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Wednesday, September 01, 2021

Jonathan Pageau's Interpretation of Scripture

Have you seen my latest video yet? Many people have asked me to go more into St. Ephrem's 'Hymns on Paradise', I hope this encourages you all to read it and get a glimpse into how I interpret Scripture symbolically. Enjoy: https://t.co/VyG5Ssgj1C pic.twitter.com/tuxb34DmY2
— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) August 31, 2021

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Feast of St. Ephrem the Syrian

Today, for Roman Catholics.

"Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayers draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven." -Saint Ephrem (+373)

Happy feast of Saint Ephrem! pic.twitter.com/VT97KZvBpH
— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) June 9, 2021

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Holy Ephrem, Pray for Us!

Today we celebrate St. Ephrem the Syrian We hope you enjoy our documentary on him called:
Harp of the Holy Spirit: The Life of Saint Ephrem the Syrianhttps://t.co/FiHgyrXEGa
If you wish to help someone, give secretly and avoid arrogance.
Ephrem the Syrian pic.twitter.com/8QOxyjOkqi
— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) January 28, 2021

January 28: Saint Ephraim the Syrian (link); Saint Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Ninevah; Venerable Palladius, Hermit of Syria; Saint James the Ascetic; Venerable Ephraim of the Monastery of the Kyiv Caves https://t.co/z3CWP7nKrS
— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) January 28, 2021

Thursday, December 03, 2020

The One Needful Thing

We must seek Thee, O Lord, instead of everything else, and nothing but Thee. For whoever seeks Thee finds everything in Thee. In Thee, O Lord, are riches for the needy, joy for the sorrowful, healing for the wounded, and comfort for all who mourn.

+St. Ephraim the Syrian pic.twitter.com/2Vs6FpmdFS
— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) November 30, 2020

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

CNA/CWR: Pope Francis creates foundation to promote John Paul I’s teachings

A pope who reigned for only 33 days... according to those who knew him, a gentle man. How many writings are there from his pontificate? Take a look.

According to a note signed by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the foundation’s purpose “is to promote and disseminate awareness of the thought, works, and example of Pope John Paul I.”

Will the foundation also promote what he wrote and said as a bishop or as a theologian with private opinions? (Such writings must be evaluated according to their merits, and not elevated merely because the one who wrote them would later become pope, as if the Holy Spirit somehow guaranteed by his election that all of his previous writings were exemplary and free from error.) Why would it be necessary to promote the writings of an individual pope, except because of a maximalist view of the Roman papacy? All too often the private opinions of the man who was pope are confused with the "papal magisterium" and held to be on the same level.

There is one of his homilies as pope, in which he uses a proof-text from St. Ephrerm in support of Rome's claims about the scope of authority of the bishop of Rome: HOLY MASS FOR THE INAUGURATION OF THE PETRINE MINISTRY OF THE BISHOP OF ROME

Of course, the same sort of criticisms could be made about the establishment of a foundation for Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger, even if Ratzinger's theological legacy is arguably greater than that of Albino Luciani.

Related:
Who was Albino Luciani, the 'smiling Pope'?
John Paul I: The September pope
The Unpublished Albino Luciani – Pope John Paul I, ‘the Smiling Pope’: Part I and Part II