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— Helps to figure out the general mentality/worldview of this channel's audience, as well as identifies where we should prioritise more Orthodox apologetics.

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🇵🇸 The adoption of the new calendar raised pastoral questions for the Church – Patriarch of Jerusalem

— "The adoption of the new calendar brought the Orthodox Church face to face with pastoral issues, which also have social implications, and must be dealt with with a sense of responsibility. Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem wrote about this in his Christmas message.

“The Feast of Nativity, as a great feast of the Lord, has been celebrated since ancient times with appropriate liturgical splendor by our Patriarchate and the venerable Holy Sepulcher Brotherhood on December 25 (according to the old calendar), which corresponds to January 7 (according to the new calendar), and our Christian fullness follows this."

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On this day 83 years ago, Corneliu Codreanu along with 13 other Legionaries were taken and strangled to death by prison guards on the orders of an anti-Christian government. Codreanu had requested a moment to speak to his Legionaries, to give them hope, and he was denied even this. They had ropes tied around their necks and they were strangled. They were then shot in the back to spread a lie that they had tried to escape.

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, pray for us!

🇷🇺 Church is growing in Crimea due to pandemic, testifies local priest

— "The number of church-attending believers in the Republic of Crimea has grown significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

High COVID rates have prompted people to turn to God more often, Fr. Valentin Melnik of the Church of the Holy Myrrh-bearers in Kerch commented to news.allcrimea.net.

“There have been more parishioners lately. There has also been significantly more who want to be baptized. They even come from other regions,” Fr. Valentin said."

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We are pleased to announce that Fr. Spyridon Bailey has joined our team: https://www.patristicfaith.com/our-team/father-spyridon-bailey/

You’re half lizard now.

That’s a good thing!

🇨🇱 Chile Parliament Rejects Bill to Legalize Killing Babies in Abortions

— "Chile will continue to protect unborn babies’ right to life after its parliament rejected a bill Tuesday that would have legalized abortions.

Breitbart reports the lower Chamber of Deputies voted 66-59 to shelve the pro-abortion bill for future consideration. The legislation would have legalized the killing of unborn babies in abortions for any reason up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Like most South American countries, Chile protects unborn babies from abortions in almost all circumstances. It allows abortions only in cases of rape, threats to the mother’s life and fatal fetal deformities."

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🇲🇪 Montenegro: New monument honors Metropolitan Amfilohije and processions in defense of holy sites

— "Thousands of Orthodox faithful in Montenegro took to the streets throughout 2020 in defense of their holy sites against the pretensions of the anti-Orthodox government.

Processions were held several times a week throughout the country, many led by the beloved Metropolitan Amfilohije, who reposed late in the year.

Now the hierarchs and participants in the holy processions are immortalized in bronze, thanks to the work of sculptor Dragan Radenović."

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🇺🇲 Supreme Court Considers Mississippi Abortion Ban That Could Overturn Roe v. Wade, Protect Unborn Children

— "The fate of millions of babies’ lives rests with the U.S. Supreme Court today as it prepares to hear a major abortion case out of Mississippi.

At 10 a.m., the justices are scheduled to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health and decide whether states may protect unborn babies from abortions.

For decades, under Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, states have been prohibited from banning abortions before viability. As a result, about 63 million unborn babies and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of mothers have died in supposedly “safe,” legal abortions. Now the Supreme Court has agreed to re-consider this precedent and decide “whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortion are unconstitutional.” "

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"Hi, my name is Santa. My origin traces back to St. Nicholas of Myra, a holy saint commemorated in numerous churches. Except that I'm a fat mockery of him and encourage gluttony and materialism, and I also stole your holiday from Jesus Christ - ho ho ho!"

It's was recently National Holodomor Remembrance week in Canada, but it should be a week in America too.

It's not taught in schools because the Bolshevik Communists surpress any kind of information on their genocidal activity.

Never forget the 10 million+ Ukrainians killed by communists. These deranged psychopaths are still around & want to do the same exact thing again to YOU!

For those who feel abandoned, know that there are hero bishops fighting the COVID narrative. For those who believe GOARCH represents illumined Orthodox leadership on COVID and jabs - know that you are completely wrong.
https://orthodoxreflections.com/orthodox-christian-covid-heroes/