St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church http://www.st-marymagdalene.org Fenton, Michigan Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:59:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 February Calendar 2012 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/february-calendar-2012/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/february-calendar-2012/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:56:22 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2195 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/february-calendar-2012/feed/ 0 February 2011 Bulletin http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/february-2011-bulletin/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/february-2011-bulletin/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:54:22 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2191 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/february-2011-bulletin/feed/ 0 The Orthodox Approach to Mission – Transforming the Heart of the World http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/the-orthodox-approach-to-mission-transforming-the-heart-of-the-world/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/the-orthodox-approach-to-mission-transforming-the-heart-of-the-world/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:49:40 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2185 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2012/01/the-orthodox-approach-to-mission-transforming-the-heart-of-the-world/feed/ 0 A Primer on Prayer – Fr. Thomas Hopko http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/a-primer-on-prayer-fr-thomas-hopko/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/a-primer-on-prayer-fr-thomas-hopko/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:15:11 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2160 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/a-primer-on-prayer-fr-thomas-hopko/feed/ 0 February Bulletin 2012 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/monthly-calenda/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/monthly-calenda/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:56:43 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2148 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/monthly-calenda/feed/ 0 What if Sid and Nancy Came to Your Church? http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/what-if-sid-and-nancy-came-to-your-church/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/what-if-sid-and-nancy-came-to-your-church/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:42:50 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2133 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/what-if-sid-and-nancy-came-to-your-church/feed/ 0 On the Compassion of God and the Healing of the Woman with the Curved Spine http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/on-the-compassion-of-god-and-the-healing-of-the-woman-with-the-curved-spine/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/on-the-compassion-of-god-and-the-healing-of-the-woman-with-the-curved-spine/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:08:30 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2124 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/on-the-compassion-of-god-and-the-healing-of-the-woman-with-the-curved-spine/feed/ 0 Hopko – A Primer on Prayer http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/hopko-a-primer-on-prayer/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/hopko-a-primer-on-prayer/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:50:52 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2108 Fr. Thomas Hopko  

Prayer is a specific activity that must be a part of a person’s life. It is, as the catechism says, “a lifting of the mind and heart to God.” It is a talking with God, and a listening to Him. It is communion with God in the most direct, experiential way. Christians must pray. We cannot substitute anything in the place of prayer. We cannot think that prayer is “anything good that we do” in the sense of replacing the actual act of prayer about which Christ spoke when He said: “When you pray, go into your room and close the door, and pray in secret…” Although everything good done by man glorifies God, the specific activity of prayer must be retained and perfected.   [Read more...]

]]> http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/hopko-a-primer-on-prayer/feed/ 0 A Primer on Prayer http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/a-primer-on-prayer/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/a-primer-on-prayer/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:39:23 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2099 http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/12/a-primer-on-prayer/feed/ 1 By: Metropolitan Saba (Esber) http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/11/top-featured-right/ http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/2011/11/top-featured-right/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:55:49 +0000 Fr. Paul Jannakos http://www.st-marymagdalene.org/?p=2072 Forty years ago, the predominate custom was for the faithful to go forward to partake of mystery of the Eucharist infrequently, since the predominate understanding said that one should only partake of the Eucharist a few times each year, such as on major feasts… In my childhood, I would hear the grown-ups say that the maximum permissible number of times that the faithful could partake of the holy things was once every forty days, while following a number of requirements. They based this on man’s being unworthy of this dreadful mystery. Without a doubt, for them this conviction stemmed from great honor given to the divine mystery and a realization of their own sins… [Read more...]

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