God help us and forgive our sins because they are many 🙏...

Orthodox always killed orthodox....when was this never going on?

Praise be to God✝️🙏

Only Jesus can save us ❤

Thank you father

BEAUTIFUL

To the majority of protestant commentors here, as a cradle Roman Catholic, I appreciate your candor and kindness. It's very refreshing. Perhaps you could courageously share your views with your not so kind brethren. There are still vast numbers of protestants and especially pastors, who make a living on hatred of The Catholic Church, endless, ceaseless Catholic bashing and spreading of lies about actual Catholic doctrine. It's 2024, and a lot of pastors are still pushing the same old stuff, lies, ie...Catholics worship Mary, they worship statues, pray to the dead, sacrifice Jesus again at every Mass, and others. You know, the typical top 10 things list most protestants attack Catholicism with. There are definitely more than a few MacArthurs out there spewing lies and hatred, still. If you know the truth but don't tell guys like that to put a sock in it, then aren't you part of the problem? Do you know how many times I've heard protestants say, ALL Catholics are going to hell, or Catholics aren't Christians, or, Catholics aren't saved? Too many. Haven't we explained the Truth enough to you, yet? Or are you choosing to be wilfully ignorant? Sure, there are some protestant people out there that peacefully coexist with Catholics, but most have a bone to pick, in fact it's all out war, and they won't be happy until there is not one Catholic remaining. So you have to come to the realization, that's the door Luther opened. War on the One True Church Established by Jesus Christ, war amongst yourselves, 40,000+ Christian denominations, including the likes of mormonism, jehovahs witnesses, 7th day adventists, the davidian cult, church of Jim Jones, black hebrew israelites cult, hundreds, thousands, of totally bonkers, insane groups that call themselves Christianity. Yet, you relentlessly attack Catholicism, the Original and Only CHURCH started by Christ. Don't you know by now what all these denominations mean? Starting with Luther. DIVISION. Do you know the translation in Greek for DEVIL? The Enemy that Divides. Think guys. If you have split off, divided from The Church Founded By Christ and The Apostles, you have sided with the devil. And I don't care if you know the Bible inside and out, Satan does too, or if you went to or are going to seminary, or are a theologian, if you are not Catholic, you are with the devil, the enemy that divides, knowingly or not, willingly or not. Rock or sand? Think hard about it. Pray hard about it.

Whoever looks at another women with lust has committed adultery. WRONG, buddy.

i dont claim anything. just a believer in god and jesus. i do love the robes lol. that is by far the coolest look 🤣

I visited a Baptist church today to watch my granddaughter during her recital. The kids were great, but I couldn't get past the worship music. I'm used to old-time hymnal singing.I raised my kids in church for years, but got burned really bad. Today, it was hard to be there. I have felt drawn to the Orthodox church for a while now. Need prayers.

Allah has favored you Christian over the other 💯 He Favored the East calling them the ones who have vision, and cursed the west and told them to “be Ape’s, dispize-

Well spoken

can you guys mention me in your prayers my name is Hector

If I lend you money it is money I can afford to never see again. That also means you can’t come back a second time.

As an ex protestant christian i somewhat agree with this priest--protestant churches attempt to remove your masculinity--another reason i left is there is over 43000 different christian denominations--which is righ? None is right so thats why i converted to a form of judaism

Too late. Trump is back and all that Covid mess happened with him in charge😂

Couldnt one say that *in the big scheme of things* the gates of hell havent prevailed, because jesus knew eventually protestantism would come along and save the day? Jesus never said there wouldn't be a few hiccups along the way. I mean look at christs second coming - we talk about it like, oh, we know who wins in the end so don't feel discouraged now. But clearly Satan is gaining ground right now in our culture. Wont always be that way though.

Pray for the young girl who recently did the challenge of intercourse with 100 men and 24 hours. I believe her last name is Phillips. May she become the next Saint Mary of Egypt, God allowing, in Jesus name we pray amen may she repent, Jesus loves her and us.

Romans chapter 12: A Living Sacrifice 1I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Gifts of Grace 3For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Marks of the True Christian 9Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

In Sweden Christianity is growing more in gen z than in any of the previous generations up to the 1970s

I think it is important to understand the motivation behind the Vatican’s stance on Purgatory with the sale of indulgences as part of its scheme. At its peak, indulgences were contrived as a money raising scheme to fund the Crusadesand later pay for ceiling paintings and other remodeling at the Vatican. The Vatican wrote an encyclical pertaining to those that died in battle during the Crusades they would by-pass Purgatory and go straight to Heaven. Many of the Roman Catholics were not able to fight in the Crusades for one reason or another and petitioned the Vatican for a way that they too could by-pass Purgatory and go straight to Heaven. Some cardinal, probably a Jesuit with an Economics degree, came up with the selling of indulgences. and B-I-N-G-O was not invented yet. But with this theory said, did not the Orthodox Catholic Church also embrace the teaching of Purgatory off and on in the early history of the church? Also, I would like to ask will the Antiochian Orthodox Church embrace the concept of Purgatory since Patriarch Bartholomew, and Patriarch John X (Yazigi) has fallen under Bartholomew's and sell out Orthodoxy to the pope? It is the Orthodox teaching and traditions and Vatican lies and political and moral sins are just some of the reasons I left the Roman church. I would hate to think it was all for naught.

Saying people don't actually know Jesus unless they're orthodox is a very bold claim and you should tread very carefully making claims like that in a teachers position.

Catholic is the only way thanks 🙏

Yes

A couple things. One is Apparently demons will possess and invade the physical body of humans. They can be cast out. The other is that the demons Legion were cast to the herd of pigs. My logic cannot deny that Pigs were off limits according to those times and the laws of the Israelites, so why was there a herd of pigs?

Been saying this for years. If the early church "failed," then Christ was a liar and can't be the messiah.

if Jesus is the high priest , and the debt is paid, and the GIFT is free, and we have the HOLY SPIRIT to GUIDE us in our DAILY walk what has chnaged these as to lean or ask others for what has already been done to bring us back to right with GOD; through mercy and grace?

Gospel of Mary WAS WRITTEN in the late 4th century and has deep Gnostic beliefs. This is pagan worship at its finest.

That is funny; before today, thank you for sharing the good word brother, "the thousand time a day" , "I am what I am" , not as an excuse of course more that we are accountable, ANYWAYS.. I myself came to a phrase: "I am just a man." Godbless! Amen!

I won't give up, but every time i stay on the good path, i slip up on the most stupid stupid thing and ruin the whole run. God protect my walk that i shall not slip on a pebble. In Yahovas MIGHTY NAME AMEN

It is not blessing of relationship,but person

Once I was drunk depressed and desperate, after getting cheated on and then dumped, and went on them for a couple hours; it was awful. Absolutely awful. It’s almost physically painful to think about just the energy of what that was like, how cold and judgemental people on them are and how gross that is. Absolutely awful. You’re better off not using them.

I was born and baptized as an infant in the Eastern Orthodox Church. I left Christianity for several decades and the Lord drew me back and blessed me with a home church and leaders trained by a messianic rabbi. I now attend a "non-denominational" evangelical church. Protestantism has become among other things somewhat vapid and dry. However, I also believe Orthodox has its problems as humans have a way of twisting and corrupting the best teachings. My missionary friends in the country of Georgia are encountering very disturbing things about the Orthodox church, discouraging bible reading!, priests beating up homosexuals, persecuting evangelicals. The Orthodox Church also in Ethopia & Ukraine ( I have Ethopian and Ukranian friends) harass other denominations. Very sad.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

According to Roman Catholic Church history, Pope Leo IX excommunicated the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople Michael I Cerularius in 1054 - just like Martin Luther - over the dispute over the authority of Roman bishops. The Great Schism makes the Orthodox Church a denomination in Roman Catholic eyes. In addition, as Scripture plainly shows when God put his spirit on the elders of Israel, that not all ordinations are contained with in the camp. God will put his Spirit on whom He chooses. The OC does not own the Holy Spirit. It is arrogant to think such.

Somebody can please check the etnicity of zelensky? Thank you

IT IS A DISGRACE FOR A RICH MAN TO DIE RICH ANDREW CARNEGIE

I came to saving faith in the basement of a ski lodge. No church nearby. The rest of the evening I was aglow with the changes happening inside me. The next day I sobbed in the back of the bus by myself, as I felt overwhelming repentance for my sin, and finally understood the message of the cross. Though I had heard it 100 times previously it became alive to me. The next morning I woke with a tangible presence of the creator all around me. My heart of stone had been turned to a heart of flesh. The blinders had been peeled back from my eyes and I could now see. No church nearby. My chest was filled with a burning flame. It literally felt like a flame inside of me and I knew I had been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. My life has never been the same since and that was 30 years ago. No church was nearby when this all happened. It came soon after. Let’s not limit God to whom he can save, when, and even where.

The temporal consequences of our premarital sexual activity will make our marriages so much harder than had we waited with patience and contentment. Now, there are numerous extra battles couples will face because of that immorality. Pray the Lord renews your mind, and get away from the secular world as much as you possibly can. It'll only add to the struggles of marriage.

FOMO is what drives people to apps. The idea that there's always someone better out there keeps them searching. Lack of contentment plays a role in this. These people, whom I once was, place more value on getting the hottie with the least amount of bodies over finding an elegant and modest woman that may not be a perfect 10 but is super godly and devoted to Christ and is local.

Loved your prayer despite the rude hollering throughout. God hears our praise and worship. God knows how excited we are for a thing. There’s no reason to hoop and holler during a Holy Prayer.

Amen, God bless you all!

To learn something new every day, to have the patience that wisdom will come is to seek the eternal light.

Bullshit. Humans solve their own problems, not some sky god you invented to steal money from people.

Learning to live without ego or desire can be a lifelong pursuit.

Guess since i don't like being around people means im going to hell. Atleast ill have the hermit monks with me 😂

Z¡..ists (Soros and all ofthem) are the ones who pushed these woke and men-are-women and all if it. Theese eviI z¡0elites push their agendas down on us, they are destroying societies, diving us, making us hate each other etc

I understand the agony.

I have been enrolled in a local Greek parish near me and fell away but I ask that Orthodox members please pray for my family and I to be welcomed into our local orthodox parish.

Lord have mercy on us for we know not what we do ☦️