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Fr. Michael Lillie

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Bivocational Orthodox Priest, Husband & Dad of 5, Vet, BJJ journeyman.

Youngstown, OH
Joined November 2014
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This man is schismatic and very controversial theologically BUT this image of being attacked and having only the cross as his protection is powerful. “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will
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Unpopular opinion: the two income household trap has done much help to destroy society.
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I was married at 23 and regret it. I should have been married at 18. Made this amazing woman wait too long to have a husband. 20 years of growing & maturing together while raising a family is irreplaceable.
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Hot take: Don’t fall in love from 22-29, there’s to much to lose. Your career will thank you.
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God is with us!
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Just sang and read many words for Orthodox Holy Friday service that are soon to be outlawed.
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Is it any wonder that Orthodoxy is growing in numbers from people fleeing this gross mentality.
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True.
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Christos Anesti at The Holy Sepulcher!
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It’s True!
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This is what Palestinian (Orthodox) Christianity looks like.
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The Royal Path
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Notice that the persecutions of communism could not keep God out of the hearts of faithful long term, but the decadence of the a West has.
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It’s crazy there are some Christians that do know about it but remain outside the Orthodox Church.
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Jack Poso 🇺🇸
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It’s crazy there are so many Christians who don’t know what this is
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How to become a Good Orthodox Christian 1. Attend Liturgy every Sunday (and be on time standing attentively ready for the priest to proclaim: “Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit…”). 2. Go to Confession and Communion regularly. 3. Pray
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@OCanonist Lot of discussion on this post andbnut am I the only thinking; How did I not know that Macaulay Culkin was a Russian imperial noble?
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Holy Week was a bit more interesting in the Greek Orthodox world this year.
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A young man approached the priest and said: - I won't come to church anymore. The priest asked him: - Why not? The young man answered: - I saw one parishioner talking badly to another and how some present were looking at their phones during the service. The priest said: - Okay,
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@CaptainMange I pray for his health and love his courage but I have had people in my church contact me about him wondering if he is Orthodox and a good source of faith. He is quite good at social media and in the front of many people so what I say must me clear for those that may be confused.
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Most-glorious, ever-virgin, blessed Theotokos, present our prayer to thy Son and our God, and plead with Him, that through thee He may save our souls.
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The Eastern Orthodox worship Mary too? Wow. Sorry but the one true church wouldn't be idolators.
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You shouldn’t debate theology if you submit to the “Bible” but not the community that canonized it.
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New rule: you shouldn't debate theology if you haven't read the whole Bible
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God protect these confessors of the faith.
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The priests and monks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy place of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra are asking the world for help and support. They are not giving up and not running away and will stay with their church till the end. UKRAINIANS WANT PEACE #SaveUkrainianOrthodoxChurch
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Note to self.
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“I just got off the phone with one of our sources in Kiev and I feel sick. Here's what he told me: "The authorities took the Soviet model of 100 years ago and are applying it to the faithful of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. We have no rights, we have no protection,
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The Orthodox Way of Life. 1. Praying Daily- Have a regular prayer rule. Pray to God every day with contrition and compunction of heart as you are able not as you feel you must; Especially in the morning, evening and before meals. 2. Worshiping and Participating in Sacraments -
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I as a baptized and ordained priest of the Orthodox Church am more sinful and worthy of Hell on Judgement day than any unbaptized child subject to Original Sin. This is NOT a theological statement just my experience of our merciful God. Its what I would explain to a grieving
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The image below is often circulated to support an Orthodox resistance and condemnation of the modern day version of Halloween as a demonic festival. However, please remember that condemnation of others that perceive this day as an innocent cultural tradition AND refusing to show
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Your chariot is blessed princess!
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There are three traps of Satan that steal joy and peace: -Regretting about the past -Fear for the future -Ungratefulness for the present St. Anthony the Great
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Men, you don’t want this! You need to find traditional Christianity in The Orthodox Church, not some Trendy pop faith. Where true masculinity is normal. Get a job & work hard, get married have a family, find a hobby that challenges you physically. Christian Men should strive
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STRONGER MENS CONFERENCE 2024 was one for the books! What an incredible weekend - God moved in powerful ways and thousands of men were impacted! 🙌 We can’t wait for SMC25!
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St. Nektarios pray for us!
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Chinese Orthodox Church, Chinese Empire, early 19th century
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"Orthodoxy is life. One must not talk about it; one must live it." Elder Nektary of Optina
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@rogue_travis He belongs to no Church really. I am not using this post as a opportunity to sling mud at him, but I am being accurate while upholding his courage.
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When someone tells you who they are, believe them. Allowing the Catholic Cardinal Dolan to bless Orthodox faithful at Holy Saturday Marin’s.
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The (empty) Tomb of the Virgin Mary. Blessed feast of the Dormition.
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Theophany Snow! Happy Feast!
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O strange Orthodox Church, so poor and weak, with neither the organization nor the culture of the West, staying afloat as if by a miracle in the face of so many trials, tribulations and struggles; a Church of contrasts, both so traditional and so free, so archaic and so alive, so
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When we do not learn from history we are doomed to repeat it. Holy New-martyr Benjamin of Petrograd pray for us!
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There is no winning on this ideological platform. I praise somebody for their courage and faith with the caveat that he is controversial. Without the caveat, I would get slandered as some uninformed priest. When I attempt a factual but charitable caveat some still accuse me of
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Isreal is a group of believers (Orthodoxy) not a modern nation state. Dispensational “biblical” theology is a dangerous wacko innovative heresy.
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Speaker Mike Johnson, on NEWSMAX promoting his war funding bill: "For those of us who are believers, it's a Biblical admonition to stand with Israel"
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Well, the broken communion of Orthodoxy widens. Crucified Lord forgive them for they know not what they do.
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On May 2, 2024, Mother Angelic Molen was ordained deaconess by Metropolitan Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe in St. Nektarios Mission (Waterfall) with the approval and support of Patriarch Theodoros and the Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.
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2023 OCA Orthodox Convert Survey findings include: -Almost half the total survey respondents had converted since the beginning of the pandemic, with 75% of those being men. -The median age of recent converts is 31. - Of those converting since 2019 over 45% agreed that the
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The place of the Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem. Sealed up by the Ottoman Sultan to prevent Him from coming back again!
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“Truly” the most important question.
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This is a real battle.
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Once again, Christ established a Church not a book, He left no “Manuel” for worship and theology. He gave us the Church which inherited a tradition much of which was oral. Scripture is part of that tradition not the sum of it. “So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the
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The Bible never teaches us to pray to Mary.  One cannot find any verses that encourage us to pray to Mary. There are no verses that say anyone prayed to Mary. But we do find Yeshua encouraging us to pray to God the Father in Matthew 6:9-15. The Lord’s Prayer is found in this
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Why was she “ordained” on the day commemorating the betrayal of Christ by Judas?!
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The guy is Evil! Innocent servants of God, Legitimate Orthodox clergy, and faithful persecuted by this tyrant. This is the freedom and democracy the Western world chooses to defend.
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Seems a lot of American Christian Protestants and Zionists can’t handle this interview.
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Ep. 91 How does the government of Israel treat Christians? In the West, Christian leaders don’t seem interested in knowing the answer. They should be. Here’s the view of a pastor from Bethlehem.
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May be Controversial to Orthotwitter, but most of us are just NOT that special and have no need of a "special" spiritual guide beyond that with which we can find at our local parish.
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