A prayer by St. Symeon the New Theologian
Thou, Oh Christ, art the Kingdom of Heaven; Thou, Oh Christ, art the kingdom of Heaven; Thou, the land promised to the meek; Thou, the meadowland of paradise; Thou, the hall of the celestial banquet; Thou, the ineffable bridal chamber; Thou, the table set for all, [...]
Archive for March, 2008
St. Symeon’s Prayer
Posted in Symeon the New Theologian on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maximus the Confessor – On Transfigured Hermeneutics
Posted in Hermeneutics, Maximus the Confessor on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“When the Word of God becomes bright and shining in us, and His face is dazzling as the sun, then also will His clothes be radiant, that is, the clear and distinct words of the Holy Scripture of the Gospels now no longer veiled. Then Moses and Elias will stand beside Him, that is, the [...]
St. Vincent of Lerins
Posted in Saint Vincent of Lerins, Tradition on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“With great zeal and closest attention, therefore, I frequently inquired of many men, eminent for their holiness and doctrine, how I might, in a concise and, so to speak, general and ordinary way, distinguish the truth of the Catholic faith from the falsehood of heretical depravity.
“I received almost always the same answer from all of [...]
St. Basil on Tradition
Posted in Tradition on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of the dogmas and messages preserved in the Church, some we possess from written teaching and others we receive from the Tradition of the Apostles, handed on to us in mystery. In respect to piety both are of the same force. No one will contradict any of these, no one, at any rate, who is [...]
