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The testing of Job (video)
Post date: 2026-02-07Autor: BCP
The testing of Job. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Reflection on Mt 6:15
Post date: 2026-02-01Autor: BCP
For two weeks, the word of life will remind us of the necessity of forgiveness. If we forgive others, the Lord enlightens our minds and we understand that we also have hurt others and need forgiveness. Therefore, it is good to know and adopt a life principle expressed in the short prayer: “My God, I forgive this person, and I pray that You also forgive me, for I have hurt and offended many, and I was blind to my own guilt and unwilling to admit it.” Every act of forgiveness marks a spiritual breakthrough. It is no good philosophizing or theologizing about it. You need to make this step.
The Word was God (video)
Post date: 2026-01-26Autor: BCP
The Word was God. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
God the Father sent God the Son (video)
Post date: 2026-01-13Autor: BCP
God the Father sent God the Son. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Reflection on Gal 5:13
Post date: 2026-01-05Autor: BCP
What is true freedom in Christ? It does not mean casting aside God’s laws and commandments, allowing the proud ego to indulge its unrestrained bodily desires and commit evil without remorse. Human freedom does not consist in the inviolability of the ego, which, in its pride, wants to have the final say, even over God’s word. This would be false freedom, leading to destruction. Freedom in Christ means that a person accepts the path of truth – that is, repentance – and denies himself, his own pride. He is aware of the law of the grain of wheat, which must die in order for new life to come. He thus fully recognizes the reality that the pride of our ego – untouchable and easily offended – must be called by its true name. He is conscious of this spiritual poison within the human heart, within himself, from which all wars and crimes arise and which is also the cause of eternal condemnation. On the throne of our soul sits the proud ego. It must be cast down!
Jesus and I, together! Never more alone! (+german version)
Post date: 2026-01-05Autor: BCP
Each day has enough trouble of its own, but I need to give it to the Lord. Don’t let it worry me, and if I must carry it, so let me carry it together with Jesus – Jesus and I. Only one thing is needed: together – Jesus and you!!! Jesus and I, together! Never more alone! We need to try it in practice not just every day but a number of times a day. And not just for one or two days but until death.
After Christmas Thoughts from Patriarch Elijah /video/
Post date: 2026-01-03Autor: BCP
After Christmas Thoughts from Patriarch Elijah
He is born to us...
Post date: 2025-12-31Autor: BCP
Holiness consists in the fact that we stand in the light every day and repent immediately of our self-will, stubbornness or pride which rebels against God. We need to become aware of our sins which we have committed in our life, to bow our head and to confess: “Lord, I have done this and this, and now I have rebelled against You again…” In this way, we immediately bring the spirit of pride to light, so it flees very quickly and we receive peace and light for the next steps. All rebellion, self-pity… must be nailed to the cross daily, at all times. Without this it is not possible to truly follow Christ and to be delivered from sin. Only then will God’s Word be true in our life: “Christ lives in me.”
To you is born this day the Saviour, who is Christ the Lord!
Post date: 2025-12-25Autor: BCP
At Christmas, we commemorate the coming of Christ into this world. He was born as a defenceless Child for our sake. Let us realize the great joy which the Word of God brings us: “To you is born this day the Saviour, who is Christ the Lord!” (Lk 2:11) This day and to me is born the Saviour! This day and to you is born the Saviour! Christ wants to be born in us too, and through us He wants to bear witness to the world. Why? So that people may receive forgiveness of sins and be saved. It is written in the Gospel: “He will save His people from their sins.” Jesus is the Head of the Mystical Body – the Church. We are His members, and He wants us to bear witness in these times and to be ready even to suffer for this testimony. He saved us through His suffering, through His Blood, through His sacrifice on the cross.
Reflection on Eph 5:15-16
Post date: 2025-12-21Autor: BCP
This word of life is highly topical at the present time. Our times are truly apocalyptic. The world is held under Satan’s totalitarian dictatorship. This spirit of lies and death, operating under the name New World Order, in reality conceals depopulation or genocide agenda. The agenda is implemented through earthly demons incarnate, the architects of death, criminals against humanity, members of Masonic lodges, who are owners of the largest banks and control the entire world, holding it in their grip. What should we do, being seemingly powerless? God’s Word gives the answer: We should be careful, very careful, how we live. Otherwise, we will waste this time which God has given us. We will waste it to our own detriment and to the detriment of those for whom we could have been instruments of the grace of salvation. Let us be fully aware of this! Let us not waste time by sitting aimlessly on the internet, or worse, glued to our smartphones. That is squandering time – throwing it away. Let us not waste this time on empty talk, but use it above all to speak with God in prayer: about ourselves and about the souls God has entrusted to us. We need God’s light, God’s wisdom, and God’s help.
The series “The Resurrection of Christ” Season 3
Post date: 2025-12-08Autor: BCP
The series “The Resurrection of Christ” Season 3. This film about the resurrection of Jesus Christ bears witness to the truth in accordance with the Gospel.
Reflection on Rom 12:2
Post date: 2025-12-07Autor: BCP
Our Lady of Fatima said: “If Russia is converted, there will be no global catastrophe.” How is this conversion to happen? Russia must also begin to keep holy the Day of Christ’s Resurrection. In Russia, the largest Church is the Orthodox Church. Therefore, it is the Orthodox bishops, priests, and monks who must first undergo conversion. Then the faithful will follow. This is a task that lies before the Russian nation, alongside other significant political measures needed to curb the influence of the ravening apocalyptic beast that has already programmed in every detail the self-destruction of Russia, America and seven billion people in pursuit of the so-called ‘golden billion’. Therefore, we should remember in a brief prayer both the conversion of Russia and our own personal conversion. This means having the courage for radical humility, not taking offence when someone points out our faults or highlights our negative character traits. We must learn to grow in humility, and start with ourselves. Only through humility can we overcome the devil; otherwise, we cannot prevail. The gift of humility must be sought in prayer and practised with patience – that is, through self-discipline and self-denial. This is the way Jesus taught us: “Learn from Me, for I am humble in heart…”
What is pure love
Post date: 2025-12-06Autor: BCP
To deny yourself, to abandon yourself for the sake of Jesus – this is pure love. In Him is eternal life. However, people cling to deceit, philosophies, doctrines and all kinds of –isms which mislead us. We must put our faith in Jesus and His Gospel. This is plain wisdom which leads us to eternal life.
Whoever is ashamed of Jesus and His words...
Post date: 2025-12-01Autor: BCP
We need to ask for courage: “Jesus, give me the strength, so that I am not ashamed of You and Your words in this adulterous and sinful generation!” We need the courage to swim against the current, against the current of sin. Do not pay heed to what people think about you but only to what God thinks about you. Stand bravely for Jesus even if all shout or spit at you. One thing is certain: Jesus is with me and I now stand by His side, face to face with the enemies and say to them: “I serve Jesus Christ and I am not ashamed of Him!”
Reflection on Mt 6:33
Post date: 2025-11-27Autor: BCP
Jesus tells us that we must seek. Seeking is a painful process. When someone loses something precious, it brings a certain pain, and they search especially in the places where they think they might find it. Jesus says that above all we are to seek the kingdom of God. It is within us like a hidden treasure. What is the kingdom of God? It is God’s reign and God’s presence in the souls of the baptized. This treasure lies somewhere deep within us, yet we must search for it. Sometimes it can be found quickly. What does His righteousness mean? It was fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ through His redemptive sacrifice for us. He offered a just satisfaction for the sins of humanity – and for all my sins. I find that righteousness beneath Christ’s cross; there, through the act of repentance, my sins are forgiven, and the devil has no right to demand justice – that is, the punishment that sin brings. Jesus completed this righteousness on the cross.
Reflection on Jn 15:7
Post date: 2025-10-26Autor: BCP
Jesus, at the Last Supper, speaks about our spiritual unity with Him. Through baptism we share in His redemptive death and in His new life, which is inseparably linked with His glorious resurrection. Yet baptism alone is not enough. For God’s life to remain within us – and even more, to grow in us – faith is needed, faith in the word of Jesus. This faith is accompanied by acts of humility and by trials of fidelity. In this context, we need to recall the essence of the parable of the vine and the branches. From the vine flows the life-giving sap into the branches – that is, the same Spirit who dwells in Jesus Christ also works in us, the baptized, as long as we remain united with Jesus through faith. Jesus repeatedly emphasizes that without Him we can do nothing, and He gives His branches this promise: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” The condition for anything to work for our true good – not only temporal but also eternal – is that we remain united with Jesus through faith.
Give thanks and rely on God
Post date: 2025-10-15Autor: BCP
God causes even negative things to work together for good. But we must learn to give thanks and praise to the Lord in time of suffering: “Yes, Lord, I have suffered a misfortune, but something far worse could have happened. This is the price for evil I had done or the price I had to pay to prevent something worse from happening.” Evil often makes us stop and realize that the devil seeks to attack us and that we need to beware of the danger. Even if the devil puts us to trouble, God can turn it into good if we praise Him. But if we grumble, blaspheme against God, lapse into unbelief or rebellion in trouble, the devil laughs at us and things get worse and worse.
Everything must be built on sound foundation – Jesus Christ (video)
Post date: 2025-10-14Autor: BCP
Everything must be built on sound foundation – Jesus Christ. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Reflection on 2Pe 1:4
Post date: 2025-10-13Autor: BCP
Our life is short; in essence, it is only a time of testing, during which our eternity is decided. That eternity will be either happy or unhappy forever. An unhappy future – eternal ruin – awaits those who, in proud unbelief, reject the salvation in Jesus Christ. In Him, God has given us the greatest gift: that through Him we may receive a new nature! We must therefore put aside that nature which is infected by original sin and in which our human spirit is, as it were, clothed. Through this, our inner being has been darkened – our intellect struggles to recognize truth, our will tends toward evil, and our heart is filled with a perverted desire that unites with the spirit of the world, driving humanity toward temporal and eternal destruction. How can we escape this destruction? We must, through faith, accept the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Then the following applies to us: “To those who did accept Him He gave power to become children of God. They were born not of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (cf. Jn 1:12)
Pure love is the sign of the will
Post date: 2025-10-12Autor: BCP
Pure love is the sign of the will – I want to love even if I do not feel that I give Jesus the first place in my life. I lose my soul – this is very important; this is a moment when I forsake all vanities for Your sake, Jesus, not for my sake, not for the sake of money or fame, but for Your sake and the Gospel’s. I give You all I have.