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The Conception by Saint Anna of the Most-holy Theotokos
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All my happiness and unhappiness are contained in the thoughts and inclinations of my heart. If the thoughts and inclinations of my heart are in accord with God’s truth or with the will of my God, then I am at rest, filled with divine light, joy, and blessedness; if not, I am uneasy, filled with spiritual, soul-corrupting darkness, heaviness, and despondency.

St. John of Kronstadt
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Andrew Louth - Aquinas and Orthodoxy
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"Aquinas and Orthodoxy" - a talk by Fr. Andrew Louth for the Oxford Orthodox Christian Student Society, at the Danson Room, Trinity College, Oxford, on 20th October 2011.

Fr. Andrew Louth is one of the world's most respected authorities on patristic theology. A priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, Fr. Andrew was until this year Professor of Theology and Religion at Durham University, where he also served as Orthodox chaplain.
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The Conception by Saint Anna of the Most-holy Theotokos

The righteous Joachim and Anna were childless for fifty years of their married life. In their old age, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to each one of them separately, telling them that God had heard their prayers and that they would give birth to a daughter, Mary. Then St. Anna conceived by her husband and after nine months bore a daughter blessed by God and by all generations of men: the Most-holy Virgin Mary, the Theotokos. (For more details, see September 9.)