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Why pray to the saints?

A question that I hear quite frequently concerns the intercession of the saints. Why do the Orthodox believe in this? Can you find references to it in the scriptures? I want to keep these posts short, so let me share with you a link to an episode of my podcast where I talk about this in a bit more detail.

First let me say this. The popular understanding of heaven and earth is that the dead are “up there” while we are “down here” and that there is largely no practical connection between the “up there” and the “down here.” Classical Christianity (ie, Eastern Orthodoxy), does not see the world in this way. The spiritual realm is a lot closer to us than we think, but our ability to perceive it is impaired.

So with that said, here’s the link.

https://anchor.fm/frajarmus/episodes/The-intercession-of-the-saints-e204h4m

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What do we need to confess?

The holy Mystery of Repentance (Confession) is a time to stand before Christ, the great Physician of our souls, to be healed of the sins that plague us. But what type of sins do we need to bring to confession? Here are a couple of tips that I share with my parishioners.
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Our heavenly bounty

Summary

The parable of the Prodigal Son is probably one of the best-known and most-loved of Jesus’ parables. But there’s a detail in the parable that is easy to miss if we don’t read this text in its original language. There’s a word in the ancient Greek text with an important double meaning. ― Become a subscriber for early access, extended episodes, and other special content → https://anchor.fm/frajarmus/subscribe