I haven’t yet spoken to my confessor about this, but I think I experienced prayer of the heart once, briefly, after liturgy. While sitting after service, I started saying the Jesus prayer in my mind, but then once I consciously stopped, it felt like echoes of the prayer continued without any effort. They just kept going like the vibrations of a bell after being rung. It didn’t last long, I think because I got a little frightened, but it was definitely interesting feeling. My heart briefly took over. Glory to God for His Grace in allowing me to experience that 🙏☦️

0:01 The Modern World's appeal for change. 0:58 Science and Reason, Culture. 1:26 Traditional.

Vassilios Papavassiliou 0:01 Without The Resurrection, there is No Salvation. 1:32 God became Man to Reunite with Man. 3:45 Resurrection of The Body.

Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou 0:30 Come and See 0:45 Orthodoxy means: Correct Belief , Correct Glory 2:21 Books that use The Divine Liturgy to introduce The Orthodox Faith. 4:12 Vassilios earliest childhood memories.

I just lost my wife and listening to this has helped me immensely in dealing in with her loss. Thank you Father Vassilios

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This was fantastic

I read the "about" page of this channel. Is this father still alive? Still orthodox? Can you give us a little more information about what happened to him? You worried me

you are IGNORING SO MANY TEXTS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE. MAN HATES THE LIGHT, HIS DEEDS ARE EVIL, ROMANS 3, NONE ARE SEEKING GOD OR DOING GOOD

genesis to revelation,no trinity found.try to research philos trinity.

Jesus prayed with tears in his eyes and begged, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” But Jesus is equal to the Father? That makes no sense. None.

Lord have mercy on me a sinner

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What do we do about the lack of Catechism classes for the adult converts

Excellent teaching. Thank You Father

We don't live in a fallen world because we sinned but rather we live in darkness so the light of God can be revealed to us so as to become children of the light. If you were to be God then the only thing that would be beyond you would be the free will of something you created to love you.

Thank You Father I appreciated your talk on Baptism especially the part on adult baptisms.

I really appreciate your talks. I am inspired to read the Old Testament more thoroughly

Great stuff! Thanks. Also, in fairness, the Immaculate Conception was definitely taught by some throughout Church history, it was just not made dogma by/for Rome until Vat. Council.

From the United States. Thank you....this is the 2nd podcast I have listened to in your series. Used this info to help prepare my lesson for my students in Sunday Church School. I find many tend to focus on the ethnicity (Greek, Serb, Romanian etc) more than the Orthodox faith. I pray that we may reach a point that we are just known as the Eastern Orthodox Church -- no ethnic designation. Thank you again.

Hello Mr Socrates86, First of all thank you very much in making these videos! They are great and helped so much in my spiritual development. Sadly, I have just read your profile in which you point out that Fr. Vasillou has left the ministry?! Is he ok?! I really would like to help him, if possible. Thanks

Please make a playlist for this! It will be great for people who want to listen to the whole series

Great lesson. With so much information and perspective to absorb, I’ll have to listen a few more times through.

You can be LGBT and Christian no problem 👬

Thank you father as an Orthodox Church just moved to my location I have watched your videos at least 10 times just trying to relearn my faith the correct way I love your teaching and love for Christ and others. Truly I say thank you for making more teaching videos thank you father thank you may God guide us all!

Thats funny that you just posted this. I just finished up like all the lectures and bible studies. I have really been exploring this pride vs humility concept lately

MsSocrates is there a Lesson 6: Part 2? Thank you so much for uploading this series. This led me to Christ in Dec of 2020.

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. 2 Colossians 2:8

Thank you, very informative.

Well presented! 🙏🏻🕊

I love this guy! What a beautiful, clear presentation of the truth. I've only listened to parts 1 & 2. I can't wait to listen to the remaining lessons. I'm retired and Catholic in the U.S. and study theology every week. Thank you Fr. Papavassiliou for making these ideas from Scripture so easy to understand. You have a gift of summarizing, distilling the main point of each concept. I remember first understanding Nestorius' error in the 1970's, and your reflection is spot on. Your explanation of the authority of Scripture reveals the mistake Protestant Christians make. As ironic as it is, to decide canonicity, Scripture was actually judged by tradition, by the practice (1 Cor 11:16), by whether it was read in the mass, and by whether it is God revealing Himself to us, speaking to us in the life of the church. Protestants on the other hand, think of the Bible as distinct from the church, misusing it as a weapon to attack Catholic and Orthodox as if they are not Christian.

It would be great to have working subtitles for these videos. The speaker's voice is incredibly loud and the audience questions are so inaudible. Very frustrating.

That woman interrupting the lecture is so annoying. It's better to leave the questions by the audience for end of the program.

Very well explained. Thnks father.

what do you mean that we can become God?

Amen thank you father for addressing this serious sin of racism

In Islam, God (the father to you) is the one and only God, the son, is Isa/jesus is the prophet of God, and the holy spirit (rohul Kudus) is from God Comand- Angel Gabriel/with Angel Gabriel (Jibril). And we pray and worship only to God.

What I'm wondering about, honestly, is how in the third millennium we still are discussing about such a large display of nonsense, which is also clearly contrary to the gospels: 1. the Son has his origin in the Father, but the Father has NOT his origin in the Son. This means that the Father is the ORIGIN of EVERYTHING, including the Son, whilst - on the other hand - the Son IS NOT THE ORIGIN of all. Thus they cannot be co-equal as stated by the doctrine. 2. God having a God-Son in the LITERAL SENSE is ridiculous: He would be of course a "demi-God" and the people would still keep praying to the only one real God, the ONLY REAL ORIGIN of everything: his Father 3. it is ridiculous and OFFENSIVE to state that God is made of "substance", 4. therefore is nonsense to state that Father and Son are made of a SAME substance 5. even if they were made by a same substance, they still are TWO DISTINCT Persons as long as they have two DIFFERENT MINDS. 6. it's absurd having TWO almighty persons in the universe: if One of them wants the moon white-painted, what will the other Person do in this regard, can He change that color? Logic allows at most ONLY ONE omnipotent person to exist, because omnipotence is an UNCONDITIONAL power 7. the "omnipotent Lord who gives life" is an ABSURD INVENTION: an omnipotent God totally UNKNOWN in the scriptures !! 8. it's ridiculous to state that the almighty God is NOT SUFFICIENTLY ALMIGHTY and He needs to be helped by a God's Helper 9. it's lying to state that Jesus is almighty when Jesus states exactly the opposite “ I from myself am not able to do a thing” (John 5:30). 10. it's lying to state that Jesus and the Father are co-equal when Jesus states THE OPPOSITE "My Father is greater than I", probably Jesus is better informed on this topic. 11. it's FALSE to state that the Father and the Holy Spirit are co-equal when ONLY the Father know the future "..but only the Father knows" 12. if the Father teaches the Son things, then they don't even share the same information, therefore they cannot be a "same God" when Father and Son EXIST AT THE SAME TIME. (But they DO NOT). 13. In the gospels Father and Son NORMALLY TALK as it happens with TWO common different persons "thank you for hearing me...". If the Father existed now in a NORMAL form, then we surely had TWO Gods, that is POLYTHEISM. But God is ONLY ONE ! 14. it is clear from the gospels that only one relationship Father-Son exists. Jesus states: "I am not alone because the Father is with me." Without the Father, Jesus would be ALONE, not with a third Person. Thus Jesus clearly states that THEY ARE ONLY TWO: NO TRINITY EXISTS. 15 it's lying to state that THREE Persons are in heaven, when the gospels clearly state who is there:"ye shall see (1) the SON OF MAN sitting on the right hand OF (2) POWER and appearing in the clouds of heaven." Thus, they are TWO INSTEAD, but since the POWER is not God, ONLY ONE Person is in heaven: Jesus. Three persons are NOT in heaven, but the Trinity inventors don't care: they don't care, either of logic or scriptures. The Trinity is an invention, but Jesus is God and the only Savior.

Thank you!

Thank you, wonderful lectures.

Are you being ironic Ms Socrates?

Great easy to understand video. Many times I have discussions with non-Christians, or people unsure of their own faith, this vid inspired me to continue evangelization.

Thank you father for your Orthodox teachings. I don't understand how Peter could say in his gospel that Jesus was silent during his crucifixion when in fact he wasn't even there. From what l understand John was the only apostle who was there and witnessed it all. How come in the creed they say " he was crucified for us under Pointus Pilote" as opposed to Caiphus or other Jewish priests and Pharisees who clearly wanted him dead.

Where is this coming from?Who is the honourable Priest?

Beloved in Christ many years of blessing be with you in the church.

I really found your videos on lessons in Orthodoxy extremely helpful in my understanding of Eastern Orthodoxy. I have read the books of many of the monks of mount Athos, Saints Paisios, Porphyrios and Joseph the Heasychast. Through social media l listened to many of the Fathers speak their lectures on all facets of Orthodoxy. However Father l need advice on how to view the ecumenical movement including the old and new calendarist conflict. How should l view it as l an confused on if there is a Heresy in any of it.

Thank you Father, your videos have helped me immensely. God love you.

Yes it is great to have the comments again as these lectures are so informative; however l would really appreciate it if his audience would limit their question and answer because it becomes such a distraction especially when I'm trying to hear and comprehend everything the father is saying. Otherwise l really look forward to learning so many things about Orthodoxy that l took for granted when l was younger.

I really love this lecture on how subtle the sin of pride is and how it easily substantiates all our what we consider good deeds; however the constant interruptions by that lady in the audience was extremely annoying, especially when I'm trying to really listen to this great lecture.

Is there a 6 part 2?