“The Church of Alexandria sincerely, wholeheartedly and with one mind supports the inter-Orthodox and interreligious initiatives of Your All-Holiness,
“Shared have been the struggles to defend Orthodox doctrine, shared the cup of affliction in difficult times, and shared the witness to the Resurrection to the ends of the earth.
“have journeyed together since the earliest centuries of Christianity
“You willingly emptied yourself for the Church, renouncing every personal interest and devoting yourself entirely to the service of Christ and His flock.
“Our faith is that, like the Mother of God, by being filled with Christ and receiving God within us, we pass from death to life.
“Let us be filled with Christ!
“But if her Son, God Himself, died, was buried and rose again, she too chose to die, like all of us, and to be laid in the tomb. Yet the tomb could not contain her.
“that the Mother of God could have chosen not to die and could have been taken bodily into heaven by her Son
“The feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God is such a great feast because the Mother of God chose humility, just like her Son,
“You are good for nothing! And yet you won’t go to hell. The demons are ready to drag you to hell, such scoundrels. But the Mother of God will say, ‘Don’t touc
“What can you expect from this educated fool? What do they understand about such things?
“Wash and cook the pasta!
“Put the samovar on!
“Mother, I’ve brought my spiritual daughter... Please do not refuse, receive her, talk to her...
“this first Orthodox university in the country will serve as a platform for enlightening the world with the light of Eastern theology and as a reliable bridge for dialogue between Churches and cultures
“ἐάν τε ζῶμεν ἐάν τε ἀποθνῄσκωμεν, τοῦ Κυρίου ἐσμέν
