Orthodoxy holds the truth

https://youtu.be/TVDL4oVROp4?si=AMvEIVnF24wWIbPM 

English Translation of the Video

(The video shows footage inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, capturing the atmosphere, the crowd holding candles, and the events surrounding the Holy Light, followed by an interview segment in a studio with a monk and a female presenter.)

• Presenter/Narrator: "...can be seen by someone... like an ordinary person, like an ordinary person, look, look, look, look. Now... now these... now these... now these are... are preliminary... are preliminary of the Holy Light... of the Holy Light."
• Presenter: "Yes."
• Narrator: "Yes. Now we are... Now we are very close, as they are appearing... they are appearing with a... with a specific... with a specific... with a specific... And please, can you ask him to give us... can you ask him to give us, give us a little... give us a little audio, to give us a little audio, the audio... the audio..."
• Narrator: "For the scenography to be authentic... to be authentic... Yes. Authentic."
• Narrator: "To give us the authentic audio, the authentic audio of the video... of the video... of the video... of the video. To hear the panegyric... to hear the panegyric sounds of the world, the panegyric sounds of the cosmos... of the cosmos."
• Presenter: "Yes, yes."
• Narrator: "As soon as... As soon as we see the Holy... As soon as we see the Holy Light... See the Holy Light..."
• Narrator: "And... And... And... And... And... And dynamically... and dynamically alone... and dynamically alone, and droplets of the aura, all are waiting for the aura, all are waiting to receive the Holy Light... to receive the Holy Light... the Holy Light... The Patriarch... No, the Patriarch is not receiving the Holy Light, it is the Patriarch receiving the Holy Light, the Patriarch is the Holy Light, the Patriarch is in the middle of the cubicle... is in the middle of the cubicle."
• Narrator: "And... And... And nobody sees... And nobody sees anything."
• Narrator: "At first... At first it comes... At first it comes from... from the two... from the two... First the Holy Light... First the Holy Light... Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes."
• Narrator: "The Holy Light is born by itself... The Holy Light is born by itself... You don't need... You don't need to ask anyone... You don't need to ask anyone."
• Narrator: "That... That no one ever knows... That no one ever knows when it will come out... when it will come out precisely... in the second..."
• Narrator: "...changes the time... changes the time... When? When? Oh. When? Oh. No, no. Of course, of course. But... But it changes, yes. It changes, yes. A few... A few minutes, or half an hour... or half an hour, I can go... I can go inside, I can go inside..."
• Narrator: "Listen... Listen to what is happening. Listen to what is happening."
• Narrator: "Yes... Yes."
• Narrator: "Look... Look at what is happening. Look at what is happening. Look at what is happening."
• Narrator: "Panegyrizing the cosmos, panegyrizing the cosmos... cosmos."
• Narrator: "Others are shouting, others are shouting, others are shouting, others are saying... others are saying... others are talking... others are talking... in simultaneous moments... in simultaneous moments... moments."
• Narrator: "It is dark... It is dark in the meantime... It is dark in the meantime inside, in the meantime inside the memento, inside the memento of the space... yes... yes... yes..."
• Narrator: "Now... Now, however... Now, however, and if you look, and if you look, you will see from the left, you will see from the left, a luminous sphere... a luminous sphere, it will go over the sphere, over the sphere, over the head of the cosmos... of the cosmos."
• Presenter: "And at this moment..."
• Monk (in studio): "Horizontal..."
• Presenter: "Horizontal."
• Monk: "Of course. Of course. Seven, seven lamps, seven lamps..."
• Monk: "Towards the right... towards the right... and one... and another... and another sphere, because... sphere, because... has... because... has... I would like to... I would like to go... I would like to go only to the left, only to the left, on the left above, you will see, you will see..."
• Presenter: "Towards the top... towards the top..."
• Narrator: "Now watch... Now watch... watch the video, watch the video... watch the video that I had, the video that I had, and afterwards... afterwards you see it, afterwards you see it, it's the one... the one that is not... that was not properly... not properly searched... properly searched... searched..."
• Narrator: "The logo... The logo for so many years... for so many years I have been waiting, for so many years I have been waiting to see something, to see something, important video, important video, at least the video... at least the video and the... the channels... the channels..."
• Narrator: "And... And look at the seven lamps... look at the seven lamps... seven lamps that continue to be the Holy Light... continue to be the Holy Light, the Holy Light... not... not... not... not..."
• Narrator: "Now it continues... Now it continues, and it is like this... and it is like this, like it appears... like it appears and it goes, like it is appearing and it is going all this... all this... all this..."
• Narrator: "It is like... It is like a few minutes, five... It is like a few minutes, five, nine, ten minutes... five, nine, ten minutes. Look at it, look at it, look at the following... Look at it, look at the following: As follows... As follows..."
• Monk: "Left... left... sphere... sphere..."
• Monk: "Not yet... Not yet, Patriarch, not yet, now it's coming... Yes, it's coming. And we are taxonomizing... and we are taxonomizing in the specific... taxonomizing in the specific place... a whole flame, from... from... from... from the... from the flame, from the... from the flame which... which they surround it... which they surround it... surround it..."
• Monk: "That... That so much... That so much bigger is this flame, that so much bigger is the flame of the Patriarch, the flame of the Patriarch, with the Patriarch in the middle..."
• Monk: "Three... three..."
• Monk: "Alright... alright..."

For the Spiritual father

https://vimeo.com/1237317923 

When the Spiritual Man Loses Discernment, He Loses Humanity

A spiritual man without discernment does not see the pain behind the words. He does not understand the soul that is suffering. He clings to strict condemnations, to frightening dogmas that inflict wounds, and not to love that heals. When you are obsessed with condemnations and condemn the past instead of offering mercy, you lose the essence of the Church: Love and repentance. Man is a sin — an image of God that seeks understanding, therapy, and a bright path. The lack of discernment is not just a mistake. It is a reason to lose souls, to drive away those who seek the warmth of the Church. Let us not allow our fears and prejudices to become walls between man and God."

INTERESTING CHECK OUT

 Let's move on to something more personal. We are commemorating our deceased, and I hear from hierarchs.

He says the commemoration is more for the living.

Pay attention now.  So that they can be consoled,  so that they can have a prayer for their loved ones who have left this world.

When we started talking about various experiences, pay attention to what word it is, uh, experiences of Saint James, Saint Eumenios, who at that time were not officially ranked with the Saints, uh, our elders. And we used to say that Saint James, while commemorating the names of thousands, saw the souls next to him, and he saw others in the light, and he saw others in a state of darkness.

He saw others suffering, and he saw others happy.

When Macarius the Third of Cyprus appeared to him once, he saw him in a light; he saw him in a light dressed in his archaic robe. It seemed that Macarius was saved.

Well, Saint Eumenios told us similar experiences. When he went to commemorate a Catholic who was extremely philanthropic, the Catholic Raoul Folero. This great humanist who defended the rights of lepers at a time when lepers were considered outcasts of society. When he went to commemorate him out of compassion, out of love, out of obligation because Saint Eumenios was once a leper, and this French humanist supported them.

His angel because they cleansed the eyes of both the body and the soul of Saint Eumenios saw his angel while he was commemorating.

And as he took out the portion and put it in the tray, the angel took it out of the tray. The old man, like a critical young man, grabbed the portion and put it back.

The angel grabbed the portion again and took it out, and Saint Sevemos turned around, offended and says to him,  "Here you are taking the portion out."

He helped us.  He tells him,  "He helped you, my father. Keep him in your prayers, in your rosary, in the supplications outside the holy altar."

Here, he tells him,  "In the divine liturgy, those who are members of the church, of the divine-human body, are commemorated."

Then I spoke about my father who fell asleep when I was eight years old, about my brother Peter, when I was twelve years old, a suffering child. Well, I was orphaned, and I said that my pain to Saint James, to Saint Eumenios, to Saint Paisios, and they told me to pray for Peter, to pray for your father, Nicholas.

Your father is in a good place. Peter had a few problems,  and now he is slowly ascending to the light,  and the saints tell you this.

Not Grandma Katigo. Well, you understand that there is an eternal life full of light and some are high in the light, others are in a middle state, and others are below. But while they themselves cannot repent in the void and in repentance, we can help them with our services, our alms, our prayers to ascend from darkness to light.

But the Orthodox faith is a prerequisite for this ascent. We say this.

The archpriests tell me. You believe the saints live,  sir. Pay attention to it.

Since Saint John of Damascus also says, I was told by someone with a high position in the church that the deceased receive a light consolation. That is, a relief of consolation with our prayers. What is it that you are describing?

What will we do? The purgatory of the Latins tells me.

Well,  we understand that among Orthodox bishops there is consolation.

Why? Why have I not come into contact with saints? Understand why we must hear above all and from everyone and from the councils what the saints say and indeed see what the saints agree on where there is agreement of the fathers. Eh

 ✝️ MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT: THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE

Why We Must Seek Christ, Not Wizards and Witches

1. WHAT SHOULD WE DO IF WE BELIEVE SOMEONE HAS PERFORMED MAGIC AGAINST US?

Throughout history, people have feared witchcraft, curses and occult practices. The Orthodox Christian response, however, must never be panic, hatred or a desperate search for someone who promises to remove a curse.

Our refuge is Jesus Christ, not magic.

Holy Scripture warns against divination and occult practices (Deuteronomy 18:10–12). Christians are called to place their trust in God rather than seeking supernatural power through forbidden spiritual practices.

We must also exercise discernment: not every illness, misfortune or personal difficulty is evidence of witchcraft. Suspicion alone cannot establish that someone has placed a curse upon us.

2. NEVER FIGHT MAGIC WITH MAGIC

One of the greatest mistakes is to visit a wizard, witch, fortune-teller or medium to undo an alleged spell. Such people may exploit fear, demand money and create further anxiety by claiming that additional rituals are necessary.

You cannot find spiritual peace by surrendering yourself to the very practices from which your faith warns you to turn away.

Do not pay anyone who threatens you with supposed curses or promises guaranteed supernatural protection in exchange for money.

The Orthodox Christian faith does not teach us to overcome evil through magical formulas, charms or occult rituals. It calls us to repentance, prayer, faith and communion with God.

3. SEEK HELP FROM THE ORTHODOX CHURCH

If you are troubled by fears concerning witchcraft, speak with a trustworthy Orthodox priest or your spiritual father.

Pray sincerely, read the Holy Scriptures, participate in the Divine Liturgy and follow the spiritual guidance of the Church. Ask for the intercessions of the Most Holy Theotokos and the saints, according to Orthodox tradition.

Remember that prayer is not a magical formula. It is an expression of faith, repentance, love and trust in God.

The sign of the Cross is not a charm, and the Holy Mysteries are not magical rituals. Our relationship with Christ must never be reduced to a search for techniques to control invisible forces.

4. DO NOT ALLOW FEAR TO RULE YOUR LIFE

Christians should take spiritual matters seriously without becoming prisoners of superstition.

Do not accuse someone of practising witchcraft without reliable evidence. Do not seek revenge, and never attempt to curse another person in return.

If someone threatens or harms you in real life, take appropriate practical steps to protect yourself. If anxiety becomes overwhelming, seeking professional support can also be helpful; this does not contradict Christian faith.

We must distinguish genuine spiritual vigilance from fear, suspicion and exploitation.

✝️ CONCLUSION: PLACE YOUR TRUST IN CHRIST

If you fear that someone has performed magic against you, do not panic and do not run to another wizard to undo it.

Turn to Christ. Pray with faith. Seek guidance from the Orthodox Church. Reject occult practices, resist exploitation and live with discernment, humility and love.

Our hope is not in the supposed powers of witches, wizards or mediums, but in the mercy of God.

As the Psalmist declares:

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” — Psalm 27:1 (Septuagint numbering).

May our Lord Jesus Christ grant us spiritual discernment, peace of heart and steadfast faith, protecting us from deception and guiding us towards His truth.

GLORY TO THE FATHER, AND TO THE SON, AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, NOW AND EVER, AND UNTO THE AGES OF AGES. AMEN.