Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What’s the difference between the Orthodox portrayal of the crucifixion and the one seen in The Passion of the Christ? In this video, Fr. Barnabas talks about the contrast between the Orthodox Church's depiction of Christ’s crucifixion and Hollywood's intense, emotional version. See why Orthodox icons show a pristine image of the Cross and how this approach emphasizes spiritual freedom, love, and redemption over guilt and shame.
#orthodox #cross #crucifixion
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 April 7th, 2024, the Third Sunday of Lent, Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=cyNkHuSCnSI
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What’s the difference between the Orthodox portrayal of the crucifixion and the one seen in The Passion of the Christ? In this video, Fr. Barnabas talks about the contrast between the Orthodox Church's depiction of Christ’s crucifixion and Hollywood's intense, emotional version. See why Orthodox icons show a pristine image of the Cross and how this approach emphasizes spiritual freedom, love, and redemption over guilt and shame.
#orthodox #cross #crucifixion
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 April 7th, 2024, the Third Sunday of Lent, Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=cyNkHuSCnSI
Read the full English transcript of this video on our website: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/orthodox-crucifixion-vs-the-passion-of-the-christ-fr-barnabas
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![The Power of Spiritual Tears in Prayer | Met. Athanasios of Cyprus [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mLeCVOILP1I/mqdefault.jpg "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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Watch the first part of this lecture here: https://youtu.be/nVdHnC_62bM
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