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Take up your cross – your nature and character
Post date: 2016-08-24Autor: BCP
We must take up our daily cross. This cross is in the first place our own nature and character. If someone tells us his attitude towards us, it hurts us. The problem with many beginners is that although they have received Christ, their nature, the old self, is so strong that it cannot stand criticism and use it as an incentive for true repentance. They fail to use this inner pain to look at Christ scourged, crowned with thorns and crucified or to unite their pain to His pain. The old self, on the contrary, either turns this painful wound into hatred towards the brother – this works automatically without any effort – or indulges in self-pity, which also is a false path. So we really have reason to know ourselves more and more deeply and motivation to fight against the spiritual poison in us.
The process of evangelization
Post date: 2016-08-22Autor: BCP
On the one hand, there is a need for evangelization, but on the other hand, there is a need to pray to the Lord for evangelizations to be organized in a certain rhythm, because although they bring zeal and dedication, and one can say a spiritual harvest in their climax, they are just like the exodus from Egypt. Then follows the Red Sea and the desert, i.e. a series of trials. And then the people of God came to the land of Canaan, but we see that they very quickly turned away to pagan practices again, as described in the Book of Judges, and actually in the entire history of Israel. The tendency to go back to the old way of life – paganism and the cult of the old self connected with it – continues.
Jesus obtained heaven for us with His own Blood
Post date: 2016-08-18Autor: BCP
The Divine Saviour obtained heaven for us with His own Blood. He did not need to purchase heaven for Himself but He sacrificed His life and His Blood for our sake to open the path for us to eternal happiness in heaven. He left all His rights and claims to us, His least brethren. In view of the merits of Jesus Christ, His passion and death, I may say: Heaven belongs to me.
Great Lent (video)
Post date: 2016-02-10Autor: BCP
Great Lent. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Focus on the name of Jesus, He sees you! (video)
Post date: 2016-01-29Autor: BCP
Focus on the name of Jesus, He sees you! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Life change (video)
Post date: 2016-01-27Autor: BCP
Life change. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Only Christ makes us free from the slavery of sin (video)
Post date: 2016-01-26Autor: BCP
Only Christ makes us free from the slavery of sin. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Motto: No speculation in temptation! (video)
Post date: 2016-01-23Autor: BCP
Motto: No speculation in temptation! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
True freedom consists in obedience to God (video)
Post date: 2016-01-22Autor: BCP
True freedom consists in obedience to God. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Whose slave are you? (video)
Post date: 2016-01-16Autor: BCP
Whose slave are you? + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
We need the Spirit of Christ (video)
Post date: 2016-01-14Autor: BCP
We need the Spirit of Christ. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Christmas rallies and Islamization /Pastoral letter to Christians and people of good will/
Post date: 2015-12-24Autor: BCP
Dear Christians and Czech citizens, at Christmas we commemorate the birth of Christ. Herod sought to kill the Divine Child. Today Herod kills the living Christ in the souls by heresies, globalization and Islamization! You also are like defenceless children against this Herod. If at this decisive moment You stand for Christ and against Islamization, God will save the Czech land through You! At Christmas, on 26 December, You can then truly sing the words of the anthem: “Where my home is”. Indeed, Your earthly home is here in the Czech Republic and Moravia! Your eternal home is in heaven! Do not let us perish, nor our descendants! Kyrie eleison! Christe eleison!
The importance of fellowship (video)
Post date: 2015-12-18Autor: BCP
The importance of fellowship. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
You are weak? That’s no problem! (video)
Post date: 2015-12-15Autor: BCP
You are weak? That’s no problem! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Do not think that spiritual life is special mysticism (video)
Post date: 2015-12-12Autor: BCP
Do not think that spiritual life is special mysticism. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
The political system in Russia
Post date: 2015-12-09Autor: BCP
The current political system of USA has a spirit of neofascism. Its agenda is reduction of mankind to a “golden billion”. Unless Russia builds a political system on the foundation of uncompromisingly opposing principles, it will be globalized.
A man must have a head on his shoulders (video)
Post date: 2015-12-05Autor: BCP
A man must have a head on his shoulders. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Holy egoism (video)
Post date: 2015-12-02Autor: BCP
Holy egoism. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
God has endowed us with gifts (video)
Post date: 2015-11-30Autor: BCP
God has endowed us with gifts. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Shema Israel, love God! (video)
Post date: 2015-11-28Autor: BCP
Shema Israel, love God! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate