“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Peace of God

The opposite of peace is restlessness. It torments the soul so that it is in a state of constant fear or nervousness. The cause of mental torment may be that you believe a lie and make a big mistake in your life which you must pay dearly for. Then you feel anger or even hatred towards yourself and your neighbours, and you even throw the blame on God! You may be tormented by intrusive thoughts which incite you to crime. You don’t want them to trouble you and you don’t realize that the source of these pressures is a lie, the spirit of lies.

You can have wealth, career, and yet feel restless in your soul! So there are more sources of restlessness: fear of future, remorse for doing evil, sin…

Jesus says: “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Jesus says: “…My peace I give to you; not as the world gives…”

Ukraine, 20 November 2014

“A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is He.” (Deut 32:4)

“The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” (Rom 1:18)

Today we see that in the context of globalization, some countries try to legalize the worst perversions and crimes against humanity. Incidents of paedophilia, incest and infantophilia, i.e. sexual abuse of children and infants, are on the increase. In Scandinavian countries, political parties are actively working towards legalization of these atrocities. Political parties advocate people who commit these crimes by labelling their deeds as “sexual orientation”, which according to gender ideology they supposedly have the right to. This ideology along with the juvenile justice system is part of the despotic plan to establish one world government.

There are more and more daily reports of children who were cold-bloodedly removed from their parents for no apparent reason. Many countries have built structures of child trafficking through social services, nursing services and paid foster so-called professional families.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

We celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. The Word of God says: “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.” Jesus said the same words at the end of the Sermon on the Mount which begins with the Beatitudes and ends with the parable of two men who built a house. One man built a house on the sand and the other on the rock. Those who hear the word of God but do not keep it build on the sand. Those who hear the word and put it into practice build on the rock. This reveals the essence of the way of our salvation.

Unfortunately, modern theological studies lead just to theorizing and rationalism. This all is a house on the sand – philosophizing instead of repentance, self-denial and the following of Christ.

7 November 2014

Lies kill: “Have a drink, don’t be afraid, it’s clean water!” But it was poison in fact!

The first woman, Eve, believed the spirit of lies and death spread to her and her offspring (Gen 3). The devil is the father of lies (Jn 8:44). He disguises himself as an angel of light (2Cor 11:14-15). The technique of lies, behind which is the spirit of the angel of light, is used today towards autogenocide of mankind. It has four stages:

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Ukraine, 13 November 2014

Vatican Secretariat of State

Francis has called a meeting with pagan leaders to discuss the gender issue. What is gender ideology? It is amoral ideology which holds that a man has a right to declare himself to be a woman, and the whole public must accept it. He also has the “right” to undergo a sex-change operation. The term “gender” includes homosexuality and about 50 other forms of gender schizophrenia.

The Vatican and pagan leaders will say no clear words which would support human nature and sound mind but by means of pious phrases and psychological manipulation they will open the door to this spirit of immorality to penetrate into the Church. This is the aim of the gender meeting in the Vatican.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Part 1

Before beginning this prayer, confess your sins before God and before yourself:

I am an egoist. When someone admonishes me for whatever error, I take offence. I avoid sound self-criticism. I criticize and condemn others; however, what I condemn I do myself. Whenever I do something good, it just increases my feeling of superiority. I see the speck in my neighbour’s eye, but I cannot see the log in my own eye. I am lazy to seek the truth and to endure suffering for its sake. I am a coward who betrayed the truth and my own conscience many times and, moreover, I set a bad example to many. I take offence, revenge, I am not willing to forgive others. I neglected parental duties in the upbringing of my children.

I do not read the Bible and the lives of saints, and I am not familiar with them. I do not bear in mind the ultimate reality, which is death, God’s judgment and eternity! God spoke to me through many events, and I am still deaf and blind – I have faced mortal danger several times at work, on the road. I poke into much useless information, but I do not seek to understand the meaning of life and eternity at all. Like a number in a herd I let myself be manipulated by the mass media which deform rather than form man. I admit neither the poisoned root nor fruit of rock music behind which is the spirit of cynicism, drugs, sexual licentiousness and satanic voodoo.

I do not want to go outside the herd, and so I am not willing to fight for truth and moral values. I am interested in all kinds of philosophies or psychologies, but I do not seek the true psychology and philosophy of the Gospel which is vital in life.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,

He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

“He will bring to your remembrance…” We can know the whole Scripture by heart, we can have a large amount of information like a computer, but that’s not essential. We need the right information at the right time, and this information may be much useful or it can even save life. We need to project it on the screen of our mind. This reviving in the spiritual sphere is the work of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said His words to the apostles but these words concern us too. His words are eternally true and binding both for the apostles and for us. These words are for life, eternal life. The Gospel of Christ is no human philosophy or human wisdom. The words of Jesus are the Spirit and life. They are simple and call for action. It is not enough to hear them and lead religious discussions. That’s too little. We need to actualize Jesus’ commandments. In conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks the parable of two men who built a house. One man built a house on the sand and the other on the rock. The man who built his house on the sand heard the words but did not do them. The man who built his house on the rock heard the words and did them.

But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will

teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate