The Way of the Heart Manifesting an enlightened,liberated,compassionate world thru personal gnosis and world service.
Who we are
We are an independent,and theosophical, gnostic, branch of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, serving those people desiring an open, interactive and friendly environment where like minded individuals can meet to perpetuate their personal gnosis through Mar Yeshua's authentic teachings.
. Apostolic Succession
We trace our Holy Orders, through all of the 22 known lines of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Gnostic, Templar and Rosicrucian Apostolic Succession.
Gnostic
We profess the direct experience of divine gnosis , the personal experience of mystic transcendence of both philosophic and theological speculation, resulting in a realization of our true oneness in God.
Religion of the Heart
We profess the only true religion as that arising from within the human heart as taught by the Master Jesus and all great masters. We honor and uphold, with unequivocal reverence, the Master Jesus and all spiritual hierarchy. They are the Elders of Humanity who guide and lead us forward. The Master Jesus is our hierophant and highpriest who reveals and develops in us the Sang Real of human perfection or Christhood. Worship without dogma or creed, we seek to transmit the energies of spiritual knowledge described by Jesus as the Gnosis Kardia,the interior knowledge of the heart, embodied in the higher mystical teachings of Masters from all traditions. We hold that the chief purpose of the church is to raise ones conciousness through the celebration of the sacraments, and support one another in deepening their spiritual understanding. To develope a network of world servers dedicated to humanity and the planet through the teachings, sacraments and theurgical traditions as instituted by the Master Jesus, Mar Yeshua.
Inter-religious
We are inter-religious, intellectual, and religious freethinkers welcoming all faiths and esoteric disciplines, acknowledging that the path to Godhead and spiritual liberation is a multifaceted way, consisting of many paths. We encourage the study of the Bible, comparative religion, philosophy, all sacred texts, and all the spiritual arts and theological sciences that stimulate the mind and serve as windows to higher realities.
Home or House Churches
Today,as it was 2000 years ago, the Mass and other aspects of priestlysacramental ministry are most meaningfully practiced and experienced inthe sanctuary of the home alter or the private chapel, with a small gathering of close spiritual companions--without church dogma and creed, but with reverence for the sacred fire of Divine Communion that Mar Yeshua and all great Masters have rekindled for humanity. The word "Church" is often misunderstood. Far from indicating an institution, it is derived from the Greek word "ecclesia",or "edah" in Hebrew which means an assembly of people called for a particular purpose, in this case the community of Jesus' disciples who live life by following his teachings. Before there were institutional churches, people gathered for private worship in their homes, just as Mar Yeshua, the Master Jesus, had done with his close disciples. The spiritual intimacy of the Havurah Seder or sacred meal developed into the Holy Communion or Eucharist of the Christian churches. We carry on this tradition of home church or house based worship.
For times and locations of our worship services, or for any comments or questions you may have, please feel free to email our pastor, the Rev. Loren M. MinnerOMR, Belen, NM, USA.
Copyright 2006 Gnostic Catholic Church of the Holy Grail,The Hidden Chapel of Mary Magdalene.