The Gainesville ROCOR Parish meets at
7921 Gateway Promenade Pl, Gainesville, US 20155 at 2:00 P.M. on Sundays for Divine Liturgy.
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September 2/August 20 -- The Great Schism |
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Blessed is he who has in the Lord become completely free of all earthly things in this troublesome life, and who has loved the one good and merciful God.
Blessed is he who has become a doer of good works and, like a fruitful field, brings forth a great abundance of the fruits of life in the Lord.
Blessed is he who stands at prayer in service to God and, like the heavenly angels, at all times has pure thoughts and does not allow the evil one to approach him, that he may not enslave his soul and lead it away from God the Savior.
Blessed is he who loves sanctity (purity) like light, and has not defiled his body before the Lord with shameful acts of the evil one.
Blessed is he who always retains in himself remembrance of God, for such a person on earth is like a heavenly angel, constantly celebrating the Lord with fear and love.
Blessed is he who loves repentance, which saves all sinners, and does not delight in sin, that he might not appear ungrateful before God our Savior.
Blessed is he who, like a courageous warrior defending heavenly treasures, preserves his soul and body without reproach in the Lord.
Blessed is he who like the heavenly angels, has pure thoughts, and who with his lips sings praises to the One who has authority over all that breathes.
Blessed is he who has become like unto the seraphim and cherubim and is never slothful in spiritual service, who ceaselessly glorifies the Lord.
The First Stasis: 1
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A Spiritual Psalter
excerpted by
Bishop Theophan the Recluse
from the works
of our Holy Father
Ephraim the Syrian
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September 2/August 20
13th Week after Pentecost. Tone 3.
Fast Day.
Wine and oil allowed.
Prophet Samuel (11th c. b.c.).
Hieromartyr Philip, bishop of Heraclea, and with him Martyrs Severus, Memnon, and 37 soldiers, at Plovdiv in Thrace (304).
Martyr Lucius the Senator, of Cyprus (ca. 310). Martyrs Heliodorus and Dosa (Dausa), in Persia (380). Martyr Oswin, king of Deira (651). St. Philibert of Jumieges (Gaul) (685). St. Hierotheus, first bishop and enlightener of Hungary (10th c.). St. Stephen I, king of Hungary (1038). New Martyr Theocharis of Neopolis in Asia Minor (1740).
Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) of Platina, California (1982), and Archimandrite Spyridon (Lukich) of Kiev ( (1991).
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Welcome to the Orthodox Church! Join Frederica Mathewes-Green, in this video series, on a journey into the Eastern Orthodox Church. Learn about Orthodox teachings and dogma, Orthodox architecture and terminology, and what it means to live an Orthodox life.
In this video, "Division in Christendom: The Great Schism & Reformation," Frederica talks a little about the lines dividing Christendom, their history, and their effect today.
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Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, answers the question: what caused the first great schism of the church a millennium after Pentecost?
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Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, discusses the second great schism of the Christian church half a millennium after the first one. What caused this second great schism?
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Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, answers the question, "What are the doctrinal distinctives of the Eastern Orthodox church, and what are your thoughts on them?"
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The Orthodox East had a series of dialogues with Lutherans, particularly under Philipp Melanchthon, in the years after the Reformation. Ultimately, Lutherans would not renounce their heresies, and nothing came of the relationship.
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Meditation:
On A Wise Custom
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A wise custom of the ancient Holy Fathers: when greeting each other, they didn’t ask about health or anything else, but rather about prayer, saying "How is your prayer?” Prayer was considered by them to a be a sign of the spiritual life, and they called it the breath of the spirit. If the body has breath, it lives; if breathing stops, life comes to an end. So it is with the spirit. If there is prayer, the soul lives; without prayer, there is no spiritual life.“
St. Theophan the Recluse
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St. Nina's Chapel
Built on Site Where St. Nina Resided
Amid Grape Vines
Mtskheta, Georgia
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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Mtskheta, Georgia
Adjacent to St. Nina's Chapel
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On the right side from the entrance of the Cathedral is a stone baptismal font dating from the 4th century.
It is thought to have been used for the baptism of
King Mirian and Queen Nana.
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Supporting the Parish
The continuity of apostolic love is a way of life.
It is up to you to sustain the way of life.
Please.
If you can electronically donate, please do so, accepting our profound appreciation.
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If it is peace you are seeking . . .
Pray with us . . .
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From the litany at the beginning of Divine Liturgy |
That He may deliver His people from their enemies, visible and invisible, and may confirm in us the oneness of mind, brotherly love, and piety, let us pray to the Lord . . . |
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