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THIS IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ORTHODOXY: Mount Athos Monk Ephrem Warns

Special attention during fasting is also paid to relations among people.

THIS IS THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ORTHODOXY: Mount Athos Monk Ephrem Warns

TL;DR

  • The Holy Fire descends annually on Great Saturday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
  • Believers consider the Holy Fire a profound and mysterious experience, confirming resurrection joy.
  • This year's anticipation is overshadowed by concerns due to the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Israeli authorities.
  • Monk Ephrem of Mount Athos describes the Holy Fire's miraculous property of not burning for the first few minutes.
  • He explains that this 'spiritual Flame' does not consume and can heal the sick.
  • The monk warns that the absence of the Holy Fire would signify the era of the Antichrist.
  • The Holy Fire is presented as proof that Orthodoxy is the one true religion.

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