GOD THE FATHER is the fountainhead of the Holy Trinity. The Scriptures reveal the one God is Three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — eternally sharing the one divine nature. From the Father the Son is begotten before all ages and all time (Ps. 2: 7; 2 Cor. Read more…
Holy Confession is a Mystery (Sacrament), in which the penitent confesses his or her sins to God before an ordained priest, who is a representative of Lord Jesus Christ. The priest acts on behalf of Jesus Christ and forgives the sins and the penitent receives the grace of forgiveness of Read more…
We believe in one true God, (Heb 11:6, 1 Corinthians 8: 4-6, Romans 3: 29-31, Eph 4: 6) the Father Almighty (1Cor. 8: 6; Rev. 1: 8) Maker of heaven and earth (Ex. 20:11, Gen. Ch. 1 &2) and of all things visible and invisible (Jer. 32:17. Col. 1:16) And Read more…
Many orthodox Christians have asked or ask themselves such questions. How can infants believe and be baptised? Where in the Scriptures does it show, an infant being baptised? Should I be baptised again? Lets us try to answer these and many other questions related to infant baptism? I. Does the Read more…
Orthodox Church is a Church that has preserved untainted, the genuine teachings of Jesus Christ, the very teachings delivered to every subsequent generation of believers, down the centuries, from the Holy Apostles, explicated, carefully interpreted by their legitimate successors (their disciples and the holy Fathers), traditioned and conserved unaltered. Holy Read more…
“Guard the deposit” (1 Tim. 6:20). Tradition A tradition is an opinion, belief, story or custom that is memorized and handed down from generation to generation, from ancestors to posterity, originally without the need for a writing system. Its etymology is Latin, from the verb ‘tradere’ (traditio), which Read more…
We pray for the departed, for the same reasons as when praying for a living person! Prayer for the faithful departed, as well as the invocation of saints have been long cherished beliefs and practices of the early Christian Church and were expressions of the Christian faith, well founded on Read more…
They who served and died in hopeTrusting in Thy mercy, Lord;May Thy living voice them raiseFrom their graves to paradise Tomorrow, Sunday the 12th February 2023, is the day of remembrance and prayer for all the Faithful Departed. According to our liturgical calendar, our Church commemorates all the departed Read more…
Webster’s dictionary gives the following definition of Trinity: “The union of three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in one divinity, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three Persons.” Synonyms sometimes used are triunity, triune, and triality. The term “trinity” Read more…
“There is no life without prayer. Without prayer there is only madness and horror. Worship is the most profound activity of the people of God. The soul of Orthodoxy consists in the gift of prayer.” Our Church year opens and our Church calendar begins with Koodosh Eetho (Church New Year), Read more…