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In this profound discourse, Fr. Rafail Noica reassures us that the pursuit of virtues like humility and love for enemies is not just difficult – it's completely impossible by human standards. Fr. Rafail challenges us to expect nothing less than the miraculous from our Creator. Embrace the wisdom that while we may never reach these virtues on our own, through God's grace, the impossible becomes possible. Let's embark on a quest for the 'impossible' virtues with the confidence that, through God's grace, we can overcome the seemingly insurmountable.
#ChristianVirtues #FrRafail #SpiritualJourney
Video source: Conference "Pentru ce ne pregateste Filocalia", Bucharest, Romania, Nov 19th, 2002
Watch the full lecture here: rafailnoica.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/parintele-rafail-noica-conferinta-video-pentru-ce-ne-pregateste-filocalia-bucuresti-19-nov2002 (in Romanian)
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In this profound discourse, Fr. Rafail Noica reassures us that the pursuit of virtues like humility and love for enemies is not just difficult – it's completely impossible by human standards. Fr. Rafail challenges us to expect nothing less than the miraculous from our Creator. Embrace the wisdom that while we may never reach these virtues on our own, through God's grace, the impossible becomes possible. Let's embark on a quest for the 'impossible' virtues with the confidence that, through God's grace, we can overcome the seemingly insurmountable.
#ChristianVirtues #FrRafail #SpiritualJourney
Video source: Conference "Pentru ce ne pregateste Filocalia", Bucharest, Romania, Nov 19th, 2002
Watch the full lecture here: rafailnoica.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/parintele-rafail-noica-conferinta-video-pentru-ce-ne-pregateste-filocalia-bucuresti-19-nov2002 (in Romanian)
Read the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/theology-and-spirituality/when-its-completely-impossible-fr-rafail-noica-of-romania
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![Why did God not want man to eat of the Tree of knowledge? | Fr. Athanasios Mytilinaios otelders
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, 1996
http://www.arnion.gr/index.php/p-thanasios-mytilina-os/milies-p-thanasiou/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n-katixitiko
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