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Over 1000 pages and 8 years of curriculum content has been made available free of charge by the Holy Monastery of the Mother of God Pantanassa of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. Glory to God! Visit their website http://www.pantanassamonastery.org/resources.html to download both Greek and English lessons on Holy Scripture, the Great Feasts, the Parables of our Lord, the Divine Liturgy, Vestments, History of the Church, and more! Take a look also at the welcome video located here: http://www.pantanassamonastery.org/welcome.html it is breathtaking and inspires me to visit Australia someday!

There is a sign above the entrance of a Monastery on Mount Athos that reads: "If you die before you die, than when you die, you will not die" Not only is it clever but it reminds us all that the Kingdom of God, which is within us, is meant to be experienced here in this world. Elder Porphyrios also taught this to his spiritual children saying, "Struggle to become immortal from now, by dying here on the earth to your bad self. In this way, you won't be sad, but you'll be very glad, living together with Christ."