By Metropolitan Saba (Isper) Until the 1970s, the Orthodox did not practice frequent Communion for many reasons, including the liturgical stagnation caused by a long history of continuous persecution. Education ceased and ignorance prevailed, so the prevailing concept was to limit participation in the holy things to a few times a year, such as great feasts. The believers were convinced that man is not worthy to partake of this fearful mystery. There is no doubt that this conv

By Metropolitan Saba (Isper) Christmas remained connected to the feast of Epiphany, in the early Church, until the fourth century. After Christianity became a recognized religion in the Roman Empire, and then the state religion, the Church made the birth of the Lord in the flesh an independent feast, separated it from Epiphany, and appointed the feast of the sun as its date. The feast of the sun was a popular pagan feast, accompanied by celebrations unworthy of Christians. Th

By Metropolitan Saba (Isper) Saint Paul begins his letters with one of the following greetings: "From Paul... to the holy brethren" (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians), or "To those called to be saints" (Romans), or "To the Church of God in..." (2 Corinthians, Galatians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians), or "To the church of God in... who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints" (1 Corinthians). Saint Paul's greetings clearly indicate that all believers are calle