Author: Constantinos Metallidis

The apostle Paul urges us: “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” Taking the Great Missionary, our Lord Jesus Christ, as our model, we can learn great missionary lessons.

Many people ask – what does monasticism have to do with mission? The monk leaves the world, withdraws and disappears from it, whereas the work of the mission is a plunge into the world, with all that this implies. And yet, the basis, the purpose and the goal are common…

Saint Aquila came from the Black Sea region (Prax.18,2) and his wife was named Priscilla. They lived in the first half of the 1st century AD. Following the decree of the emperor Claudius (49 AD) to expel all Jews from Rome, they left Italy and headed for Corinth as refugees. There they were first met…

Lessons for today’s missionaries from the life of the Three Hierarchs

With His birth, Christ makes it possible for us not to continue on the downward, disobedient path of the firstfruits. As the new Adam, He is “born” to resurrect “the image that fell before,” that is, the fallen image of God, man…

“The more one tries to get to know them, the more one can see the treasure that lies within them.” And this treasure he shares and gives to others…

The blood of the apostles, of Longinus and of all the martyrs proclaims that it is true that the Resurrection preached by the missionaries to the nations with the Word of the Word in catechesis is true, it is true the Resurrection taught in the Bible, it is true the Resurrection experienced by the newly converted brethren in the sacraments of the Church and especially in that of the Eucharist…

An example for all missionaries is the great confessor and enlightener of Armenia, Saint Gregory

Her courageous attitude impels us, individually or collectively, to imitate her obedience by participating in the Church’s supreme work, the work of evangelization of all nations…

Inspiration for us too from the life of the 7 Deacons