Pentecost | Martyria

Studia Theologica No. II (XX) / 2025 The Saviour’s appearance to the apostles on Resurrection Sunday Rev. Dr. Marcel Stavără

This article analyses the appearance of the Risen Jesus Christ to his disciples on the evening of Easter Sunday, at the house of Mary, the mother of the evangelist Mark, commenting on the passages from John 20:19–23, Luke 24:36–43 and Mark 16:14. It examines the reality of the risen body, the institution of the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Penance, the apostles’ missionary commission and the providential absence of Thomas, with references to St John Chrysostom and St Justin the Martyr.

The Words of the Fathers No. I (VIII) / 2019 The Tenth Catechesis of our Holy Father and Confessor Theodore, Abbot of Studion, to his disciples, delivered on All Saints’ Sunday Teodor Studitul

A homiletic sermon delivered on the feast of All Saints; the text develops the thesis that martyrdom is not limited to the shedding of blood, but encompasses any life lived in asceticism, chastity and the patience of the cross. Drawing on the Epistle to the Hebrews (chapters XI–XII) and the writings of Saint Paul, the author calls upon the faithful to bear witness to Christ through the deeds of their lives, resisting the temptations of the devil, so as to attain eternal rewards.

The Words of the Fathers No. II (II) / 2016 The Ninth Catechesis of our Holy Father and Confessor Theodore, Abbot of Studion, to his disciples Teodor Studitul

This sermon, delivered on Pentecost, reflects on the work of the Holy Spirit as Comforter and warns against the dangers of the love of money and carnal love, using as a concrete example the case of Evprepian, a monk who, after a life of witness at Sacudion, fell away from the faith and died in sin.

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