Iglesia Catolica Ortodoxa en ColombiaTwo thousand years ago now, Jesus, the son of God, came to the earth
and founded the Church through his Apostles and disciples, for the
salvation of all humanity. The churches founded by the Apostles belong
to the five Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch,
Jerusalem and Rome. All these churches were united in the faith, the
Liturgy and participation of the Sacraments. Afterwards were founded
the churches of Sinai, Greece, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine
and others.
Two thousand years ago now, Jesus, the son of God, came to the earth
and founded the Church through his Apostles and disciples, for the
salvation of all humanity. The churches founded by the Apostles belong
to the five Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch,
Jerusalem and Rome. All these churches were united in the faith, the
Liturgy and participation of the Sacraments. Afterwards were founded
the churches of Sinai, Greece, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine
and others.
The Orthodox Church admits married men to be ordained Presbyters,
without imposing arbitrarily priestly celibacy. That a man have
priestly vocation does not necessarily means that God give him
vocation of celibacy also. The Orthodox Church permits, in certain
cases, divorce and second marriage. The idea is that matrimony last
until death, but the couple are human and the Church, although
condemns divorce, understands that we are weak and imperfect and does
not insist on imposing the law. The children are fruit of the love of
the parents and must not be avoided, and unless for a serious reason.
The Orthodox Church is mother and not a tyrant, therefore allows each
couple to take the decision, after consulting with their spiritual
Father. By the sacrament of the Holy Unction the disorders of the body
and the soul are cured and healed. Man cannot participate in the
essence of God but can participate in the “energies” or external
manifestations of God that are part of God as the rays of the son are
part of the son. There are things that are not considered possible in
the Christian west, where the most to which the Christian may aspire
“salvation” after purging his faults. The Orthodox Church hopes for
its members “deification”, true union with God, a gradual and dynamic
process that lasts all life and not only at death.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CATHOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH:
It is One because our Lord founded one single Church. It is Holy
because Jesus Christ is its only head, and by the operation of the
Holy Spirit. It is Catholic because it knows no limit of place or
time. It is Apostolic because it was founded by the Apostles and
maintains their teachings, written and oral without change. It is
Orthodox because it believes and teaches what is correct.
CATHOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN COLOMBIA is an experience of faith and
Christian life that receives the light of the East with an ecumenical
context aspiring that all persons may know Jesus Christ and receive
the saving power of the Gospel.
Our faith is based in the Holy Scriptures, in the tradition of the
Holy Fathers and in the declarations of the first Seven Ecumenical
Councils of the United Church of the first millennium of Christianity.
The Orthodoxy that we proclaim, is not a place nor a source of discord
with other options. We respect with fraternal spirit and with
tolerance different expressions that enrich us.
We confess that God the Father is the source of infinite love, from
whom comes the Holy spirit, engendered the Son, who became human for
our salvation and rescue, and “those that believe in Him being
adoptive sons and daughters of God for grace” (Rom. 8-14).
We celebrate the Seven Sacraments for the good of the people of God,
taking into account that Christ made the stranger his neighbour and
made a brother of the stranger, for which we strive that the Orthodox
Church translate into concrete responsibility in favour of the
neighbour; dialogue, hospitality, Peace, justice. From our smallness
we walk together with all the brothers and sisters who opt for the
Kingdom of God, asking the protection of our Holy Mother, the blessed
Virgin Mary. At present we are at the beginning of the work in Bogota,
Medellin, Cali, Cucuta and Bucaramanga, but those who wish to know
more about the Orthodox Church can write to the following addresses
for information iglesiaortodoxacolombia@gmail.com
Iglesia Catolica Ortodoxa en ColombiaTwo thousand years ago now, Jesus, the son of God, came to the earth
and founded the Church through his Apostles and disciples, for the
salvation of all humanity. The churches founded by the Apostles belong
to the five Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch,
Jerusalem and Rome. All these churches were united in the faith, the
Liturgy and participation of the Sacraments. Afterwards were founded
the churches of Sinai, Greece, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine
and others.
Two thousand years ago now, Jesus, the son of God, came to the earth
and founded the Church through his Apostles and disciples, for the
salvation of all humanity. The churches founded by the Apostles belong
to the five Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch,
Jerusalem and Rome. All these churches were united in the faith, the
Liturgy and participation of the Sacraments. Afterwards were founded
the churches of Sinai, Greece, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine
and others.
The Orthodox Church admits married men to be ordained Presbyters,
without imposing arbitrarily priestly celibacy. That a man have
priestly vocation does not necessarily means that God give him
vocation of celibacy also. The Orthodox Church permits, in certain
cases, divorce and second marriage. The idea is that matrimony last
until death, but the couple are human and the Church, although
condemns divorce, understands that we are weak and imperfect and does
not insist on imposing the law. The children are fruit of the love of
the parents and must not be avoided, and unless for a serious reason.
The Orthodox Church is mother and not a tyrant, therefore allows each
couple to take the decision, after consulting with their spiritual
Father. By the sacrament of the Holy Unction the disorders of the body
and the soul are cured and healed. Man cannot participate in the
essence of God but can participate in the “energies” or external
manifestations of God that are part of God as the rays of the son are
part of the son. There are things that are not considered possible in
the Christian west, where the most to which the Christian may aspire
“salvation” after purging his faults. The Orthodox Church hopes for
its members “deification”, true union with God, a gradual and dynamic
process that lasts all life and not only at death.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CATHOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH:
It is One because our Lord founded one single Church. It is Holy
because Jesus Christ is its only head, and by the operation of the
Holy Spirit. It is Catholic because it knows no limit of place or
time. It is Apostolic because it was founded by the Apostles and
maintains their teachings, written and oral without change. It is
Orthodox because it believes and teaches what is correct.
CATHOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN COLOMBIA is an experience of faith and
Christian life that receives the light of the East with an ecumenical
context aspiring that all persons may know Jesus Christ and receive
the saving power of the Gospel.
Our faith is based in the Holy Scriptures, in the tradition of the
Holy Fathers and in the declarations of the first Seven Ecumenical
Councils of the United Church of the first millennium of Christianity.
The Orthodoxy that we proclaim, is not a place nor a source of discord
with other options. We respect with fraternal spirit and with
tolerance different expressions that enrich us.
We confess that God the Father is the source of infinite love, from
whom comes the Holy spirit, engendered the Son, who became human for
our salvation and rescue, and “those that believe in Him being
adoptive sons and daughters of God for grace” (Rom. 8-14).
We celebrate the Seven Sacraments for the good of the people of God,
taking into account that Christ made the stranger his neighbour and
made a brother of the stranger, for which we strive that the Orthodox
Church translate into concrete responsibility in favour of the
neighbour; dialogue, hospitality, Peace, justice. From our smallness
we walk together with all the brothers and sisters who opt for the
Kingdom of God, asking the protection of our Holy Mother, the blessed
Virgin Mary. At present we are at the beginning of the work in Bogota,
Medellin, Cali, Cucuta and Bucaramanga, but those who wish to know
more about the Orthodox Church can write to the following addresses
for information iglesiaortodoxacolombia@gmail.com
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