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Papoulakis, Saint Joachim of Vatopaidi (11)

THE SAINT’S REPOSE On March 1,1868, blessed Papoulakis was resting on his hard mat at the home of a Christ-loving man named H. Paizi Lianou in Vathy. He peacefully and calmly foretold that he was preparing for his eternal journey. Lying on h

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ON HOLY TRADITION, BY FATHER CLEOPA

Ch. 3 from The Truth of Our Faith:: A Discourse from Holy Scripture on the Teachings of True Christianity, By Elder Cleopa of Romania Inquirer: What is the Holy Tradition that the Orthodox consider to be the second source of Holy Revelation and co

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LIFE OF THE GREAT MARTYR PHANOURIUS

The Newly-Manifest Of Rhodes Compiled by Fr. Demetrios Whose memory the Holy Church celebrates on August 27 Dismissal Hymn of the Martyr. Fourth Tone A HEAVENLY song of praise is brightly sung on the earth; * the hosts of the Angels k

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THE LIFE OF ST.SAVVA

 RETOLD FOR CHILDREN Compiled by Father Demetrios Serfes Boise, Idaho Once upon a time, in the twelfth century after Christ, at the Serbian court in Ras, a son was born to the Serbian Grand Duke Stefan Nemanya and his wife Ana, to whom

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INTERVIEW WITH ABBOT THEODOSIOS OF DECANI MONASTERY IN KOSOVO

Abbot Theodosius is the superior of the Decani Monastery Brotherhood, comprised mostly of young men from the cities who have fled to the wilderness to seek God with their whole hearts.       Question: What is the present situati

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THE LIFE OF ST.KING STEPHEN OF DECANI

St. King Stephen of Decani is one of the best known Saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Through his holy and incorruptible relics God has performed numerous miracles.   Today, as the Serbian people suffer through another turbulent chapt

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ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MONASTICISM

 Source: Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren   With the development of monasticism in the Church there appeared a peculiar way of life, which however did not proclaim a new morality. The Church does not have one set of moral rul

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Papoulakis, Saint Joachim of Vatopaidi (10)

Olga Sophianou of Kionio recounts that a fellow villager of hers, an older woman named Garoupho, lived alone without any human consolation. Papoulakis felt sorry for her and would go regularly to visit her. A neighbor, however, began slandering her o

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Papoulakis, Saint Joachim of Vatopaidi (9)

K. Koutsouvelis from Kionio recounted that a certain man from Anogi had been nurturing a bitter hatred for a fellow villager of his, for reasons of honor. Unable to free himself from this passion, he was thinking about taking the man’s life and

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THERE IS NO AWE WITHOUT PENITENCE

By Anatoly Gordeychik Translated by Alexey Malafeev Edited by Paul Michna   When a person starts going to church, they treat everything connected with church life with wonder, care, love and awe. Their prayer goes from the inside, from t

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ARCHIMANDRITE GAVRILO

Dear visitors of our web-site of the monastery Lepavina! Due to a high number of visits of our website, I am honoured to take the responsibility to describe you in English different events from Serbian Orthodox Church and monastery Lepavina. We would like to inform you that we will be also putting on our web-site some texts in English on different subjects from other Orthodox websites. I deeply hope and believe that our Lord will help me in that!

With God’s blessing, from monastery Lepavina Archimandrite Gavrilo.

Biography Archimandrite Gabriel (Vuckovic)