Witnessing the Miraculous: Meeting Saints Porphyrios, Paisios, and Iakovos | Fr. Nikolaos Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2026-09-25 | Witnessing the Miraculous: Meeting Saints Porphyrios, Paisios, and Iakovos | Fr. Nikolaos
The Power of Spiritual Tears in Prayer | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 2] Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-08-04 | 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 ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣWatch the full interview here: youtu.be/QsvOnZ3RibE (in Greek)Read the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/the-power-of-spiritual-tears-in-prayer-met-athanasios-of-cyprus-part-2 Watch the first part of this lecture here: youtu.be/nVdHnC_62bMThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Scatter your love, without expecting anything in return! | Saint Porphyrios shorts #love #orthodox Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-31 | Just as a hermit, who is seen by no one, benefits the world because the mystical waves of his prayers influence people and transmit the Holy Spirit into the world, so you, too, should scatter your love, without expecting anything in return – with love, patience and a smile… Love needs to be sincere.Saint Porphyrios, Wounded by Love#love #orthodoxchurch #porphyriosThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/inspiring-christian-videos/scatter-your-love-without-expecting-anything-in-return-saint-porphyriosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
An Archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God: Rejoice! | Fr. Abraham Dabour Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-28 | In this video recording, Fr. Abraham Dabour from Jordan talks about the moment when the Archangel Gabriel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God: 'Rejoice!'. "Why 'Rejoice'? Because he wanted to transfer joy to her... Why Theotokos is described as the fleece of Gideon? As the water came out from the dry fleece and the fleece was still dry, and gave water and life to all mankind, so did the Virgin Mary stay a virgin and gave life to the whole world." This is a sermon recorded in March 3rd, 2023 by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Church of the Lord's Entry into the Temple - Sweifieh, Jordan. This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIEnglish translation by Waad RabahieVideo source (watch the full video here): Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan (youtu.be/RurHu97kCHg) Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/an-archangel-was-sent-from-heaven-to-say-to-the-mother-of-god-rejoice-fr-abraham-dabourSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
The drunkard and Saint Paisios | Inspiring Orthodox Christian | Almsgiving Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-24 | In Konitsa, there was a drunkard who had a family, and I used to give him something. Some people had learned that I was helping him, because he himself would tell them, and they told me, "Don't give to him; he drinks." But he would tell me, "Give me something for my children," and when giving I would say to him, "Take this for your children." I knew that he drank, but I also knew that this word would also help a little. He would drink but he would also think of his children a little. If I had not given him anything, he would have tormented his wife and taken the money she earned by working as a cleaning lady to drink and cause even greater suffering to his children. But when I told him, "Take this for your children," he did remember his children a little. You see? I felt pain for him and his family, and this was obvious to him and was active in his inner being. Many have been helped in this manner. Some, because their conscience troubled them, would send the money back. By reasoning we do not allow Christ to do His work. It is time to learn the true Gospel, to be truly Evangelical persons, not Protestants!Saint Paisios the Athonite, Spiritual Counsels, Vol. 2#orthodox #alms #drunk This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/inspiring-christian-videos/the-drunkard-and-saint-paisios-inspiring-orthodox-christian-almsgivingSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Will I go to hell? God got angry with me... | Fr. Rafail Noica | Romanian Orthodox Church Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-21 | In this video recording, Fr. Rafail Noica, a disciple of St. Sophrony the Athonite, living now as a hermit in Romanian mountains, comforts us and tells us that "perdition is ‘impossible’, because God is all-powerful and His love is not overcome by any sin... And God ‘only knows’ how to save us, because He loves".Video source: "Din ce moarte ne-a izbavit Hristos?” December 15, 2005, Alba Iulia, Romaniayoutu.be/vWrLRBL7H8sRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/will-i-go-to-hell-god-got-angry-with-me-fr-rafail-noica-romanian-orthodox-churchThis video has English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
😊 Orthodox Priest and Pastor: Do you pray TO saints? #orthodox #church #christian #saints #otelders Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-17 | An honest and lovely conversation between an Orthodox Priest (Fr. Seraphim Cardoza) and an Evangelical Pastor (Perry Atkinson). Rev. Archpriest Seraphim Cardoza, is a former evangelical pastor who was drawn to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. In 1995 he was ordained and assigned to minister to the small ROCOR congregation in Medford, Oregon, US.Special thanks to theDoveTv (theDove.us). Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=8NbK3D_gQ0YThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
PRIDE – the greatest danger | Tears | St. Sophrony the Athonite | Orthodox Church Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-14 | Saint Sophrony the Athonite (+July 11, 1993) is one of the most beloved orthodox Christian elders of our times. In this rare audio recording he talks about one of the greatest dangers for our salvation: pride and the way of tears of Saint Silouan. Essex Monastery, May 6th, 1991Audio source: youtu.be/cM3vcb_uOwoEnglish translation adapted after the Romanian version of Fr. Rafail Noica, Cuvantari Duhovnicesti I (12).Read the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/pride-the-greatest-danger-tears-st-sophrony-the-athonite-orthodox-churchThese videos have English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Its not bad to cry. Tears in spiritual life | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 1] Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-07-07 | 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 ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣWatch the full interview here: youtu.be/QsvOnZ3RibE (in Greek)Read the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/its-not-bad-to-cry-tears-in-spiritual-life-met-athanasios-of-cyprus-part-1These videos have English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
How to be thankful to God in difficult times | Mother Silouana of Romania Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-06-30 | Praise God during hard timesIn this live stream video, Mother Siluana (Vlad) answers the question: "How can I thank God for hardships?" "With our mouth: 'Lord, give me joy in this hardship!' There really is this spiritual therapy: the acceptance of troubles with joy. What torments us, what makes us sick, is our own will. When we do what we want, even if it seems good to us, we hurt ourselves, because usually what we want is in contradiction with what someone else wants and conflict is born, conflict generates conflict-generating behaviors and so on..."Mother Siluana reposed in the Lord on June 8th, 2021. Her ministry in the Romanian Orthodox Church is impressive. She was the abbess of the Convent of St. Silouan in Iasi, coordinator of the Training and Counseling Center "The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" and through her many conferences she created a bridge between the young generation and the Orthodox Church in Romania. Video source: doxologia.ro Live stream 21.03.2020youtu.be/ZcYYN8Pul-oRead the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/spiritual-mothers/how-to-be-thankful-to-god-in-difficult-times-mother-silouana-of-romaniaWatch here some other short videos of Mother Siluana with English subtitles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnPKEQicRUgFkjibajg2-inAThese videos have English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Dont be afraid to confess your faith in Christ! | Elder Ephraim and the little girl Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-06-23 | “My angels, at a moment when everyone was silent and a teacher was humiliating me before all the children, this little child confessed Me. Let us chant a hymn in her honor.”In this recording, Elder Ephraim of Arizona shows us an example of a little girl who was not afraid to confess her Christian faith in front of her teacher. Elder Ephraim has built eighteen Orthodox Christian monasteries in North America and fell asleep in the Lord on December 7, 2019.Audio source: ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΟΣ (Ι.Χ.Θ.Υ.Σ) (youtu.be/Ui31YdU5y2w)This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Use the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/dont-be-afraid-to-confess-your-faith-in-christ-elder-ephraim-and-the-little-girlSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
This is our resurrection! | Hold on to what is divine and spiritual | Met. Christophoros from Jordan Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-06-16 | In this video recording, Archbishop Christophoros from Jordan tells us that "we should not run after miracles, but to seek repentance and a life of holiness, which is more complete and perfect. We are called to crucify our passions on the Cross with Christ so that our old man dies and the new man rises. That is the resurrection for us believers!" This is a sermon recorded in March 20th, 2022, the Second Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan. This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIEnglish translation by Waad RabahieVideo source (watch the full video here): Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan (youtu.be/l54y1HPDzRU) Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/this-is-our-resurrection-hold-on-to-what-is-divine-and-spiritual-met-christophoros-from-jordanSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Did God ask for human sacrifices? | Old Testament | Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-06-09 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: “The professor at my school told us that God in the Old Testament accepted human sacrifices... What should I answer to her?” "God explicitly condemns the human-sacrifices. The Lord despised His people because they imitated the pagans in committing human sacrifices. "#humansacrifice #oldtestament #christian Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 918 (in Greek), March 17, 1996https://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitikoThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/did-god-ask-for-human-sacrifices-old-testament-fr-athanasios-mytilinaiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Why you are not a loser | See your gifts | Thankfulness increases the grace | Mother Siluana Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-06-02 | In this video recording, Mother Siluana (Vlad) of Romania answers the question: "We asked from God ordinary things, but nothing happened during the years, all the events were negative and they overwhelmed us, and we ended up losers, no-hopers, even for our close people... What should we do now?" "Stop believing in this god! This god you believed in and talked to is not God. God does not marry us, God does not fulfill our desires, does not arrange our jobs. God gives you the grace to become like God."Mother Siluana reposed in the Lord on June 8th, 2021. Her ministry in the Romanian Orthodox Church is impressive. She was the abbess of the Convent of St. Silouan in Iasi, coordinator of the Training and Counseling Center "The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" and through her many conferences she created a bridge between the young generation and the Orthodox Church in Romania. Video source (watch the full conference here): ASCOR CLUJ youtu.be/YbCMX1dPZfkSpre Ţara Luminii youtu.be/MRFxU-tbpeQMay 10, 2019, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaRead the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/spiritual-mothers/why-you-are-not-a-loser-enjoy-what-you-have-give-thanks-to-god-mother-siluana-of-romaniaWatch here some other short videos of Mother Siluana with English subtitles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnPKEQicRUgFkjibajg2-inAThese videos have English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Why? A Christian should always be happy and joyful! | Fr. Theodore of Georgia 🇬🇪 Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-05-26 | In this video, Fr. Theodore tells us the main reason why a Christian is always joyful and happy.Archpriest Theodore Gignadze is the rector of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church (JC), Tbilisi, Georgia. This sermon was delivered on January 7th, 2023 in Tbilisi.Fr. Theodore's parish has an impressive digital media presence. Check out their videos below.Watch here the JC playlist for English speakers:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5v-6vMHIBv9Ec4PvaTY28nWmBVV726cFr. Theodore's YouTube channel:@mamateodore All the media platforms at one link:https://linktr.ee/jc.geRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/why-a-christian-should-always-be-happy-and-joyful-fr-theodore-of-georgiaThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
The second coming of Jesus Christ | Paradise and hell | Orthodox Christian | Fr. Athanasios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-05-19 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "Following the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, how is the existence of men and of the universe shaped?” "There is not absolute joy in Paradise because the body is missing. Our existence desires what it acquired, both soul and body. Do not be surprised by that... If God makes us worthy of His Kingdom, we will be there with the whole of our existence, both our body and soul."#secondcoming #orthodox #christian Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 945 (in Greek), October 13, 1996http://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitikoThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/the-second-coming-of-jesus-christ-paradise-and-hell-orthodox-christian-fr-athanasiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
You are important and I need you! | Sunday of the Samaritan woman | Met. Christophoros of Jordan Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-05-12 | In this video recording, Archbishop Christophoros from Jordan talks about the dialogue between Christ and the Samaritan woman and how the Lord teaches how to meet one another and how to break down all the barriers that distance us. This is a sermon recorded in May 30th 2021 by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan. This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIEnglish translation by Waad RabahieVideo source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan (youtu.be/Jo0S6YeQo3s) Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/you-are-important-and-i-need-you-sunday-of-the-samaritan-woman-met-christophoros-of-jordanSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Are we truly servants of Christ? | A beautiful sermon | Bishop Teofil of Spain Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-05-05 | In this video recording, Bp. Teofil Roman of Spain and Portugal, invites us to a deeper reflection on our lives: "We can deceive ourselves into thinking that we are good people, that we follow the rules, that we come to church, fast, pray, give alms, etc. But this is not necessarily love, it does not mean that we necessarily resemble our Savior Jesus Christ..."#orthodox #servantsofchrist #judgementday February 18, 2023, Salva Monastery, RomaniaRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/are-we-truly-servants-of-christ-a-beautiful-sermon-bishop-teofil-of-spainSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Do not pray that what you will should be done... | Evagrius Ponticus | Orthodox Prayer Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-04-28 | Reflections on prayer in the writings of Evagrius PonticusIn this video, Fr. Adrian Podaru talks about prayer in the writings of Evagrius the Solitary (4th century): "Do not pray that what you will should be done, because your will is not in full harmony with the will of God. Pray instead as you were taught, saying, Let your will be done in me..." Fr. Dr. Adrian Podaru is Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Read the full English transcript of this speech here: otelders.org/the-holy-fathers-on-prayer/do-not-pray-that-what-you-will-should-be-done-evagrius-ponticus-orthodox-prayerWatch here the entire "The Holy Fathers On Prayer" series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnNH6Bart7uDjoqARl7WRH7XSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Why didn’t Jesus appear more often after His resurrection? | Orthodox Easter | Fr. Athanasios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-04-21 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "Why didn’t Jesus appear more often after His resurrection? Why is Christ not living with His disciples after His Resurrection, but only appears to them a few times?" "It was necessary that the disciples - and through the disciples all men of history - should go from “sight” to faith."#resurrection #orthodox #pascha Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 528 (in Greek), October 18, 1992https://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitikoThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/why-didnt-jesus-appear-more-often-after-his-resurrection-orthodox-easter-fr-athanasiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Celebrating Easter during war | Memories of an old bishop | Justinian of Romania Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-04-16 | In this emotional video recording, Bp. Justinian Chira (1921-2016) of Maramures, Romania, recalls the happy Easter days of his childhood and the difficult times of war. #orthodox #church #easter© TRINITAS TV, Romanian Orthodox Church, May 2013Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/tA9fcq8BGYsRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/special-moments/celebrating-easter-during-war-memories-of-an-old-bishop-justinian-of-romaniaSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
The uniqueness of Orthodoxy | Christianity is not a religion | Fr. Theodore from Georgia 🇬🇪 Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-04-07 | In this video, Fr. Theodore talks about the uniqueness of Orthodoxy and why Christianity is not a religion, but a way of life.Archpriest Theodore Gignadze is the rector of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church (JC), Tbilisi, Georgia. This lecture was delivered on November 18th, 2019 in Athens, Greece.Fr. Theodore's parish has an impressive digital media presence. Check out their videos below.Watch here the JC playlist for English speakers:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5v-6vMHIBv9Ec4PvaTY28nWmBVV726cFr. Theodore's YouTube channel:@mamateodore All the media platforms at one link:https://linktr.ee/jc.geRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/the-uniqueness-of-orthodoxy-christianity-is-not-a-religion-fr-theodore-from-georgiaThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Is it possible for humans to see God? | Orthodox | Purity of heart | Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-03-31 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "What are the traits of a man with a pure heart? Is it possible for humans to see God?" "Saint Isaac the Syrian says that a simple man is he who, when seeing a shape, understands it as it is. His mind does not go elsewhere. It does not go to the so-called dirty hints. It only goes to what he sees, nothing else. Meaning, he does not transform what is seen into something dirty."#pureheart #orthodox #christian Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 960 (in Greek), November 10, 1996https://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitikoThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-see-god-orthodox-purity-of-heart-fr-athanasios-mytilinaiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
We need to focus on the essentials! | Lent | Death of shallowness (Fr. Barnabas) Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-03-24 | In this video, Fr. Barnabas talks about Lent as a time of focusing on the essentials: "There is a death involved in following Jesus Christ, it's the death of short-sightedness, it's the death of your slavery to your passions, it's to death to the false and foolish notion that I can just live with just my attentiveness at the end of my nose... It is the death of shallowness!"#orthodox #lent #essentials Fr. Barnabas Powell is the parish priest at Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene Greek Orthodox Church in Cumming, GA. Follow his homilies on YouTube at Faith Encouraged TV. This sermon was delivered on March 19th, 2023. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=Le9vIoUMkFkRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/we-need-to-focus-on-the-essentials-lent-death-of-shallowness-fr-barnabasThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Use the button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
🙂 Orthodox vs Evangelical | Why and how do we cross ourselves? The Cross: weapon against the devil Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-03-20 | In this video, Fr. Seraphim Cardoza talks about the sign of the cross, a gesture of ancient Christian origin by which people bless themselves, others, or objects. Why do we cross ourselves? Left to right or right to left? This is an honest and lovely conversation between an Orthodox Priest (Fr. Seraphim Cardoza) and an Evangelical Pastor (Perry Atkinson). Rev. Archpriest Seraphim Cardoza, is a former evangelical pastor who was drawn to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. In 1995 he was ordained and assigned to minister to the small ROCOR congregation in Medford, Oregon, US.Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/XmM-xwUW5zYSpecial thanks to theDoveTv for allowing this translation.Read the full English transcript on our website: otelders.org/special-moments/why-and-how-do-we-cross-ourselves-the-cross-weapon-against-the-devil-orthodox-vs-evangelicalThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Use the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Finding Peace in Hard Times | Sunday of the Holy Cross | Met. Christophoros from Jordan Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-03-17 | In this video recording, Archbishop Christophoros from Jordan talks about ordering our priorities and finding spiritual peace. He also shows the role of the Cross in our daily lives, as "it leads us to the Resurrection and gives us comfort, strength, and blessing". This is a sermon recorded in March 27th 2022, the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan. This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIEnglish translation by Waad RabahieVideo source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan (youtu.be/B9JDqic3ueU) Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/finding-peace-in-hard-times-sunday-of-the-holy-cross-met-christophoros-from-jordanSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
An atheist philosopher becomes Christian | Fr. Serafim of Romania | otelders Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-03-10 | In this video recording, Fr. Serafim (Badila) of Casiel Monastery, Romania, tells us the story of an atheist philosopher who converted to Christianity being inspired by an old woman. #orthodox #church #convert © TRINITAS TV, Romanian Orthodox Church, July 2020Watch the full interview on TRINITAS TV channel: youtube.com/watch?v=A8rA-nafLsQRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/special-moments/an-atheist-philosopher-becomes-christian-fr-serafim-of-romania-oteldersSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Sunday of Orthodoxy: why do we have icons? (Met. Christophoros from Jordan) Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-03-03 | In this video recording, Archbishop Christophoros from Jordan talks about the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the first Sunday of the Great Lent and the value of icons and the deformation of Christ’s image in us. This is a sermon recorded in March 13th 2022 by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan. This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIEnglish translation by Waad RabahieVideo source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese – Amman – Jordan (youtu.be/YriTbvpfHWQ) Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/sunday-of-orthodoxy-why-do-we-have-icons-met-christophoros-from-jordanSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Why did God not want man to eat of the Tree of knowledge? | Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios otelders Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-02-24 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "When we say ‘tree of the knowledge of good and evil’ [Genesis 2:17], is there a deeper meaning in these words?" "Pay attention at this point! God did not set a trap 'to catch' Adam and Eve. It would be stupid! But He warns them that their time has not come yet. It will arrive."#treeoflife #orthodox #christian Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 907 (in Greek), February 2, 1996http://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitikoThis video has English, Arabic and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/why-did-god-not-want-man-to-eat-of-the-tree-of-life-fr-athanasios-mytilinaios-oteldersSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Why is the God of Christians so great? | The humility of Christ | Fr. Theodore of Georgia Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-02-17 | In this video, Fr. Theodore talks about the God of Christians and how this "glorious God tells us: 'I want you to be where I am'. His will is of absolute power and at the same time, of such humility, that we are stricken by it. He is inviting us inside the Divine Fire and at the same time He tells us: 'I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice…'"Archpriest Theodore Gignadze is the rector of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church (JC), Tbilisi, Georgia. This sermon was delivered on November 11th, 2021.Fr. Theodore's parish has an impressive digital media presence. Check out their videos below.Watch here the JC playlist for English speakers:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5v-6vMHIBv9Ec4PvaTY28nWmBVV726cFr. Theodore's YouTube channel:@mamateodore All the media platforms at one link:https://linktr.ee/jc.geRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/the-path-of-humility/why-is-the-god-of-christians-so-great-the-humility-of-christ-fr-theodore-of-georgiaThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
How can I quit smoking? How to stop smoking | Christian Orthodox recipe | Mother Silouana Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-02-10 | In this live stream video, Mother Siluana (Vlad) answers the question: "How can I quit smoking?" "I have a recipe... Take the cigarette, light it and say: 'Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God... have mercy on me, a sinner!' But don't smoke without crying out to God."Mother Siluana reposed in the Lord on June 8th, 2021. Her ministry in the Romanian Orthodox Church is impressive. She was the abbess of the Convent of St. Silouan in Iasi, coordinator of the Training and Counseling Center "The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" and through her many conferences she created a bridge between the young generation and the Orthodox Church in Romania. Video source: doxologia.ro Live stream 21.03.2020youtu.be/ZcYYN8Pul-oRead the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/spiritual-mothers/how-can-i-quit-smoking-how-to-stop-smoking-christian-orthodox-mother-silouanaWatch here some other short videos of Mother Siluana with English subtitles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnPKEQicRUgFkjibajg2-inAThese videos have English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
What about the miracles that happen to non-believers or believers of other faiths? Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-02-03 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "I have heard that in the Western Roman Catholic church miracles that are related to their faith take place. If miracles happen to them [just like in Orthodoxy], does this mean that differences with Orthodox are a few?" "The miracle is not a criterion of the originality of faith... The only thing we can do is based on the Holy Scripture and the fathers [of the Church] that interpret it in order to indicate the correctness or not of the faith." #miracle #orthodox #christian Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 133 (in Greek)http://arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-nThis video has English, Romanian and Arabic subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/what-about-the-miracles-that-happen-to-non-believers-or-believers-of-other-faithsSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Prayers become effective only if... | St. Anthony the Great | The Holy Fathers On Prayer Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-01-27 | Reflections on prayer in the life and writings of St. Anthony the GreatIn this video, Fr. Adrian Podaru emphasizes that "prayers become effective and really help only if those in need are honest with themselves and admit their weaknesses and inabilities." Fr. Dr. Adrian Podaru is Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Read the full English transcript of this speech here: otelders.org/the-holy-fathers-on-prayer/prayers-become-effective-only-if-st-anthony-the-great-the-holy-fathers-on-prayerWatch here the entire "The Holy Fathers On Prayer" series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnNMU29sA60CDLuQ-OsVJPzQSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Finding yourself | Signs of a Monastic Vocation | Orthodox Monk | Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-01-20 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "How can one know if he has an aptitude to become a monk?” "It needs research, a lot of attention and objectivity in the search of ourselves... It is an issue of love for Christ. You might say, can't a married man love Christ much? Sure! But the one who wants to remain unmarried is fulfilled, or he ought to be fulfilled, by great love [for Christ]. I did not say faith, I said love. If you love Christ a lot, then you occupy yourself with Him, then everything fills your heart, and then you can stay unmarried."#monastery #orthodox #christian Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 930, March 24, 1996 (in Greek)http://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitikoThis video has English, Romanian and Arabic subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/finding-yourself-signs-of-a-monastic-vocation-orthodox-monk-fr-athanasios-mytilinaiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
The poorness of spirit - a most necessary condition... | Fr. Theodore of Georgia Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-01-13 | In this video, Fr. Theodore talks about the poor in spirit and how they will start to experience bliss: "The poorness of spirit is the first, very first and most necessary condition, which allows a human being to cooperate with God - God Who Himself is Humility."Archpriest Theodore Gignadze is the rector of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church (JC), Tbilisi, Georgia. This sermon was delivered on October 13th, 2022.Fr. Theodore's parish has an impressive digital media presence. Check out their videos below.Watch here the JC playlist for English speakers:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5v-6vMHIBv9Ec4PvaTY28nWmBVV726cFr. Theodore's YouTube channel:@mamateodore All the media platforms at one link:https://linktr.ee/jc.geRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/the-poorness-of-spirit-a-most-necessary-condition-fr-theodore-of-georgiaThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
😊 When Jesus enters a church and sees people drinking coffee... | Fr. Seraphim Cardoza | shorts Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-01-09 | An honest and lovely conversation between an Orthodox Priest (Fr. Seraphim Cardoza) and an Evangelical Pastor (Perry Atkinson). Rev. Archpriest Seraphim Cardoza, is a former evangelical pastor who was drawn to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. In 1995 he was ordained and assigned to minister to the small ROCOR congregation in Medford, Oregon, US.Special thanks to theDoveTv (theDove.us). Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=woCcIXwK5psThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
What is Gods plan for me? | How can I find it? | Mother Silouana of Romania Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2023-01-06 | In this live stream video, Mother Siluana (Vlad) answers the question: "What is God's plan for me? How can I find it?" "God's plan with us is to reach salvation... That is to become saints, that is, to become like Him. that is, to move beyond this existence conditioned by fear, hunger, thirst... these pains... to escape from these not only after leaving the earth, but we should overcome them here on earth..."Mother Siluana has reposed in the Lord on June 8th, 2021. Her ministry in the Romanian Orthodox Church is impressive. She was the abbess of the Convent of St. Silouan in Iasi, coordinator of the Training and Counseling Center "The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" and through her many conferences she created a bridge between the young generation and the Orthodox Church in Romania.Video source: doxologia.ro Live stream 21.03.2020youtu.be/ZcYYN8Pul-oRead the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/spiritual-mothers/what-is-gods-plan-for-me-how-can-i-find-it-mother-silouana-of-romaniaWatch here some other short videos of Mother Siluana with English subtitles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnPKEQicRUgFkjibajg2-inAThese videos have English subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Miracles and Tears | Building an Orthodox Monastery | Fr. Elefterie of Romania Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-12-30 | In this emotional video recording, Fr. Elefterie (Paduraru) of Carbuna Monastery, Romania, talks about a series of miracles he witnessed during the construction of the monastery. #orthodox #church #miracle© TRINITAS TV, Romanian Orthodox Church, September 2021Watch the full interview on TRINITAS TV channel: youtube.com/watch?v=dBW0ThHXmUMRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/special-moments/miracles-and-tears-building-an-orthodox-monastery-fr-elefterie-of-romaniaSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
On the Incarnation of the Lord | Saint Sophrony the Athonite | Orthodox Christmas Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-12-23 | Saint Sophrony the Athonite (+July 11, 1993) is one of the most beloved orthodox Christian elders of our times. In this rare audio recording he talks about the Incarnation of our Saviour.Read the full English transcript on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/on-the-incarnation-of-the-lord-saint-sophrony-the-athonite-orthodox-christmasSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Essex Monastery, May 6th, 1991Audio source: youtube.com/watch?v=cM3vcb_uOwoEnglish translation adapted after the Romanian version of Fr. Rafail Noica, Cuvantari Duhovnicesti I (12).Background music: Romanian carols, Durau Monastery (youtube.com/watch?v=cVYKXI1oZGQ)Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/otelders
What did the resurrected people see in the afterlife? (Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios) Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-12-16 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "Why the dead raised by Christ did not tell us anything about the other life?” "No one can communicate in words what he saw. Note that Saintly men who were 'caught up to the third heaven,' just like St. Paul, could not say anything either. What they experienced cannot be said. The things Paul saw were uncreated. The human language is created. But what Paul saw was unable to be passed on because it was uncreated."#christian #orthodox #afterlife Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 988, January 12, 1997 (in Greek)http://arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-nThis video has English, Georgian and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/what-did-the-resurrected-people-see-in-the-afterlife-fr-athanasios-mytilinaiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Dont look to the ground! | Orthodox Lebanon | Met. Silouan Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-12-09 | In this video, Metropolitan Silouan talks about our spiritual infirmities and the healing of the woman who was bent over (27th Sunday after Pentecost). Metropolitan Silouan (Moussi) of Byblos, Botris and dependencies (Lebanon) served as the Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and All Argentine from 2006 to 2018.This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIEnglish translation by Waad RabahieVideo source: Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral - Ballouneh, Lebanon, November 20th, 202, facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1072636219922898Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/dont-look-to-the-ground-orthodox-lebanon-met-silouanSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
An easy way to live like in heaven on earth | Feast day of St. Porphyrios (Real voice of a Saint) Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-12-02 | In this recording from mid-80s, Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia (+2 December 1991) talks about the beauty of Orthodox liturgical life and texts. A canon is a theologically rich hymn used in a number of Orthodox services, it consists of nine odes or songs. Canons are used most notably at Matins and at Great and Small Compline.#christian #orthodox #porphyriosAudio source: balanthsberoia (youtube.com/watch?v=2SnrqF9VpRI)This video has English, Georgian and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/special-moments/an-easy-way-to-live-like-in-heaven-on-earth-feast-day-of-st-porphyrios-real-voice-of-a-saint Subscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Humility and Jesus Prayer | Orthodox Spiritual Life | 🇬🇪 (Fr. Theodore of Georgia) Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-11-25 | In this video, Fr. Theodore talks about humility and the daily Orthodox spiritual life. Archpriest Theodore Gignadze is the rector of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church (JC), Tbilisi, Georgia. This sermon was delivered on March 7th, 2021.Fr. Theodore's parish has an impressive digital media presence. Check out their videos below.Watch here the JC playlist for English speakers:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5v-6vMHIBv9Ec4PvaTY28nWmBVV726cFr. Theodore's YouTube channel:@mamateodore All the media platforms at one link:https://linktr.ee/jc.geRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/the-path-of-humility/humility-humility-and-again-humility-orthodox-spiritual-life-🇬🇪-fr-theodore-of-georgiaThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Use the button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
The one who does not come to church... | St. Ignatius of Antioch | The Holy Fathers On Prayer Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-11-18 | Reflections on prayer in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch (Theophorus)In this video, Fr. Adrian Podaru emphasizes that "our presence at the Divine Liturgy is an exercise of spiritual altruism: I care for the other, that is why I participate in the Church's prayer." Fr. Dr. Adrian Podaru is Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Read the full English transcript of this speech here: otelders.org/the-holy-fathers-on-prayer/the-one-who-does-not-come-to-church-st-ignatius-of-antioch-the-holy-fathers-on-prayerWatch here the entire "The Holy Fathers On Prayer" series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnNMU29sA60CDLuQ-OsVJPzQSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Fantasy exploited by the devil | Imagination | Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-11-11 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "How can someone fight against his fantasy [imagination]?" You can’t “unplug” fantasy. However, we can make sure it does not “bear” dirty things. This is when we avoid storing “inflammable material,” meaning material that catches fire easily. Do not add to your imagination “inflammable material.” When you watch a film in cinemas or on TV, in reality, you add “inflammable material.”#christian #orthodox #fantasy Audio source: “Catechism”, no. 86 (in Greek)http://arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-nThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/fantasy-exploited-by-the-devil-imagination-fr-athanasios-mytilinaiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Dont let things steal your inner peace! Fr. Barnabas and the Spiritual Credit Score Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-11-04 | In this video, Fr. Barnabas talks about how easily our possessions will start possessing us: "My possessions aren't mine. Everything I have, everything you have and that includes your checkbook, belongs to God."Fr. Barnabas Powell is the parish priest at Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene Greek Orthodox Church in Cumming, GA. Follow his homilies on YouTube at Faith Encouraged TV. This sermon was delivered on October 2nd, 2022. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=FMK8y467K84Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/dont-let-things-steal-your-inner-peace-fr-barnabas-and-the-spiritual-credit-scoreThis video has subtitles. Use the button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtISubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Death in wartime | St. Paisios #shorts | when someone sacrifices himself in order to protect others Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-10-31 | Death in wartime is very redeeming when someone sacrifices himself in order to protect others. Those who sacrifice their life from pure love in order to protect their fellow human being are imitating Jesus Himself. They are the greatest heroes, because are feared even by death itself, as out of love they defy death and gain immortality taking the key of eternity right from under the slab of the tomb, and trip lightly towards eternal blessedness.Saint Paisios the Athonite, Spiritual Counsels, Vol. 2#orthodox #war #heroic This video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/inspiring-christian-videosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Death penalty and Orthodox Christianity | Right to kill | Fr. Athanasios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-10-28 | In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), talks about the death penalty and answers the question: "Do we have the right to kill a criminal?" "We shall not kill him. Why? Because if we get to the point of thinking that we should not kill him and prefer being killed by him instead, we have already conquered the Kingdom of God, because we have avoided a murder that we know should not happen. Meaning, we did not exercise our right to self-defense, which the courts would recognize. Instead, we offer him the chance to repent, if he repents."#christian #orthodox #deathpenaltyAudio source: “Catechism”, no. 93 (in Greek)http://arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-nThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/questions-and-answers-orthodox-christian/death-penalty-and-orthodox-christianity-right-to-kill-fr-athanasiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
The mind cannot be multi-tasking while praying! | St. Cyprian of Carthage | Holy Fathers On Prayer Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-10-21 | Reflections on prayer in the writings of St. Cyprian of CarthageIn this video, Fr. Adrian Podaru emphasizes that "In prayer, our mind cannot be multi-tasking." Fr. Dr. Adrian Podaru is Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Read the full English transcript of this speech here: otelders.org/the-holy-fathers-on-prayer/we-cannot-be-multi-tasking-while-praying-st-cyprian-of-carthage-the-holy-fathers-on-prayerWatch here the entire "The Holy Fathers On Prayer" series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnNH6Bart7uDjoqARl7WRH7XSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
A story of a fat priest by Saint Paisios | Orthodox Church | otelders.org #shorts Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-10-17 | I know a spiritual father who is particularly stout – of course it is his body type, but it may also be that he is not very careful with what he eats. But do you know how much pain he feels for others, how much he cares and is concerned for those who are suffering? He has humility admitting that he is not an ascetic, but at the same time he also has boundless kindness; and many find more true comfort and peace with this stout Spiritual Father than they do with many an ascetic one. A Spiritual Father who is not willing to even enter Hell out of love for his spiritual children is no Spiritual Father.Saint Paisios the Athonite, Spiritual Counsels, Vol. 3#orthodox #fatloss #paisios #shortsThis video has English and Romanian subtitles. Press the CC button to switch them on or off. Watch this quick-guide on how to turn on captions on your mobile device: youtu.be/if7eELuaYtIRead the English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/inspiring-christian-videos/a-story-of-a-fat-priest-by-saint-paisios-orthodox-church-otelders-org-shortsSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
Three demons plan to hide happiness from men somewhere | Metropolitan Pavlos | St. Paisios Orthodox Teaching of the Elders 2022-10-14 | Metropolitan Pavlos of Sisanion and Siatista (+2019) tells us an inspiring story of Saint Paisios: "where should we hide happiness so that men will never be able to find it?" Video source: Άγιος Δημήτριος Ορθόδοξη Παρουσία, youtube.com/watch?v=ThITevN9zC8Church of St. Demetrios of Nea Elvetia of Vyronas, Athens, Greece, May 24th, 2016Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/special-moments/three-demons-plan-to-hide-happiness-from-men-somewhere-metropolitan-pavlos-st-paisiosSubscribe for new videos every week: tinyurl.com/subscribe-otelders🔔 Don't forget to click the bell icon to get new video updates! 🔔Watch the NEWEST videos: youtube.com/otelders/videosConnect with otelders (Orthodox Teaching of the Elders):Website: otelders.orgFacebook: facebook.com/oteldersInstagram: instagram.com/oteldersTikTok: tiktok.com/@otelders
