all against the lawful Imperial authority.
The holy Apostle Paul says that Antichrist cannot be manifested until what withholdest is taken away (II Thes. 2:6-7)
Fr Peter Bless,
God bless Fr Peter , family friends and those he surrounds+
Glory be to God for all things+++
Excellent talk. Where is the next part to be found?
Should be out within the week.
Thank you! God bless you. CHRIST IS RISEN.
Amen.
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Hi. Great interview. What happens with people that never heard of Christ?
The Lord who created them and sustains them, and loves them, is the judge.
Are his books on western soteriologies, (criticisms of Luther and Anselm) translated into English? I'm currently trying to decipher how to compare western and easter atonement theories, so it would be helpful to hear a mature scholar's voice on the subject.
No, I am afraid they are not yet translated.
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About Western Atonement(Anselm,etc) :: th-cam.com/video/xfftYkN0QI4/w-d-xo.html.
Ecumenism, the new calendar, the abandoning of Tradition, watering down of the holy fathers can and will lead to spiritual crisis and indeed the rejection of Orthodoxy. This we see all around us.
Does this theme of continual repentance extend also to those who are outside of the Church being that they are not yet baptized but just now seeking a life in Christ? What sort of differences or obstacles are present for ones unbaptized? if there are any at all.
Those before baptism absolutely need the "good uneasiness" and are on the path of return (repentance). Repentance is a re-orientation toward God in our NOUS (spirit/spiritual intellect). Can anyone not need this?
Those before baptism are not yet freed from the ancestral sickness and its consequences. The patristic tradition is summed up in the writings of St. Diadochos of Photiki:
"On Grace Before and After Baptism
by St. Diadochos of Photiki
76. Some have imagined that both grace and sin - that is, the spirit of truth and the spirit of error - are hidden at the same time in the intellect [nous] of the baptized. As a result, they say, one of these two spirits urges the intellect to good, the other to evil. But from Holy Scripture and through the intellect's [nous'] own insight I have come to understand things differently. Before holy baptism, grace encourages the soul towards good from the outside, while Satan lurks in its depths, trying to block all the intellect's ways of approach to the divine. But from the moment that we are reborn through baptism, the demon is outside, grace is within. Thus, whereas before baptism error ruled the soul, after baptism truth rules it. Nevertheless, even after baptism Satan still acts on the soul, often, indeed, to a greater degree than before. This is not because he is present in the soul together with grace; on the contrary, it is because he uses the body's humors to befog the intellect [nous] with the delight of mindless pleasures. God allows him to do this, so that a man, after passing through a trial of storm and fire, may come in the end to the full enjoyment of divine blessings. For it is written: 'We went through fire and water, and Thou hast brought us out into a place where the soul is refreshed' (Ps. 66.12. LXX).
77. As we have said, from the instant we are baptized, grace is hidden in the depths of the intellect [nous], concealing its presence even from the perception of the intellect [nous] itself. When someone begins, however, to love God with full resolve, then in a mysterious way, by means of intellectual [the nous'] perception, grace communicates something of its riches to his soul.-Then, if he really wants to hold fast to this discovery, he joyfully starts longing to be rid of all his temporal goods, so as to acquire the field in which he has found the hidden treasure of life (cf. Matt. 13:44). This is because, when someone rids himself of all worldly riches, he discovers the place where the grace of God is hidden. For as the soul advances, divine grace more and more reveals itself to the intellect [nous]. During this process, however, the Lord allows the soul to be pestered increasingly by demons. This is to teach it to discriminate correctly between good and evil, and to make it more humble through the deep shame it feels during its purification because of the way in which it is defiled by demonic thoughts."
Saint Diadochos of Photiki, On Spiritual Knowledge, from the Philokalia Vol. 1
@@OrthodoxEthos Thank you for the response it is appreciated. What a difficult journey it will be yet, I should not be discouraged. I have to believe anything is possible with the Lord at my side. But admittedly I am still ruled by logic, perhaps, even more than most and this is a sad thing. It seems as though it has hardened my heart to virtue and made it very easy to sin. This is very frustrating when I attempt to pray for forgiveness. I feel like a hypocrite and surely undeserving of Christ's mercy or patience. If I am already given over to such lusts and sinful desires, I cannot imagine a time where, after being baptized, the demonic influence that God will allow me to be subject to will only be greater. Moreover I feel like I'm running out of time, my slackness delays me and the times we live in do not bode well either. If forcing myself to face the things of God is my only option now then i will try my best. I pray the Lord will give me the time to at least make it to baptism.
With the help of God, and after baptism and Chrismation and holy Communion, and daily prayer, demonic influences will depart from you and you will have peace. Pray fervently to unite yourself to Christ in True baptism and to find a priest who will do it in the Orthodox manner after an Orthodox catechism!
@@OrthodoxEthos thank you once again Father Heers you and your family are in my prayers !
Does the Professor have any English books available
is "the satisfaction of divine justice in anselm of canterbury by Demetrios Tselengides translated into english? Would REALLY like to read. Only read some ancient greek, not modern. or anything similar available that one might suggest? very impt to me. johna
Unfortunately, it is not translated. Would the Lords send workers into His vineyard, translators for this work, and we would readily publishe it!!
Can the Professor's books been translated into English?
I kindly ask you, if possible, to work the background sound a little bit to a lower point. Your guest's voice is so loud that I barely can hear yours.I skipped many of the sayings because of the voice overlapping.Very difficult to catch the meaning.Thank you
Oh. That is not good. We will definitely lower the next episode. Unfortunately, it did not seem that loud to us and now we cannot change in You Tube.
I hope that the transcript, which is now posted, will assist you!
@@OrthodoxEthos , good suggestion, Father. I didn't occur to me to suggest it to people, who said they couldn't follow & so gave up on this interview. I told them the Greek would be silenced in future podcasts of this nature, but couldn't offer any help with part 1 of the interview with Prof. D. Btw, I too struggled. Very hard to follow, to process, the Greek being loud & unending. Thank u for posting the transcript. Shall look for it.
Sorry to hear this. We didn’t have this problem. I’m surprised that it is such a problem for everyone. Sad. Please tell everyone about the transcript.
Perhaps I can upload the audio alone to our website without the Greek background.
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Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you.
As a token of my appreciation:
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A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN
“Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς)
From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020)
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This will help tremendously and make it easier for you to follow and retain what you’re learning: oe-transcripts.now.sh/?ep=14
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Father bless! Can you elaborate more on how ecumenical or other canons when violated, instantly and automatically apply to us if we break them? I tend to agree with this, but I have also read that these canons require a church authority to apply them. For example, Can I excommunicate myself by my secret actions, or does a bishop have to know and excommunicate me. Just to clarify, I am referring to something like canon 69 of the Holy Apsotles referring to fasting on Wednesday’s and Fridays and during Lent.
As I understand it, it is that the canons apply themselves by default, but the bishop or priest can choose to "override" the "default settings". I haven't studied canon law extensively, so I might be wrong.
Yes, canons do need to be applied *in church life* for them to be applicable in *a wider sense* - for the life of the church, such as defrocking of priests or bishops, but they are applied immediately *in a spiritual sense,* on a personal level insomuch as we lose the grace of God.
The Orthodox Ethos Thank You!! This video has really helped me. Looking forward to the rest of the series!!!
Thank God. Please share so that others can also be benefited. Thank you.
As a token of my appreciation:
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A FORETASTE OF DOXOLOGY IN HEAVEN
“Lord, I have cried” (βαρύς)
From the Vigil for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, the Holy Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (2020)
th-cam.com/video/HNgAeuXxTjk/w-d-xo.html
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Greetings, thanks so much for your work and information. I have a few questions, if anyone can help me:
-We are tought in schools since very little we come from monkeys, actually there are hundreds of scientists working in evolution and biology and they agree on that (ok its true maybe they are wrong or in a few years they realize evolution is wrong and we were created.....ok; but for the moment that is what we are tought in school) people who study apes are amazed on how inteligent they are and how similar to us they behave, you can feel humanity on them and also the killer instinct we all have inside. How do we explain it? If evolution is not true why they behave so human? Check for videos in the internet is amazing.
If logic tells me against JesusChrist , I am tought in school about evolution and I have to trust in an event 2000 years ago...I guess God will understand my situation and forgive me? Orthodox spirituality is really nice as a philosophy and how to behave but pray to saints and characters I can’t see or touch is questionable......and nowadays we live in a really material world. It’s really hard honestly. And we have similar philosophys or spiritual practices that tells us to love others, to control our mind etcetera....why do I have to believe in Christ, Virgin Mary etc while I can’t not touch them or see them or even know who they really were.
I am not trying to be rude, if looks so I am really sorry it’s not my intention. I am just trying to learn and understand. Thanks so much.
Are you an Orthodox Christian? An Orthodox Christian who lives the life of the Church lives experientially the person of Christ and all the saints and the mysteries of the kingdom of God and he knows by experience of what he speaks.
You look for empirical knowledge of Christ? Enter the Church. Do you want to know Christ? Come and meet him IN the Church, of which He is the Head and we are His members. Just as He walked on the face of this earth He walks now in His Body the Church. “Come and See” they said - and we say, today, to all who want to meet Life, Truth, God Incarnate. We meet Him in many ways in the church, gradually increasing the intimacy. Among the first ways to meet Him and to “prove“ His existence, is to meet Him in the lives of his holy ones in our day.
We do not live an event that happened 2000 years ago and has ceased to continue to occur. We live the continuous, timeless event of the incarnation in the Church, who is Christ Himself.
We *know experientially* that man, created in the image of God, IN the Church is transformed into His likeness, as well. This man is so far *beyond* the monkey and the ape as to render the similarities you speak of quite superficial. Indeed, that some materialists marvel at the similarities and see in them “proof” of evolution and our lowly state as a “glorified ape” only proves they have fallen away from the experience of the living God. And, moreover, their blindness only confirms our Faith.
Looking for empirical proof of His existence TODAY?
See:
www.amazon.com/My-Elder-Joseph-Hesychast-Ephraim/dp/0966700082
And
www.amazon.com/Elder-Paisios-Mount-Athos-Isaac/dp/960897643X
This the wrath of God, read the book of Jeremiah and punishment on Jerusalem. Now the punishment on mankind.In 1054 Satan saw the effects when he conquered the patriarchs he wanted Catholics Church to conquer but God protected the Catholic Church. Today God granted to test the Catholic Church clergy. They Failed now God's wrath is coming to fulfill all prophesy about our time. The Holy Pope closed the Church and taken away the Eucharist.