The Truth of Our Faith (Lesson 4): On the Veneration of the Saints and Angels

The Orthodox Ethos

Introduction to Orthodoxy for the Catechumen and Newly-Illumined [and Inquirer]
This lecture series, drawing from material found in the book The Truth of Our Faith by Elder Cleopa of Romania, first aired in the fall of 2020 and aims to provide an introduction to major points of the Orthodox Faith which are both foundational and challenged by heterodox critics.
LESSON 1: Introduction, On the Church
LESSON 2: On Holy Scripture
LESSON 3: On Holy Tradition
LESSON 4: On the Veneration of the Theotokos, Saints, and Angels
LESSON 5: On the Veneration of Holy Relics & Holy Icons
LESSON 6: On the Veneration of the Precious Cross and the Sign of the Cross
LESSON 7: On Praying for the Reposed
LESSON 8: On Divine Services, Symbols, and On Fasting
LESSON 9: On the Presuppositions of our Personal Salvation
LESSON 10: On the 2nd Coming of Christ & On Chiliasm
LESSON 11: On the Eternal Torments of Hell
LESSON 12: On “Speaking in Tongues” and On Magic
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Chapters

1. The Truth of Our Faith (Lesson 4): On the Veneration of the Saints and Angels (00:00:00)

2. The Prayer Before the Gospel (00:00:37)

3. The Church is Heaven on Earth, the Place of Revelation, the Continuation of the Incarnation, the New Testament (00:11:18)

4. Who is St. Symeon the Stylite? (00:13:26)

5. God is not the God of the Dead but the Living! (00:15:24)

6. St. John of Damascus: Faith Makes Christians, and God, Who Cannot Deceive, Works Miracles (00:26:27)

7. St. John of Kronstadt: We Ought to Have the Most Lively Spiritual Union with the Heavenly Inhabitants (00:30:18)

8. St. Justin Popovich: What Are Christians? (00:33:15)

9. St. Sophrony of Essex: His Life is Mine (00:36:32)

10. St. John of Damascus: The Saints Stand With Daring Before the Throne (00:40:46)

11. Why Do We Honor the Saints? (00:48:16)

12. The Evil One Gives Us Two Choices and They Are Both His (00:51:16)

13. The Golden Chain (00:55:57)

14. Wondrous is God in His Saints, the God of Israel (01:05:05)

15. Ending Chant (01:07:15)