Activités de l'Eglise Syro-Orthodoxe-Francophone Mar Thoma en France avec ses Paroisses et ses horaires de Messes, ses permanences catéchétiques, les permanences d'un prêtre exorciste, les Aumôneries (Africaines, Antillaises, des "Chrétiens de St Thomas"...)
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"Let a merciful heart preside over the whole of your behaviour, then you shall find peace with God."(St Isaac the Syrian) Livre des Nombres 20,1-3.6-13. En ces jours-là, les enfants d'Israël s'assemblèrent contre Moïse et Aaron et, ayant fomenté une sédition,...
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The beginning of freedom from anger is silence of the lips when the heart is agitated; the middle is silence of the thoughts when there is a mere disturbance of the soul; and the end is an imperturbable calm under the breath of unclean winds. Livre de...
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"Manes said: It is written, that "death reigned from Adam to Moses." Archelaus said: And consequently it has an end, because it has had a beginning in time. And this saying is also true, that "death is swallowed up in victory." It is apparent, then, that...
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"In the fear of God, and with faith and love, draw near." The Book of Psalms and Proverbs both teach that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." This fear, however, should not be confused with an animal-like fear, but rather the rational...
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The mystery of the incarnation of the Logos is the key to all the arcane symbolism and typology in the Scriptures, and in addition gives us knowledge of created things, both visible and intelligible. (St Maximus the Confessor, 200 Chapters on the Knowledge...
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The closer one is to God in reality -- and not simply in one's imagination -- the more one feels unworthy and sinful, more sinful than anyone else. The Holy Fathers felt this way. There are many examples of this. The publican considered himself a sinner...
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'If the soul keeps far away from all discourse in words, from all disorder and human disturbance, the Spirit of God will come in to her and she who was barren will be fruitful.' (St. Poemen) L'Eglise Syro-Orthodoxe Francophone fait aujourd'hui mémoire...
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Blessed the one who always keeps the memory of God in himself, he will be wholly like an Angel from heaven upon earth, ministering to the Lord with fear and love.' (St. Ephrem of Syria) Livre d'Isaïe 58,1-9. Voici ce que dit le Seigneur Dieu : crie à...
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'His compassion is given to His works: His severity is not over His works, but over your works. Lastly, if you remove your own evil works, and there remain in you nought but His work, His compassion will not leave you: but if you leave not your works,...
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"As soon as a desire or a worldly thought enters our mind, God immediately sends a warning. Instead of coming to our senses and blocking such thoughts and desires, we nurture them and long for them, and afterwards we wonder why bad things happen to us....
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