Our Episcopal Blessing from His Grace Bp. Alexander of Toledo (OCA)

July 22, 2014

Rev. Evangelos Pepps and the board of Share the Faith Ministries This letter serves to assure you and your board that Bishop Alexander, Locum Tenens of the Diocese of the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America, grants his blessings to Fr. Evangelos Pepps and the “Share the Faith Ministry”. This includes his blessings on your efforts to raise funds for this ministry.

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The Jesus Prayer in many languages

English: Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on me the sinner! Greek: ΚΥΡΙΕ ΙΗΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΕ ΕΛΕΗΣΟΝ ΜΕ Señor Jesucristo, Hijo de Dios, ten piedad de mi, el pecador. Arabic: أيها الرب يسوع المسيح ابن الله, إرحمني أنا الخاطئ Ayyuha-r-Rabbu Yasū` al-Masīħ, Ibnu-l-Lāh, irħamnī ana-l-khāti’ (ana-l-khāti’a if prayed by a female). Armenian: Տէր Յիսուս[…]

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Four Spiritual Principles

Four principles Orthodox America’s members seek to live by: 1) Daily Getting to know God by Prayer and Bible reading at least, the Epistle and Gospel of the day (see parish wall calendar or can be found at http://www.oca.org/Reading.asp?SID=25) and ideally, the Lives of the Saints (available among other places at http://www.oca.org/FSlives.asp?SID=4); 2) Getting to[…]

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