The Fables of Aesop as a Preparation for the Gospel by H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
The Orthodox Church has never categorically rejected pre-Christian thought. On the contrary, it subjected it to discernment, distinguished it, and made use of it. The Fathers saw in Aesop’s fables a preparatory discourse; a natural morality that prepares humanity to receive the light of the Gospel
What begins in the manger is fulfilled in the Tomb and overturned in the Resurrection
Christ’s Nativity as a prefiguration of His burial and Resurrection in the patristic and liturgical tradition - By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
“Sleep, My Little Angel, Sweetly to My Song” by His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden
The lullaby constitutes not only tenderness, but also memory, tradition, folk wisdom, and theological depth, often without its creators or bearers being conscious of the depth of the words they whisper