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A response to his blasphemous speech during the Sunday of Orthodoxy
We just celebrated the First Sunday of Lent celebrating Orthodoxy, the great festival of our Church. It celebrates the one who gave birth to all the saints and martyrs, the “one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church”. It celebrates her glorious victory against the heresy of iconoclasm.
The Church is founded on what Christ taught, what the Apostles preached, what the Fathers and Teachers of the oikoumeni interpreted, what the Ecumenical Councils ordained, what our Orthodoxy confesses. And we do not have the right to change even “one iota” as our Christ Himself taught us in the Gospel of Matthew. Father Alexander Schmemann writes in his diary “The Church was founded in this world to celebrate the Eucharist, to save man by restoring his Eucharistic existence. Eucharist is impossible without the Church, that is, without a community that knows its unique character and calling, that is, to be love, truth, faith and missionā. But unfortunately for us here in Canada, the love, faith and truth have been taken away from her mission.
On March 13, 2022, the Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Canada, during his speech at the end of the Liturgy at the Annunciation of the Theotokos Cathedral, on the feast of Sunday of Orthodoxy, frustratingly did not honour this great day at all! He spoke and boasted about his distorted achievement, bare-headed, to treating the church like a “restaurant with a menu”, so that each “customer” can individually line-up in two different rows and choose between a) multiple spoons, or b) from one common spoon for everyone, the holy Lavida. Choose a chalice of your choice, and get it! Oh what grave sacrilege and blasphemy!

He went on to say that in the 1960s he noticed a “holy” Christian(?) who was the president of a church in Montreal where he was a priest at the time, stating that this man was a regular church goer, but yet never seen him communing. So he asked him why he did not commune, and the man responded that he was disgusted(!) because of the common spoon(!) which everyoneās saliva comes into contact with!! And instead of instructing him, building him, and strengthening him in his faith, he felt that the best possible remedy would be to change the way of offering the Eucharist!! He informed those attending the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos that he sent a letter to the Patriarch, before the coronavirus, asking him to change the way of distributing Holy Communion, making reference to the example from the 60s! In other words, instead of pure gold, the Archbishop gave us the rust of heresy.
The Archbishop also stated that the reason he ordered teaspoons and napkins be used for the distribution of Holy Communion was that he had an order from the Government. But he did not tell us why all the other Orthodox Churches (Russians, Serbs, Antiochians, Bulgarians, Romanians, etc.) in the same province and region did not adopt the same innovations. Why didn’t they implement the same changes? We are still waiting for an answer. The real answer is that the Canadian government had never requested what the Archbishop has been using as an excuse for two years now, reinforcing untruths and teaching the error. Indeed the emperor is naked without excuses!
Isaiah tells us, stop offering useless sacrifices, I am disgusted with incense. Celebrations of the New Moon and Sabbaths, invitations to celebratory gatherings, disrespect along with solemn worship I cannot tolerate. I despise your celebrations and your holidays! For me it is a burden, I am bored having to tolerate them. When you raise your hands, I close my eyes not to see you. And when you say your prayers aloud, I do not hear them because your hands are dipped in blood. Bathe and purify yourselves, lest my eyes see your wicked deeds, cease to do evil.(Isaiah 1: 13-17) By faith Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He preferred to suffer with the people of God, rather than enjoy the temporary sinful life.
Who has not more or less read the lives of Saints and heard their synaxaria? And with what admiration we bow down to such impeccable faith, to such sacrificial offering of soul and body, to such strong witness that inspires and makes one wonder how much these people loved our Christ. Where is this man today?, A saint, a living sacrifice, a confessor, willing to be arrested, to be judged, to lose his property, to be thrown in prison, to be abused, to be exiled, to be tortured, to be thrown to the beasts and to suffer all the torment, without seeing any external intervention of God to stop his torment? This Christian firmly believed in God, he saw clearly with the eyes of his faith <the Invisible> he saw the invisible rewards that God has prepared for those who love him. (A. Kantiotis) But this presupposes courage and bravery of soul along with humility of God’s grace and righteous ecclesiastical life.
The good courtier (layman or clergyman) is a curious creature. It used to be in danger of extinction but now it is in abundance. Like the harehead, the poisonous fish that “invaded” from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, with a deadly neurotoxin that kills. It is not eaten with anything. So is the good courtier, who submits to every order of the boss. He does not know (the boss). It’s enough that he knows the boss’s ordinances. These are for him his masters, who will say a good word about him, who will throw him a shred of freedom, power, recognition or maintenance of what has been rightly or unjustly acquired so far, even a small loss in relation to the majority. Collaborative and submissive in every way. It is difficult to classify as a species. (A. Daskalakis)
Ā If he is a clergyman and especially a bishop, he exchanges God, the Gospel, the Holy Tradition of the Church, with power, with officialdom, with the suspension of tax audits, with publicity, with silver pieces gained from betrayal. He kisses the hands of cardinals, of the pope, he blesses masons, he casts his oath not to offend infidels, he insults the Patriarchal tradition, he persecutes confessing clergy and laity. He considers the Holy Temples his own sanctuary, blocks the entrances, forbids the Holy Mysteries, the worship of icons, and promotes the covering of the face of the image of man. He walks with certainty in the loss. He thinks he has built a career, until at some point someone feels that he is no longer needed. And while the demons surround his bed, he falls asleep and wakes up with the illusion of success. Until the clock of the heart stops providing him with extra minutes of error, sin, condemnation. And so he leaves having surrendered to the curse.
Saint Niphon of Constantia (Cyprus) tells us, “the clergy in the last years will become an instrument of the Antichrist. He will teach blind obedience as a virtue of peace and salvation. A satanic obedience, which will require from the faithful ignorance, contempt for the teaching of the Saints, indifference truth and superficial piety. ” Thousands of times in the past centuries, people thought that the boat of Orthodoxy would sink. But it neither sank nor will sink. Such is the hull and such is the Helmsman that it is impossible to sink. Jesus, in words of love and meekness, said, Judas, with the kiss, which is a sign of love, do you betray your Master? (Luke 22:48) Yes, we are living in a time when some people are taking advantage of and flashing their vestments, thinking that God is on earth. Fortunately, there is still time for repentance, and that is why we pray that He will humble us all in repentance and help us return to the way of the Lord.

St James, called the āBrother of the Lordā urges the faithful to “show me your faith from your works.”(James 2:18) Your words and your deeds Archbishop are for the actors, they successfully close the eyes of the unsuspecting people. Of course you forget that one cannot make fun of the Fair Judge! We do not boast that we are good and we hold the truth. The Truth is in the words of our Lord, the Apostles, the Saints and the Synodal decisions. We are sinners and miserable, but we strive to mobilize in the practical experience of our faith. After all, being orthodox does not seem to be very easy, because the measure of this faith is given to us, not by the people of this world, but by our Saints.
Submitted by parishioners of the Greek Archdiocese in Canada
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ĪκκληĻία είναι ĻĻι ΓίΓαξε Īæ ΧĻιĻĻĻĻ, ĪæĻι ĪŗĪ®ĻĻ Ī¾Ī±Ī½ οι αĻĻĻĻολοι, ĪæĻι εĻĪ¼Ī®Ī½ĪµĻ Ļαν οι ĻαĻĪĻĪµĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ΓιΓάĻκαλοι ĻĪ·Ļ ĪæĪ¹ĪŗĪæĻ Ī¼ĪνηĻ, ĪæĻι ĻĻιĻαν οι ĪĪ¹ĪŗĪæĻ Ī¼ĪµĪ½Ī¹ĪŗĪĻ Ī£ĻνοΓοι, ĪæĻι ομολογεί Ī· ĪĻθοΓοξία μαĻ. Īαι Γεν ĪĻĪæĻ Ī¼Īµ ΓικαίĻμα να Ī±Ī»Ī»Ī¬Ī¾ĪæĻ Ī¼Īµ ĪæĻĻε āĪνα ιĻĻαā āĪæĻĻĻ Ī¼Ī±Ļ Ī“ĪÆĪ“Ī±Ī¾Īµ Īæ ĪÆĪ“Ī¹ĪæĻ Īæ ΧĻιĻĻĻĻ Ī¼Ī±Ļ ĻĻĪæ καĻα ĪαĻθαίον ĪĻ Ī±Ī³Ī³Īλιο. Ī ĻαĻĪ®Ļ ĪĪ»ĪξανΓĻĪæĻ Ī£Ī¼Īμαν γĻάĻει ĻĻĪæ ημεĻολĻĪ³Ī¹Ļ ĻĪæĻ “Ī ĪκκληĻία ιΓĻĻθηκε ĻĀ“Ī±Ļ ĻĻν Ļον ĪŗĻĻμο για να Ļελεί Ļην ĪĻ ĻαĻιĻĻία, να ĻĻζει Ļον άνθĻĻĻĪæ αĻοκαθιĻĻĻνĻĪ±Ļ Ļην ĪĻ ĻαĻιĻĻιĻιακή ĻĪæĻ ĻĻαĻξη. Ī ĪĻ ĻαĻιĻĻία είναι αΓĻναĻĪ· ΓίĻĻĻ Ļην ĪκκληĻία, ΓίĻĻĻ Ī“Ī·Ī»Ī±Ī“Ī· μια κοινĻĻĪ·Ļα ĻĪæĻ Ī½Ī± γνĻĻίζει Ļον Ī¼ĪæĪ½Ī±Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĻ ĻαĻακĻĪ®Ļα και Ļην κλήĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ, ĻĪæ να είναι ΓηλαΓή αγάĻĪ·, αλήθεια, ĻĪÆĻĻĪ· και αĻĪæĻĻολή.” Īλλα Ī“Ļ ĻĻĻ ĻĻĻ Ī³Ī¹Ī± ĪµĪ¼Ī¬Ļ ĪµĪ“Ļ ĻĻον ĪαναΓα, Ī¼Ī±Ļ ĪĻει αĻαιĻεθεί Ī· αγį¼ĻĪ·, Ī· ĻĪÆĻĻĪ· και Ī· αλήθεια αĻĻ Ļην αĻĪæĻĻολή ĻĪ·Ļ.
Ī£ĻĪ·Ļ 13 ĪαĻĻĪÆĪæĻ 2022, Īæ ĪĻĻιεĻĪÆĻĪŗĪæĻĪæĻ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪ»Ī»Ī·Ī½Ī¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ ĪκκληĻĪÆĪ±Ļ ĻĪæĻ ĪαναΓά, µε Ļα λεγϵενα ĻĪæĻ ĻĻον ĪεĻĻ ĪĪ±Ļ ĻĪ·Ļ Ī Ī±Ī½Ī±Ī³ĪÆĪ±Ļ, ĻĻην εοĻĻĪ® ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĻ ĻĪ¹Ī±ĪŗĪ®Ļ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĻθοΓοξίαĻ, Ī“Ļ ĻĻĻ ĻĻĻ Ī“ĪµĪ½ ĻίµηĻε καθĻĪ»ĪæĻ Ļην µεγάλη Ī±Ļ ĻĪ® ηµĪĻα! ĪίληĻε και ĪŗĪ±Ļ Ļήθηκε για ĻĪæ καĻĻĻĪøĻμά ĻĪæĻ , Ī³Ļ Ī¼Ī½Ī® ĻĪ· κεĻαλή, να κάνει Ļην εκκληĻία āεĻĻιαĻĻĻιο με καĻάλογοā, ĻĪæĻ Īæ κάθε āĻελάĻĪ·Ļā αĻομικά να μĻĪæĻει να εĻιλĪξει ĻĪæ άλĻα Ī® ĻĪæ βήĻα. ΠαĻĻ Ī±Ļ ĻĪ® Ļην γĻαμμή για Ļα ĪŗĪæĻ Ļαλάκια, Ī® αĻĻ Ļην άλλη για Ļην αγία ĪαβίΓα. ĪιαλĪξĻε ΓιĻĪŗĪæĻĻĻĪ·ĻĪæ και ĻάĻĻε! ĪĻ Ī±ĪÆ ĻĪ·Ļ Ī²Ī»Ī±ĻĻĪ·Ī¼ĪÆĪ±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪεομĻαιξίαĻ!!
Ī£Ļ Ī½ĪĻιĻε Ā Ī»ĪγονĻĪ±Ļ Ā ĻĻι Ā ĻĪ·  ΓεκαεĻία Ā ĻĪæ Ā Ā“60 Ā ĻαĻαĻĪ®ĻĪ·Ļε Ā Īναν Ā “ĻιĻĻĻ” Ā ĻĻιĻĻιανĻ(;) Ā Īæ Ā ĪæĻĪæĪÆĪæĻ Ā Ī®Ļαν ĻĻĻεΓĻĪæĻ Ļε Īναν Ī½Ī±Ļ ĻĻĪæ ĪονĻĻεαλ ĪæĻĪæĻ ĪµĪŗĪµĪ¹ Ī·Ļαν ĻĪæĻε ĪεĻĪαĻ, ĪæĻι ναι μεν εĻĻĻĻαν ĻĻην εκκληĻία ĻακĻικά, αλλα ĻĪæĻΠΓεν κοινĻνοĻĻε. Τον ĻĻĻĪ·Ļε λοιĻĻν γιαĻĪÆ Γεν κοινĻνεί, και Ī±Ļ ĻĻĻ ĻĪæĻ ĪµĪ¹Ļε ĪæĻι ĻιĻαίνεĻαι(!) να μεĻαλάβει γιαĻι ĻĻĪ·ĻιμοĻοιειĻαι Ī· αγία ĪαβίΓα και Ļην Ī²Ī¬Ī¶ĪæĻ Ī½ Ļλοι ĻĻĪæ ĻĻĻμα ĻĪæĻ Ļ!! Īαι ανĻι να Ļον Ī½ĪæĻ ĪøĪµĻĪ®Ļει, οικοΓομήĻει, και να Ļον Ī“Ļ Ī½Ī±Ī¼ĻĻει ĻĻην ĻĪÆĻĻĪ· ĻĪæĻ , ĻĪŗĪĻĻηκε ĻĻι Īæ καλĻĻεĻĪæĻ ĻĻĻĻĪæĻ ĪøĪ± Ī®Ļαν να αλλάξει Ļον ĻĻĻĻĪæ μεĻάΓοĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪµĪÆĪ±Ļ ĪĻ ĻαĻιĻĻίαĻ!! ĪνημĪĻĻĻε Γε
ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĻαĻĪµĻ ĻεθĪνĻεĻ, ĻĻι ĪĻĻειλε γĻάμμα ĻĻον ΠαĻĻιάĻĻĪ·, ĻĻιν αĻĪæ Ļον ĪŗĪæĻοναĻĻ, ζηĻĻνĻĪ±Ļ Ļον να αλλάξει Ļον ĻĻĻĻĪæ μεĻάΓοĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪµĪÆĪ±Ļ ĪοινĻνίαĻ, ĻĻĪæĻĻĪĻονĻĪ±Ļ ĻĻ ĻαĻάΓειγμα, Ī±Ļ ĻĪæ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪµĻĪæĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪæĻ Ā“60!!. ĪηλαΓή ανĻĪÆ ĻĻĻ ĻάĻι καθαĻĻ, Ī¼Ī±Ļ ĪĪ“ĻĻε Ļην ĻĪŗĪæĻ Ļιά ĻĪ·Ļ Ī±Ī¹ĻĪĻεĻĻ.
Ī ĪĻĻιεĻĪÆĻĪŗĪæĻĪæĻ ĪµĻĪÆĻĪ·Ļ Ī±Ī½ĪĻεĻε ĻĻι Īæ Ī»ĻĪ³ĪæĻ ĻĪæĻ Īκανε Ļην ĻĻάξη να ΓιαĻάξει ĪŗĪæĻ Ļαλάκια και ĻαĻĻĪæĻεĻĻĪĻĪµĻ Ī³Ī¹Ī± Ļην μεĻάΓοĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪµĪÆĪ±Ļ ĪοινĻĪ½ĪÆĪ±Ļ Ī®Ļαν ĻĻι είĻε ΓιαĻαγή αĻĻ Ļην ĪĻ Ī²ĪĻνηĻĪ·. Īλλα Γεν Ī¼Ī±Ļ ĪµĪÆĻε, γιαĻι ĻĪ»ĪµĻ ĪæĪ¹ Ī¬Ī»Ī»ĪµĻ ĪĻĪøĻĪ“ĪæĪ¾ĪµĻ ĪκκληĻĪÆĪµĻ (Ī”ĻĻĻν, Ī£ĪĻβĻν, ĪνĻιοĻιανĻν, ĪĪæĻ Ī»Ī³Ī¬ĻĻν, Ī”ĪæĻ Ī¼Ī¬Ī½Ļν, ĪŗĻĪ».) ĻĻην ίΓια εĻαĻĻία και ĻεĻιĻĪĻεια Γεν Īκαναν Ī±Ļ ĻĪ® Ļην καινοĻομία; ĪιαĻĪÆ Γεν εĻάĻμοĻαν ĻĪ¹Ļ ĪÆĪ“Ī¹ĪµĻ Ī±Ī»Ī»Ī±Ī³ĪĻ; ĪĪŗĻμα ĻεĻιμĪĪ½ĪæĻ Ī¼Īµ αĻάνĻĪ·ĻĪ·. Ī ĻĻαγμαĻική αĻάνĻĪ·ĻĪ· είναι ĻĻι Ī· ĪαναΓική ĪĻ Ī²ĪĻνηĻĪ· ĻĪæĻΠΓεν Ļ ĻĪæĻĻĪĻĻε Ī±Ļ ĻĻ ĻĪæĻ ĪµĪ“Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī“ĻĪæ ĻĻĻνια ĻĻĻα ĻĻĪ·ĻιµοĻοιεί Īæ ĪĻĻιεĻĪÆĻĪŗĪæĻĪæĻ ĻĻ Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ĪæĪ»ĪæĪ³ĪÆĪ±, εĻιµĪνονĻĪ±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ΓιΓάĻκονĻĪ±Ļ Ļην Ļλάνη. ĪνĻĻĻ Īæ Ī±Ļ ĻοκĻάĻĪæĻĪ±Ļ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ Ī³Ļ ĀµĪ½ĻĻ!
Ī ĪĻαĪĪ±Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ļ Ī»Īει, ĻάĻĻε Ļια να ĻĻĪæĻĻĪĻεĻε ανĻĻĪµĪ»ĪµĻ ĪøĻ ĻίεĻ, μ´αηΓιάζει ĻĪæ ĪøĻ Ī¼ĪÆĪ±Ī¼Ī±. Ā ĪĪæĻ Ī¼Ī·Ī½ĪÆĪµĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ΣάββαĻα, ĻĻĪæĻκλήĻĪµĪ¹Ļ Ļε εοοĻĻαĻĻικĪĻ ĻĻ Ī½Ī¬Ī¾ĪµĪ¹Ļ, αĻĪĪ²ĪµĪ¹ĪµĻ Ī¼Ī±Ī¶Ī¹ με ĻĪ±Ī½Ī·Ī³Ļ ĻικĪĻ Ī»Ī±ĻĻĪµĪÆĪµĻ Ī“ĪµĪ½ μĻĪæĻĻ Ī½Ī± Ļ´ανεĻĪøĻ. Ā ĪĻεĻθάνομαι ĻĪ¹Ļ Ī½ĪæĻ Ī¼Ī·Ī½ĪÆĪµĻ ĻĪ±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĪ¹Ļ Ī³Ī¹ĪæĻĻĪĻ ĻαĻ! Ā Īια μĪνα είναι ĻĪæĻĻĪÆĪæ, Ī¼ĪæĻ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ βαĻεĻĻ Ī½Ī± ĻĪ¹Ļ Ī±Ī½ĪĻομαι. ĪĻαν Ļ ĻĻνεĻε Ļα ĻĪĻια ĻαĻ, ĪŗĪ»ĪµĪÆĪ½Ļ Ļα μάĻια Ī¼ĪæĻ Ī½Ī± μη ĻĪ±Ļ Ī²Ī»ĪĻĻ. Īι ĻĻαν αĻανĻĻĪĻ Ī»ĪĻε ĻĪ¹Ļ ĻĻĪæĻĪµĻ ĻĪĻ ĻαĻ, ĪµĪ³Ļ Ī“ĪµĪ½ ĻĪ¹Ļ Ī±ĪŗĪæĻĻ Ī³Ī¹Ī±Ļι Ļα ĻĪĻια ĻĪ±Ļ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ ĻĻĪæ αίμα Ī²ĪæĻ ĻηγμĪνα. ĪĪæĻ ĻĻείĻε κι εξαγνιĻĻείĻε, να μη βλĪĻĪæĻ Ī½ Ļα μάĻια Ī¼ĪæĻ ĻĪ¹Ļ ĻονηĻĪĻ ĻĪ±Ļ ĻĻάξειĻ, ĻάĻĻε να κάνεĻε ĻĪæ κακĻ. (ĪĻ.1,13-17) Īε Ļην ĻĪÆĻĻĪ· Īæ ĪĻĻ ĻĪ®Ļ, ĻĻαν Ļιά μεγάλĻĻε, αĻνήθηκε να ονομάζεĻαι γιĻĻ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪŗĻĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪæĻ Ī¦Ī±ĻαĻ. Ī ĻĪæĻίμηĻε να Ļ ĻĪæĻĪĻει μαζί με Ļον Ī»Ī±Ļ ĻĪæĻ ĪεοĻ, ĻαĻά να αĻολαμβάνει Ļην ĻĻĻĻκαιĻĪ· αμαĻĻĻλή ζĻĪ®.
ΠοιĻĻ Ī“ĪµĪ½ ĪĻει ΓιαβάĻει λίγο ĻĪæĪ»Ļ Ī²ĪÆĪæĻ Ļ ĪγίĻν και Γεν ĪĻει ακοĻĻει Ļα ĻĻ Ī½Ī±Ī¾Ī¬Ļιά ĻĪæĻ Ļ; Īαι με Ļι ĪøĪ±Ļ Ī¼Ī±ĻĪ¼Ļ Ļ ĻοκλινĻμαĻĻε Ļįæ½Ļλη Ī±Ļ ĻĪ® Ļην ĻĪÆĻĻĪ·, Ļįæ½Ļλο Ī±Ļ ĻĪæ ĻĪæ Ī“ĻĻιμο ĻĻ ĻĪ®Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻμαĻĪæĻ, Ļįæ½Ļλο Ī±Ļ ĻĻ ĻĪæ μαĻĻĻ ĻολĻγιο ĻĪæĻ Ļε καθηλĻνει και Ļε κάνει να αναĻĻĻιĪĻαι ĻĻĻĪæ ĻĪæĪ»Ļ Ī±Ļ Ļοί οι άνθĻĻĻοι αγάĻĪ·Ļαν Ļον ΧĻιĻĻĻ Ī¼Ī±Ļ. Ī ĪæĻ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ Ī±Ļ ĻĻĻ Īæ άνθĻĻĻĪæĻ, ĪĪ½Ī±Ļ Ī¬Ī³Ī¹ĪæĻ, ĪĪ½Ī±Ļ Ļ ĻĪæĻĪ®ĻĪ¹ĪæĻ Ī¼Ī¬ĻĻĻ ĻĪ±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ομολογηĻĪ®Ļ, ĻĻĻĪøĻ Ī¼ĪæĻ Ī½Ī± ĻĻ Ī»Ī»Ī·Ļθεί, να ΓικαĻĻĪ®, να ĻάĻει Ļην ĻεĻĪ¹ĪæĻ Ļία ĻĪæĻ , να ĻιĻĻĪ® ĻĻĪ¹Ļ ĻĻ Ī»Ī±ĪŗĪĻ, να κακοĻοιθή, να εξοĻιĻĻĪ®, να βαĻανιĻĻĪ®, να Ļον ĻĪÆĪ¾ĪæĻ Ī½ ĻĻα ĪøĪ·Ļία και να Ļ ĻĪæĻĻĪ® Ļλο ĻĪæ μαĻĻĻĻιο, ĻĻĻĪÆĻ Ī½Ī± βλĪĻει καμία εξĻĻεĻική εĻĪμβαĻĪ· ĻĪæĻ ĪĪµĪæĻ ĻĻĪæĻ ĪŗĪ±ĻάĻĪ±Ļ Ļιν ĻĪæĻ Ī²Ī±ĻανιĻĪ¼ĪæĻ ĻĪæĻ ; ĪĻ ĻĻĻ Īæ ĻĻιĻĻιανĻĻ ĻĪÆĻĻĪµĻ Īµ ακĻάΓανĻα ĻĻον ĪεĻ, ĪβλεĻε καθαĻά με Ļα μάĻια ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪÆĻĻεĻĻ ĻĪæĻ <Ļον ĪĻĻαĻον> ĪβλεĻε Ļα αθĪαĻα βĻαβεία ĻĪæĻ ĪĻει εĻοιμάĻει Īæ ĪεĻĻ Ī³Ī¹Ā“Ī±Ļ ĻĪæĻĻ ĻĪæĻ Ļον αγαĻĪæĻν. (ĪĻ Ī³. ĪανĻ) Īλλα Ī±Ļ ĻĻ ĻĻĪæĻĻοθĪĻει γενναιĻĻĪ·Ļα και ανΓĻεία ĻĻ ĻĪ®Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ī¶ĪÆ με Ļην ĻαĻείνĻĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ ĻάĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪæĻ ĪĪµĪæĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪæĻĪøĪ® εκκληĻιαĻĻική ζĻĪ®.
ΠκαλĻĻ Ī±Ļ Ī»Ī¹ĪŗĻĻ (λαĻĪŗĻĻ Ī® κληĻικĻĻ) είναι Īνα αξιοĻεĻίεĻγο ĻλάĻμα. ΠαλαιĻĻεĻα μĻĪæĻεί να κινΓĻĪ½ĪµĻ Īµ να εκλείĻει μα ĻĻĻα είναι Ļε αĻθονία. Σαν Ļον λαγοκĪĻαλο, ĻĪæ ΓηληĻĪ·ĻιĻĪ“ĪµĻ ĻάĻι ĻĪæĻ Ā«ĪµĪ¹ĻĪβαλε» αĻā Ļην ĪĻĻ ĪøĻά θάλαĻĻα ĻĻĪ· ĪεĻĻγειο, με θαναĻĪ·ĻĻĻα Ī½ĪµĻ ĻĪæĻοξίνη ĻĪæĻ ĻĪŗĪæĻĻνει. Īεν ĻĻĻγεĻαι με ĻĪÆĻĪæĻα. ĪĻĻι και Īæ καλĻĻ Ī±Ļ Ī»Ī¹ĪŗĻĻ, ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĻĪæĻάĻĻεĻαι Ļε κάθε ĻαĻάγγελμα ĻĪæĻ Ī±ĻενĻικοĻ. Īεν ĻĪæ
γνĻĻίζει (ĻĪæ αĻενĻικĻ). ΦĻάνει ĻĪæĻ Ī¾ĪĻει ĻĪ¹Ļ ĪæĻνĻινάνĻĻĪµĻ ĻĪæĻ Ī±ĻενĻικοĻ. ĪĻ ĻĪĻ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ γιā Ī±Ļ ĻĻν οι ĪŗĻĻιοί ĻĪæĻ , ĻĪæĻ ĪøĪ± ĻĪæĻ Ī½ Īνα ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ļ Ī»Ļγο γιā Ī±Ļ ĻĻν, ĻĪæĻ ĪøĪ± ĻĪæĻ ĻεĻĪ¬Ī¾ĪæĻ Ī½ Īνα ξεĻοκĻμμαĻĪæ ĪµĪ»ĪµĻ ĪøĪµĻίαĻ, ιĻĻĻĪæĻ, αναγνĻĻιĻĪ·Ļ Ī® ĻĻ Ī½ĻĪ®ĻĪ·ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĻν μĪĻĻι ĻĻĻα ΓικαίĻĻ Ī® αΓίκĻĻ Ī±ĻοκĻĪ·ĪøĪνĻĻν, ĪĻĻĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī¼Ī¹Ī±Ļ Ī¼Ī¹ĪŗĻĪ®Ļ Ī±ĻĻĪ»ĪµĪ¹Ī±Ļ Ī±Ļ ĻĻν Ļε ĻĻĪĻĪ· με Ļην ĻλειοĻĪ·Ļία. ĪĻĪ»Ī±ĪŗĪ±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ļ ĻĪæĻĪµĪ»Ī®Ļ Ī±ĻĻ ĪŗĪ¬ĪøĪµ άĻĪæĻĪ·. ĪĻĻκολα ĻαξινομείĻαι ĻĻ ĪµĪÆĪ“ĪæĻ. (Ī. ĪαĻκαλάκηĻ)
Īάν είναι κληĻικĻĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Γη εĻĪÆĻĪŗĪæĻĪæĻ, ανĻαλλάĻĻει Ļον ĪεĻ, ĻĪæ ĪĻ Ī±Ī³Ī³Īλιο, Ļην Īγία ΠαĻάΓοĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ ĪκκληĻίαĻ, με ĪµĪ¾ĪæĻ Ļία, με ĪæĻίκια, με αναĻĻολή εĻĪæĻιακĻν ελĪγĻĻν, με ĻĻοβολή, με αĻγĻĻια ĻĻοΓοĻίαĻ. Φιλάει ĻĪĻια καĻΓιναλίĻν, ĻĪæĻ ĻάĻα, ĪµĻ Ī»ĪæĪ³ĪµĪÆ μαĻĻĪ½ĪæĻ Ļ, βγάζει εγκĻĪ»Ļια να μην ĻĻĪæĻβάλλει αĻĪÆĻĻĪæĻ Ļ, λοιΓοĻεί Ļην ΠαĻεĻική ĻαĻάΓοĻĪ·, καĻαΓιĻκει ομολογηĻĪĻ ĪŗĪ»Ī·ĻικοĻĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ λαĻĪŗĪæĻĻ. ĪεĻĻεί ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĪεĻĪæĻĻ ĪαοĻĻ ĻĻιĻλίκι ĻĪæĻ , αμĻαĻĻνει ĻĪ¹Ļ ĪµĪ¹ĻĻĪ“ĪæĻ Ļ, αĻαγοĻεĻει Ļα ĪεĻά ĪĻ ĻĻĪ®Ļια, Ā Ļην Ā ĻĻĪæĻĪŗĻνηĻĪ·  εικĻνĻν,  και Ā ĻĻĪæĻθεί Ā ĻĪæ Ā ĪŗĪ¬Ī»Ļ Ī¼Ī¼Ī± Ā ĻĪæĻ Ā ĻĻĪæĻĻĻĪæĻ Ā ĻĪ·Ļ Ā ĪŗĪ±Ļ´εικĻĪ½Ī±Ļ Ī±Ī½ĪøĻĻĻĪæĻ . ĪαΓίζει με βεβαιĻĻĪ·Ļα ĻĻην αĻĻλεια. Īομίζει ĻĻĻ ĪĻĻιĻε καĻιĪĻα, μĪĻĻι κάĻοια ĻĻιγμή κάĻĪæĪ¹ĪæĻ Ī±Ī¹Ļθανθεί ĻĻι Γεν Ļον ĻĻειάζεĻαι ĻĪ»Īον. Īι ĪµĪ½Ļ ĪæĪ¹ Ī“Ī±ĪÆĪ¼ĪæĪ½ĪµĻ ĻεĻĪ¹ĪŗĻ ĪŗĪ»ĻĪ½ĪæĻ Ī½ ĻĪæ ĪŗĻεβάĻι ĻĪæĻ , Ī±Ļ ĻĻĻ ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī¼Ī¬Ļαι και Ī¾Ļ Ļνάει με Ļην ĻĪµĻ Ī“Ī±ĪÆĻĪøĪ·ĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ ĪµĻιĻĻ ĻίαĻ. ĪĻĻ ĻĻĪæĻ ĻĪæ ĻολĻι ĻĪ·Ļ ĪŗĪ±ĻĪ“Ī¹Ī¬Ļ ĻĻαμαĻĪ®Ļει να ĻĪæĻ ĻαĻĪĻει εĻιĻĪ»Īον λεĻĻά ĻλάνηĻ, αμαĻĻίαĻ, καĻαΓίκηĻ. Īαι ĪĻĻι ĻεĻγει ĻαĻαΓομĪĪ½ĪæĻ ĻĻĪæ ανάθεμα.
Ī ĪĪ³Ī¹ĪæĻ ĪĪ®ĻĻν ĪĻνĻĻανĻĪ¹Ī±Ī½Ī®Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ļ Ī»Īει, “Īæ κλήĻĪæĻ ĻĻα ĪĻĻαĻα ĻĻĻνια θα γίνει ĻĻγανο ĻĪæĻ ĪνĻιĻĻĪÆĻĻĪæĻ . Īα ΓιΓάĻκει Ļην ĻĻ Ļλή Ļ Ļακοή ĻĻ Ī±ĻεĻĪ® ειĻĪ®Ī½Ī·Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻĻĪ·ĻίαĻ. Īια Ļ Ļακοή ĻαĻανική, ĻĪæĻ ĪøĪ± αĻαιĻεί αĻĻ Ļον ĻιĻĻĻ Ī¬Ī³Ī½ĪæĪ¹Ī±, ĻεĻιĻĻĻνηĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ Ī“Ī¹Ī“Ī±ĻĪŗĪ±Ī»ĪÆĪ±Ļ ĻĻν ĪγίĻν, αΓιαĻĪæĻία για Ļην αλήθεια και εĻιĻανειακή ĪµĻ ĻĪβεια.” Ī§Ī¹Ī»Ī¹Ī¬Ī“ĪµĻ ĻĪæĻĪĻ ĻĻĪæĻ Ļ Ī±Ī¹ĻĪ½ĪµĻ ĻĪæĻ ĻĪĻαĻαν, νĻμιζαν οι άνθĻĻĻοι ĻĻι ĻĪæ ĻκάĻĪæĻ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĻĪøĪæĪ“ĪæĪ¾ĪÆĪ±Ļ ĪøĪ± Ī²ĪæĻ Ī»Ī¹Ī¬Ī¾ĪµĪ¹. Īα ĪæĻĻε βοĻλιαξε ĪæĻĻε και θα Ī²ĪæĻ Ī»Ī¹Ī¬Ī¾ĪµĪ¹. Īίναι ĻĪĻοιο ĻĪæ ĻκαĻĪÆ και ĻĪĻĪæĪ¹ĪæĻ Īæ ΤιμονιĪĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪæĻ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ αΓĻναĻον να Ī²ĪæĻ Ī»Ī¹Ī¬Ī¾ĪµĪ¹. Ī ĪĪ·ĻĪæĻĻ, με Ī»Ļγια αγάĻĪ·Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻαĻĻĪ·ĻĪæĻ ĪµĪÆĻε “ĪĪæĻΓα, ĻιλήμαĻι Ļον ΄ιĻν ĻĪæĻ Ī±Ī½ĪøĻĻĻĪæĻ ĻαĻαΓιΓĻĻ;” (ĪĪæĻ Īŗ. 22,48) ĪĪæĻΓα, με ĻĪæ Ļιλί, ĻĪæĻ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ Γείγμα αγάĻĪ·Ļ, ĻĻĪæĪ“ĪÆĪ“ĪµĪ¹Ļ Ļον ĪάĻĪŗĪ±Ī»Ļ ĻĪæĻ ; Īαι, βιĻĪ½ĪæĻ Ī¼Īµ Ļην εĻĪæĻĪ® ĻĪæĻ Ī¼ĪµĻικοί εκμεĻαλλεĻονĻαι ĻĪæ ĻάĻĪæ και Ī½ĪæĪ¼ĪÆĪ¶ĪæĻ Ī½ ĻĻι Īæ ĪεĻĻ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ ĻĻην γη. ĪĻ ĻĻ ĻĻĻ Ļ ĻάĻĻει ακĻμη καιĻĻĻ Ī³Ī¹Ī± μεĻάνοια, και Ī³Ī¹įæ½Ī±Ļ ĻĻ ĻĻĪæĻĪµĻ ĻĻμεθα να Ī¼Ī±Ļ Ī±Ī¾Ī¹ĻĻει ĻĪ»ĪæĻ Ļ ĻĻην ĻĻ Ī½ĻĻιβή και ĻĻην εĻαναĻĻĻĪæĻĪ® ĻĻον Ī“ĻĻμο ĻĪæĻ ĪĻ ĻĪÆĪæĻ .
Ī ĪĪ³Ī¹ĪæĻ ĪάκĻĪ²ĪæĻ Īæ ĪΓελĻĻĪøĪµĪæĻ ĻĻĪæĻĻĪĻει ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĻιĻĻĪæĻĻ “ΓεįæĪ¾ĪæĪ½ μοι Ļην ĻĪÆĻĻιν ĻĪæĻ ĪĪŗ Ļῶν į¼ĻγĻν ĻĪæĻ .” (Īακ.2,18) Īι Ī»Ļγοι ĻĪ±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ οι ĻĻĪ¬Ī¾ĪµĪ¹Ļ ĻĪ±Ļ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ για ĻĪæ θεαθήναι, με εĻιĻĻ Ļία ĪŗĪ»ĪµĪÆĪ½ĪæĻ Ī½ Ļα μάĻια ĻĪæĻ Ī±ĪŗĪ±ĻĪ®ĻĪ·ĻĪæĻ Ī»Ī±ĪæĻ. ĪεĻνοĻν βĪβαια ĻĻĻ Ī“ĪµĪ½ μĻĪæĻĪæĻν να ĪŗĪæĻĪæĻΓεĻĪæĻ Ī½ Ļον Īνα Īίκαιο ĪĻιĻĪ®! ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ Ī“ĪµĪ½ ĪŗĪ±Ļ ĻĻμαĻĻε ĪæĻι είμαĻĻε καλοί και ĪŗĻαĻάμε Ļην αλήθεια. Ī Īλήθεια είναι ĻĻα Ī»Ļγια ĻĪæĻ ĪĻ ĻĪÆĪæĻ Ī¼Ī±Ļ, ĻĻν ĪĻĪæĻĻĻĪ»Ļν, ĻĻν ĪγίĻν και ĻĻĪ¹Ļ Ī£Ļ Ī½ĪæĪ“Ī¹ĪŗĪĻ Ī±ĻĪæĻάĻειĻ. ĪμαĻĻĻλοί και ελεεινοί είμαĻĻε, αλλα αγĻνιζĻμαĻĻε για να κινηĻĪæĻοιηθοĻμε ĻĻήν ĪμĻĻακĻĪ· βίĻĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪÆĻĻεĻĻ Ī¼Ī±Ļ. Τελικά, ĻĪæ να είναι ĪŗĪ±Ī½ĪµĪÆĻ ĪæĻĪøĻĪ“ĪæĪ¾ĪæĻ Ī“ĪµĪ½ ĻαίνεĻαι να είναι και ĻĪæĪ»Ļ ĪµĻκολο, γιαĻι ĻĪæ μĪĻĻĪæ ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪÆĻĻεĻĻ Ī±Ļ ĻĪ®Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ļ ĻĪæ Ī“ĪÆĪ½ĪæĻ Ī½, ĪæĻι οι άνθĻĻĻοι ĻĪæĻ ĪŗĻĻĪ¼ĪæĻ ĻĪæĻĻĪæĻ , αλλά οι άγιοί μαĻ.




“Saint Niphon of Constantia (Cyprus) tells us,”
I’m not doubting you, but I’d like to know where this quote of his is from. Maybe there are other pearls of wisdom to mine.
These men (hierarchs) are not just ignorant, making stupid decisions. They are willful subverts of the true Faith. If we learn anything from the TEC, those targeting Christianity strategize how to pirate control of the hierarchy. Taking decades, they gradually work their way into places of power, and education, then at some point snap the trap. This is what you are seen now. We have seen this dog and pony show before. Fr. Josiah Trehnam (Riverside, CA) has done extensive research on how the LGBT works this out, I have heard him speak on this very subject. His previous teachings have been a portend of things to come for Orthodox hierarchy.
Yet, we must be wise to the nature of our enemy. Evil is always multifaceted (many heads), like Medusa and John’s beasts of Revelation. Its not just LGBT, but its also Free Masonry, and also other things. Free Masonry is heir of Egyptian sorcery with its members sworn to secrecy with oaths upon oaths unto the death, they can be assinated for not keeping it secret . This root of evil was sown in America from the beginning as the Brits were heavy duty into the craft. I am willing to bet, the head man at the OCA, sits on the 33rd degree.
There are three kinds of Bishops: the “Good” the “Bad”, and the “Ugly”. Of course, the Good are those who got it right from the beginning; they refused the masks, never endorsed the shots, and honored the Fathers, the Church, and Christ, by never altering the Liturgy.
The Bad bishops are those like Elpi, the EP and Soterios who obviously are hell–bent (literally) on disemboweling the true Faith. Jesus said you will know them by their fruits. Let me ask you, who in their right mind would ever stand before the Holy Table masked?
As for the “Ugly” bishops, these are those who–due to insufficient inner conviction–, basically followed the “Bad” over the cliff like hapless sheep: monkey see, monkey do. And now they are between a rock and a hard place.
Part of the issue with bishops in general, is that coming from monasteries, often they are men who never did anything in the real world to give them any kind of street-smart. Like career politicians, career hierarchs simply have no clue how to survive anywhere else than the bubble created for them. Without that real life experience, they have ZERO appreciation for those who pay their bills. Case in point: coming from twenty years in the insurance industry as a self-employed business owner, when bishops advocated for the shot, alarms were going in my head like crazy: bottom line: any bishop, priest, or seminary professor who advocates for the shots is liable in any civil suit (as well as morally) for any damage it causes anybody that hears his endorsement. As a “person of trust” this liability is magnified many times over. From my point of view, it all look like a dozen circus clowns all trying to jam into one tiny car. Did they not even check with their lawyers?? I did not know whether to laugh or cry.
At the top, with no contact with the lowly sheep, their focus goes to political entanglements that drag them into the power structures governed by secret societies. Because of their positions and their relative lack of “street-smart” they are easy prey for LGBT and the Masons. Most men join a secret society because of the powerful associations it brings which means success in business. As for bishops, secret societies would bring them into circle of influence, which looks inviting to further the position of the Church; but it cuts both way. We have bishops being leveraged because of their entablements with the wrong people. Some, no doubt, fear for their lives.
Those who are and those who are not are easy to spot. Like Jesus said, “know them by their fruit.”
Good points. For confirmation of injection deaths and liability, see:
1) Any of the interviews with the investor Edward Dowd (they are all over the place).
2) American insurance CEO: https://www.governmentintegrityproject.org/post/indiana-life-insurance-ceo-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-aged-18-64
3) German insurance co. board member: https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/board-member-of-large-german-insurance?s=r
Is anyone going to sue archdioceses, Ancient Faith Radio, St. Tikhon Seminary, et alia for damages resulting from injections recommended by bishops and the Parker-Nash broadcasts? It is time!
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.
Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
My Parish in Ontario, OCA, adopted the entire ball of wax: Limited # could attend and those who did had to sign in. Masks and distancing were enforced. No touching the icons. And last but not least multiple spoons which get the alcohol bath. From observing via Zoom nothing seems to have changed. It appears this has become a regular part of Holy Liturgy.
It’s a new religion: the Religion of the Mask. It is not going away, mainly because the people cling to it as a talisman.
If you did not fall for any of it, thank God — and your parents, who brought you up right.