5. Ministry
Update: The Church in Honor of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
The building of the church in honor
of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco is continued on the territory of St.
Elisabeth Convent. The decoration work has been started already inside the
church. We offer you to view our photo report to learn how the process of
construction is going on…VIEW
ALL PHOTOS
4. 7 Miracles of Christ involving water
1. And the third day there was
a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2. And both
Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3. And when they wanted
wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4. Jesus saith
unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come…READ
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3. Understanding The Theophany Icon
From the first century of the
Christian Church, there has always been “The Festival of Lights”. In the depth
of Midwinter, this feast celebrated the advent of the Son of God’s coming into
the world as Jesus Christ, and His early years up to and including His baptism
in the Jordan, which heralded the beginning of Jesus’ ministry on earth…READ
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2. The right hand of Saint John the Baptist
The Orthodox Church celebrates the
Synaxis of John the Baptist and the translation of his right hand from Antioch
to Constantinople. According to the Church’ tradition, John the Forerunner of
our Lord, was buried in the city of Sebaste, Samaria. Saint Luke the Evangelist
wanting to move St John’s whole body to Antioch, was able to obtain and translate
only his right hand…READ
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1. Why Baptizing Infants Is Biblical?
The Bible clearly
says that the route to salvation is to believe in Jesus (John 3:16), to hear
and confess Jesus to be Lord (Romans 10:9), to have faith in Him (Romans 5:1),
then one will be saved. Infants don’t have the ability to believe, hear,
understand, and confess Jesus, or have faith. Therefore, they cannot be saved
by someone else saying the right words or through a ritual the baby has no
awareness of…READ
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