Natalya Chernykh
As I fell, I felt an elderly man catch me and gently lay me down on a straightedge (a tool used to level plastered walls).
The Greek island of Zakynthos festively celebrated its patron, St. Dionysios, with reverence and splendor, including a procession with his relics through the city streets.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
This truth is profoundly instructive for modern people, many of whom strive to be strong. While this desire is good, we must remember that true strength lies in the human spirit. Without God, this strength remains hidden from us. Without Him, we can only rely on our limited human abilities, which pale in comparison to the power of God. The strength of the martyrs was unattainable through human effort alone.
Evangelos Nikitopoulos
It is hard to overstate the ramifications of authenticity. Dionysius’ writings contain our earliest canon of the Bible, the earliest description of the Liturgy, a detailed exposition of the Sacraments and the role of Church orders, as well as the theology underlying iconodulia.
Peter Smolin
The primary message of the Book of Nahum is his prophecy of the fall and destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, which posed a threat to the entire East.