Tag: baptism

January 26, 2026
Orthodox Akathists

Akathist to Saint Cecilia The First Incorrupt Saint

Discover the Akathist to Saint Cecilia, celebrated as the first incorrupt saint and patroness of musicians in Orthodox tradition. This beautiful hymn honors the virgin martyr’s courageous life in early Christian Rome—her vow of chastity, miraculous conversions of Valerian and Tiburtius, steadfast faith under persecution, survival of torture, and heroic martyrdom by beheading around 177 A.D. Revered for her incorrupt body, miraculously preserved and discovered intact in 1599 with visible neck wound and silk garments, as documented historically and depicted in Stefano Maderno’s famous statue.

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December 1, 2025
Comparative Religion, The Western Series: How Western Beliefs Changed the Original Gospel Message

Part VIII of the Western Series: The Great Schism and the Protestant Reformation

Explore Part VIII of the Western Series on Orthodox Reflections: An Orthodox perspective on the roots of the 1054 Great Schism, papal supremacy, and how these issues set the stage for the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther’s break with Rome, and the ongoing theological divide between Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Christianity.

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October 28, 2024
Abortion, American Life, Culture War, Greek Archdiocese, Jurisdictions, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, LGBTQ+, War in Ukraine

Fr. Saša’s Warning: Elpidophoros ‘Leads His Entire Archdiocese to Spiritual Destruction’

In the most stunning public rebuke to date of Elpidophoros, Fr. Saša Petrović of America’s midwestern Serbian Diocese criticizes the head of the Greek Archdiocese for his ongoing undermining of the Orthodox Church. In a comprehensive speech, Fr. Saša cites Elpidophoros’ support of blatant sins and his disregard for Orthodox faith, practice, and doctrine as evidence that he “is not an Orthodox bishop.”

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