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Christ is the light of the worldtranslated

July 18, 2026 · 1 min read

The Holy Diocese of Maroneia and Komotini issued its message for the Sunday of the Holy 630 Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Synod, in which it is emphasized that "a soul enlightened by Christ will be seen by the way in which it expresses itself, by the way it behaves, how it moves, how it reacts". The message in detail:

Today is the Sunday of the Holy 630 Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, which met in 451 in Chalcedon to formulate the Christian doctrine on the occasion of the monophysite heresy and to discredit the faith of the Church, that Christ is a perfect God, but also perfect man, who in the Gospel reading characterizes as "Light" those who want to follow him.

That is, he calls them by his own name, because he is "the true light, which always enlightens man, coming into the world". "I have come as a light to the world", to dispel the darkness of confusion and chaos.

This was always the self-consciousness of Christ's true disciples.

Every light must shine. It is in his nature to be distinguished, to be seen. A soul enlightened by Christ will be seen by the way in which it expresses itself, by the way it behaves, how...

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