Hades, The Resurrection, and the Power of Holy Relics (Sermon)

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By Metropolitan Demetrius of America
Created on Monday, 06 April 2026 01:03

This powerful sermon, “Hades, the Resurrection, and the Power of Holy Relics,” by Metropolitan Demetrius of America, confronts one of the most paradoxical and life-changing truths of the Orthodox faith: that life is found in death and that Christ transforms even the grave into a place of divine presence.

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