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October 3, 2014
The Icon of the Divine Heart featured in Cannuli’s Approaching the Divine
Filed under: God the Father Tagged: Divine Heart, God the Father, Iconography, Icons
October 2, 2014
On God the Father’s Divine Heart – 2
“A Father’s Bosom is a fit and becoming seat for a Son” – Basil the Great, in (1997)On the Holy Spirit. Westwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press. Filed under: God the Father, Spirituality of the Heart, The Core of the Divine Heart, The Divine Heart of God the Father Tagged: Christianity, Divine Heart, God, God […]
On God the Father’s Divine Heart – 1
“Alone begotten of God, in a way peculiar to Himself, from the womb of His own Heart – even as the Father Himself testifies, ‘My Heart says He has emitted my most excellent Word'” – Tertullian, Willis, J.R. (2002).The teachings of the Church Fathers,pp. 172-173. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press. Filed under: God the Father, […]
How do you say the consecration prayer?
The question was asked, “How do you say the consecration prayer?” The answer is very simple: you just it say it, with good intent in your heart and mind.Filed under: Questions Tagged: Christianity, Consecration, Prayer, Questions, Religion and Spirituality
September 24, 2014
Why an icon not a painting? – 3
The symbolic language of the icon is “incomprehensible to the sated flesh, to the heart full of longings for material things. But it becomes the very fabric of life when these longings collapse and an abyss opens at our feet. Then we need a firm foothold at the edge of the abyss, we need to […]
September 22, 2014
Are the Orthodox part of the Roman Catholics in the Book of Revelation?
The question was asked, “Are the Orthodox part of the Roman Catholics in the Book of Revelation?” In brief, the answer is a resounding “yes, of course!” I was surprised when I found the above question because the Book of Revelation does not pertain to a single denomination, no matter how much various denominations of […]
September 20, 2014
Is the divine light God? – Response to a question
The question has been repeatedly asked, “Is the divine light God?” The short answer is that the divine light is part of the very presence of God and coming from Him. It is the light emanating from the core of the Father’s Divine Heart. An example of the divine light is that specific light which […]
September 15, 2014
Pray for grace as nothing else will suffice
For those who do not pray, do not pray enough, or those who pray but have so far neglected to ask for specific graces in these and upcoming times: pray! Pray with the entirety of your beings and ask God our Father unreservedly for all the graces needed to remain faithful to Him to the […]
September 14, 2014
The Fifth and Sixth Seal of Revelation in the prophecies of Isaiah
(1) “You have rejected Your people, the House of Jacob, for it has long been full of sorcerers like the Philistines, and is overrun with foreigners. The country is full of silver and gold and treasures unlimited, the country is full of horses, its chariots areunlimited;the country is full of idols. They bow down before […]
Votive Mass of the Divine Heart of God the Father: Texts and Lectionary
For priests who may want it and do not have the book, may be unable to obtain it, or need extra copies, here (click on the link) is the complete Votive Mass of the Divine Heart of God the Father: Texts and Lectionary. Please feel free to print out and use as needed. The Votive […]
