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The Nicene Creed
THE SYMBOL OF OUR FAITH

I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets. In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.

I want to know Him and the power of His Resurrection, and the fellowship of sharing in His suffering, being conformed unto His death.
St. Paul (Philippians 3:10)

Believe in God, love the Church and follow the spiritual fathers of the Church. Walk your life on the road of humility. Acquire a good name near Christ. Insist more in prayer. You’ll be free only when you walk with love towards those who hate you! Stay still in Christ for eternity.
+Elder Arsenie Papacioc of Romania

God’s desire to save you is greater than that of your enemy to destroy you.
S. Nicodemus the Hagiorite

Let us then be baptized that we may win the victory; let us partake of the cleansing waters, more purifying than hyssop, purer that the legal blood, more sacred than the ashes of the heifer sprinkling the unclean… and providing a temporary cleansing of the body, but not a complete taking away of sin; for if once purged, why should they need further purification? Let us be baptized today, that we suffer not violence tomorrow; and let us not put off the blessing as if it were an injury, not wait till we get more wicked that more may be forgiven us; and let us not become sellers and traffickers of Christ, lest we become more heavily burdened than we’re able to bear, that we be not sunk with all hands and make shipwreck of the Gift and lose all because we expected too much. While you are still master of your thoughts run to the Gift.
St. Gregory the Theologian

Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.
St. John Climacus

The Savior becomes all things to all, according to the need of each: to those who ask for joy, He becomes the vine; to those who wish to enter, He becomes the door; to those who are under the weight of sin, He becomes a lamb, a lamb slain for them. He becomes all things to all, but he remains nonetheless what He is. He is called by a twofold name: Jesus, becomes because He gives us salvation, and Christ because He is priest.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem