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         <title><![CDATA[Jonah Cried out of the Depths]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A closer look at Jonah 2:1: &quot;Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.”]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:57:45 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Feast of the Pentecost]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Feast of Pentecost has become one of the greatest feasts celebrated in the church. Therefore, we would like to discuss the Holy Spirit. Because of the importance of the Holy Spirit’s work with us, the Lord said to His disciples, the saints: “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you” (Jn 16:7). And told them about Him, “that He may abide with you forever… and will be in you” (Jn 14:16, 17).]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 22:32:02 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Joy of the Resurrection]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The angels proclaimed the news of Christ's resurrection to the women saying, &quot;Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He is risen&quot; (Luke 24: 5-6) The news of the risen Christ brought tremendous joy to the disciples, but terrified the Jewish leaders.
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         <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 09:08:28 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Saint George, the Prince of Martyrs]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[On this day, the twenty-third of Baramouda, in the year 307 A.D., a great among the martyrs - whom we call the Prince of Martyrs - was crowned with martyrdom.  He endured years of tortures for his love of Christ the King.  May the intercessions of the noble St. George be with us, Amen.]]></content:encoded>
         <category>Saints</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 13:41:26 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Worthiness]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The worthiness of each of us, whether of the Kingdom of Heaven, salvation, communion or even our worthiness of prayer and worthiness of service and priesthood, is a matter that needs to be examined. I will also talk about repentance as a condition for worthiness and about unworthiness as evidence of repentance.
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         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:50:42 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Easter Message 2007]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[My beloved children in the lands of immigration, clergy and congregation,

Grace to you and peace from our Almighty and Holy God. Sincere greetings to you for the glorious Feast of the Resurrection. May God bring this occasion upon you every year while you are full of goodness and blessing.
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         <category>Papal Messages</category>
         <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:26:10 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Contemplation on Holy Tuesday of Pascha]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A contemplation on the passage, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’” (Matt. 23:37-39), read during the Third Hour of Holy Tuesday.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:26:46 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[On the Resurrection of Lazarus]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Among all the miracles wrought by our Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of Lazarus holds a foremost place in preaching. But if we consider attentively who did it, our duty is to rejoice rather than to wonder.&quot; A commentary on John 11:1-54 by Saint Augustine.]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:30:21 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Man Born Blind (Homily 56)]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth.&quot; Being full of love for man, and caring for our salvation, and desiring to stop the mouths of the foolish, He omitteth nothing of His own part, though there be none to give heed. And the Prophet knowing this saith, &quot;That Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou art judged.&quot; (Ps. 51:4) Wherefore here, when they would not receive His sublime sayings, but said that He had a devil, and attempted to kill Him, He went forth from the Temple, and healed the blind, mitigating their rage by His absence, and by working the miracle softening their hardness and cruelty, and establishing His assertions. ]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:19:19 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Paralytic]]></title>
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         <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this Homily 37 on John 5, St. John Chrysostom discusses the story of the man who was paralyzed for 38 years. ]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:45:11 +0100</pubDate>
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