Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On June 13, 2025, the prophecy of the Orthodox saints became a reality when Israel struck Iran's nuclear program. As the world edges closer to a global conflict, how should Christians handle the fear of catastrophic events and nuclear threats? In this sermon, Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou shares his personal reaction to the unfolding prophecies. The Metropolitan explains why worldly peace has failed. For the times ahead, he reveals a prayer we could use to build an invisible, protective wall around ourselves and our families through the intercession of the Archangels and our Guardian Angels.
This English translation of the sermon of His Eminence Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou was presented for otelders.org by Porphyrios. The sermon was delivered on 22 June 2025, the second Sunday of Matthew, at the Divine Liturgy held at the holy Church of Saint George located in the community of Saint George Kafkalou under the Metropolis of Morphou, Cyprus.
Original source: youtube.com/watch?v=vOoZ59hFvbY
Video on English Morphou channel: youtube.com/watch?v=EbYHh2ydFlk
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On June 13, 2025, the prophecy of the Orthodox saints became a reality when Israel struck Iran's nuclear program. As the world edges closer to a global conflict, how should Christians handle the fear of catastrophic events and nuclear threats? In this sermon, Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou shares his personal reaction to the unfolding prophecies. The Metropolitan explains why worldly peace has failed. For the times ahead, he reveals a prayer we could use to build an invisible, protective wall around ourselves and our families through the intercession of the Archangels and our Guardian Angels.
This English translation of the sermon of His Eminence Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou was presented for otelders.org by Porphyrios. The sermon was delivered on 22 June 2025, the second Sunday of Matthew, at the Divine Liturgy held at the holy Church of Saint George located in the community of Saint George Kafkalou under the Metropolis of Morphou, Cyprus.
Original source: youtube.com/watch?v=vOoZ59hFvbY
Video on English Morphou channel: youtube.com/watch?v=EbYHh2ydFlk
Read the English transcript of this homily on our website: otelders.org/podcasts/how-the-holy-angels-will-protect-us-in-case-of-a-war
🔊 Listen to an English narration of this talk on Spotify and Apple Podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/02BTr4socgg9gwLbRZPPLE?si=78f8f270eb3c41e7
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![The Power of Spiritual Tears in Prayer | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 2]
In this video, Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol [Orthodox Church of Cyprus] talks about cultivating the spiritual tears in prayer. He also talks about introspection, attracting the divine grace, compunction of the heart and the prayer of the mind. This is the second part of a homily of Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos, given on November 10th, 2022 in in the auditorium of the Holy Metropolis of Lemessos, Cyprus.
Video source: ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΛΕΜΕΣΟΥ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/QsvOnZ3RibE (in Greek)
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![Its not bad to cry. Tears in spiritual life | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 1]
In this video, Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol [Orthodox Church of Cyprus] talks about the role of tears and crying in spiritual life. This is the first part of a homily of Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos, given on November 10th, 2022 in in the auditorium of the Holy Metropolis of Lemessos, Cyprus.
Video source: ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΗ ΛΕΜΕΣΟΥ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/QsvOnZ3RibE (in Greek)
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