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Homily: Living the Precepts in the Traite.
Today, we reflect on the profound teachings encapsulated within the Chinese Manichaean texts, particularly the concept of the Traite.
Mar Danyal
Jun 23, 20245 min read
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A Sunday Homily: Concerning the Youth and the Adamas of Light.
Concerning the Youth and the Adamas of Light, which speaks of a Youth’s struggle in the depths of Hades, and the ultimate victory of Light
Mar Danyal
Jun 9, 20244 min read
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A Homily on The Two Essences
A Homily on the Two Essences.
Mar Danyal
Jun 3, 20244 min read
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The 5th Chapter of the Kephalaia Concerning Four Pursuers of Light and Four of Darkness
Audio reading of the 5th chapter of the Kephalaia.
Mar Danyal
May 25, 20240 min read
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A reflection on the Psalm "Concerning the Coming of the Soul":
Midday Prayer with a personal reflection and reading from the second chapter of the Psalms of Thomas.
Mar Danyal
May 21, 20240 min read
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COMMUNAL LOVE LETTER
‘I, I give strength to my limbs; these whom I gather in’ You do not lack anything from the mysteries of the wisdom of God. Much is … the...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 24, 20231 min read
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THE TEN WORDS
Indeed, my loved one, I was obliged to write a mass of words to you this time; but God himself knows that these young people, whom you...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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THE PEACE LETTER
Mani, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, and all the other brothers who are with me - To <name lost> my loved one, and all the brothers who are...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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THE SWEET TEACHING OF THE SINLESS An Apocryphal Epistle to Mar Ammo, Ascribed to Mani.
...And if someone strikes you, do not strike him back. And if someone hates you, do not hate him in return. And if someone envies you, do...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 18, 20232 min read
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LETTER TO EDESSA
The truth and the secrets which I speak about--and the laying on of hands which is in my possession--not from men have I received it nor...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 16, 20231 min read
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The Kephalaia chapter 1
In the beginning, the disciples sought knowledge about his apostolate and the divine unfolding of his presence in the world. They...
Mar Danyal
Dec 16, 20238 min read
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THE FUNDAMENTAL EPISTLE
Mani, the apostle of Jesus Christ by the providence of God, the Father. These are the wholesome words from the perennial and living...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 14, 20236 min read
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Embracing the Love of the Father in the Face of Evil
In a world filled with suffering and pain, it can be difficult to reconcile the love of the Father with the existence of evil. However,...
Mar Danyal
Dec 13, 20234 min read
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THEODORE BAR KONAI CITATIONS
(CITATION 1) He (Mani) says that before heaven and earth and all that they contain came into being, there existed two entities: one Good...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 12, 20236 min read
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CITATIONS FROM SEVERUS OF ANTIOCH
CITATIONS FROM SEVERUS OF ANTIOCH (CITATION 1) From where did the Manichaeans, who are more wicked than any other, get the idea of...
EkklesiaOfLight
Dec 10, 20235 min read
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FRAGMENT THREE (Treasury Of Life)
FRAGMENT THREE (Frag 1) The armies differ with regard not to beauty or sex but to the function assigned to them by the Third Messenger....
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Nov 28, 20231 min read
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FRAGMENT TWO (Treasury Of Life)
Then the blessed father, who has shining ships as lodgings and dwelling places according to their size, in accordance with the clemency...
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Nov 26, 20232 min read
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FRAGMENT ONE (From The Treasury Of Life)
Those however who by their own negligence have not allowed themselves to be cleansed from the stain of the spirits mentioned earlier and...
EkklesiaOfLight
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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THE SECOND HYMN OF THE GOSPEL
the strong and the blessed to the Father of the Light... you find wealth from him, you leave poverty by him. from the beginning, with the...
EkklesiaOfLight
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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THE HYMN OF THE GOSPEL
the sinner [is] the prison [of] the bad smelling and stinking offspring, the poverty of the dead, and the dark place of sleepers, the...
EkklesiaOfLight
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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