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Does the Orthodox Church Believe in the Evil Eye? The Speaker Answers
What the video says
The speaker answers a question about whether the Orthodox Church believes in the evil eye. He explains that the church recognizes vaskania, a word drawn from envy, and has a priestly prayer asking God for protection from envy and evil. He warns against trusting amulets or charms, saying protection comes from God, and recommends wearing a cross as a sign of trust in Christ rather than an evil eye charm.
He also cautions against blaming every headache or bad day on someone giving the eye, which becomes superstition. He advises viewers to consult their priest or spiritual father.
Key moments
- The church recognizes vaskania, a word that comes from envy, looking at someone with jealousy.
- The church has a prayer against vaskania, read by a priest, asking God to protect us from envy and evil.
- Orthodoxy does not teach putting faith in the blue eye, amulets, charms or rituals; protection comes from God, not an object.
- If you wear something, let it be your cross, not as a charm but as a sign that you trust in Christ.
- Do not live in fear thinking every headache or bad day comes from someone giving the eye; that becomes superstition.
- Orthodox Christians put their trust in Christ, in prayer, in the cross and in the life of the church.
- The speaker tells viewers to talk to their priest or spiritual father rather than take his word as final authority.
The speaker answers a question about whether the Orthodox Church believes in the evil eye. He explains that the church recognizes vaskania, a word drawn from envy, meaning to look at someone with jealousy. The church has a priestly prayer against vaskania that asks God to protect people from envy and evil.
He warns against trusting amulets, charms or rituals, including the blue eye, saying protection comes from God rather than from an object. If someone wears something, he recommends the cross, worn not as a charm but as a sign of trust in Christ. He also cautions against blaming every headache or bad day on someone giving the eye, since that becomes superstition.
Orthodox Christians, he says, put their trust in Christ, in prayer, in the cross and in the life of the church. He closes by advising viewers to consult their priest or spiritual father rather than take his word as final authority.
Main points
- The church recognizes vaskania, a word that comes from envy, looking at someone with jealousy.
- A priestly prayer against vaskania asks God to protect people from envy and evil.
- Orthodoxy does not teach putting faith in the blue eye, amulets or charms; protection comes from God.
- If you wear something, let it be your cross, as a sign that you trust in Christ.
- Do not blame every headache or bad day on the evil eye, and consult your priest or spiritual father.