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The Burning Bush
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An Orthodox Christian blog with sermons, quotes, excerpts, lives of saints and much more! All articles center around the theological understanding of the Eastern Orthodox Church regarding the Holy Trinity, the Lord Jesus Christ and the salvation of man.
- Author: Moses
- Listed in: Christianity Personal
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Recent Posts
The Creed of Chalcedon or “Doctrine of the Hypostatic Union”
Fourth Ecumenical Council We, then, following the holy Fathers, all with one consent, teach people to confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the same perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man, of a rational...
Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Volokolamsk on the Divine Services
Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev The liturgical texts used in many non-Orthodox churches, except for the Eucharistic prayers and certain ancient hymns still in use, are often characterized by a low level of theological content: as a rule they contain muc...
New Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoyev on the Church
Father Daniel Sysoyev People think, in error, that the sects are easier than the Orthodox. Recently, I had a chance to associate with Pentecostals. I learned that it is their practise to pray five hours during the day. What Orthodox Christian prays f...
Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi Monastery on Holy Communion
Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi Monastery There are some monks that confess every day. Monks receive the Communion four times a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. On other days, there is a strict fast – food is prepared without oil; ...
St. Simeon the New Theologian’s Prayer to Christ
St. Simeon the New Theologian Thou, O Christ, art the Kingdom of Heaven; Thou, Oh Christ, art the kingdom of Heaven; Thou, the land promised to the meek; Thou, the meadowland of paradise; Thou, the hall of the celestial banquet; Thou, the ineffable b...
St. John of Damascus on the Holy Angels
Saint John of Damascus Angels have no need of tongue or hearing, but without uttering words they communicate to each other their own thoughts and counsels. They are circumscribed: for when they are in the Heaven they are not on the earth; and when th...
