He will be a staff for the righteous with which for them to stand and not to fall.

And he will be the light of the nations and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.

All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him, and they will praise and bless,

and celebrate with song, the Lord of Spirits.

First Enoch, chapter 48, verses 4 through 5. The modern world doesn't acknowledge,

but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons, and saints. In our time, many yearn to

break free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism, to see and to know reality as it truly is.

What is this spiritual reality like?

How do we engage with it well?

How do we permeate everyday life with spiritual presence?

Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damock, and Father Stephen DeYoung,

host this live call-in show, focused on enchantment in creation,

the union of the scene and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history.

Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.

Good evening, everyone.

Welcome back to the Lord of Spirits podcast. My co-host, Father Stephen DeYoung, is with me from Lafayette, Louisiana, and I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damock in Amas, Pennsylvania. And if you are listening to us live, you can call in at 855 AF Radio. That's 855-237-2346. And Montreska Trudy will be taking your calls tonight. Be nice to her.

We will get your calls in the second part of today's show. So tonight, our show is about Pentecost.

But in what is now classic Lord of Spirit's form, we have some groundwork to lay before we get to our full point,

so be patient, and you'll find that this pays off at the end. As with any of the major feasts of the

church, there are multiple angles from which one can look at them. With Pentecost, we could discuss

the feast as the reversal of the Tower of Babel. what it means for Christians to acquire the Holy Spirit,

who the Holy Spirit himself is, the gift of speaking in foreign languages, and so on. But our

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