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The Trap of Overthinking

We all create scenarios in our heads, don't we? Similarly, we all have our own thoughts. Of course, thoughts come and go, while these scenarios are usually linked to our psyche, perhaps with our experiences in the womb, our genes, our environment, etc. Reasoning is a bit more complex and usually harder to change, while…

Sermons of Bishop Parthenius

God is with us, but are we with Him?

A homily by His Grace Bishop Partenij of Antania, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Bigorski, given on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, January 1, 2023 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Man’s ultimate purpose is to be in union with God. Since he…

Epistles

Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas 2022

Taken and published by: The Ecumenical Patriarchate + B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO ALL THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH GRACE, MERCY AND PEACE FROM THE SAVIOR CHRIST BORN IN BETHLEHEM Most honorable brother hierarchs, Beloved children in the…

Sermons of Bishop Parthenius

The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple reveals to us the purpose of our existence

A homily by His Grace, Bishop Partenij of Antania, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Bigorski, on the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, given at Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos near Kičevo, on December 4th in the Year of Our Lord 2022. In…

Sermons of Bishop Parthenius

Who is my neighbor?

A homily by His Grace Bishop Partenij of Antania, given at Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Good Samaritan, November 27th in the Year of Our Lord 2022. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Tomorrow, with God’s help, we begin the blessed podvig of the…

Sermons of Bishop Parthenius

Saint George the Victory Bearer—Bearer of Divine Eros

A homily by His Grace Bishop Partenij of Antania, given on the Feast of St. George at Divine Liturgy on November 16th in the year of Our Lord 2022 at Knežino Monastery. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Today, my beloved, we are illuminated by the…