Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”
+John 19:32-37
+John 19:32-37
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O Gladsome Light of the holy glory of the immortal, heavenly, holy, blessed Father, O Jesus Christ:
Having come to the setting of the sun,
having beheld the evening light,
we praise the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: God.
Meet it is for Thee at all times to be hymned with reverent voices,
O Son of God, Giver of life.
Wherefore, the world doth glorify Thee.
Album: Valaam Monastery Choir, "Taste of the Fountain of Immortality"
Having come to the setting of the sun,
having beheld the evening light,
we praise the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: God.
Meet it is for Thee at all times to be hymned with reverent voices,
O Son of God, Giver of life.
Wherefore, the world doth glorify Thee.
Album: Valaam Monastery Choir, "Taste of the Fountain of Immortality"
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"If Christ is in your heart, then, for you, He is God. If He is only on your tongue, or on paper, or on a wall, or in a museum of the past--and even if you call Him God--for you, He is but a toy. Beware then, O man, for no one can play around with God without punishment." +St Nicolai of Zica
Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “**My Lord and my God!**” +John 20:26,28.
We trust a "doubting" apostle to speak emphatically that Christ is God! The title "Doubting Thomas" is incorrect. Icons of St Thomas are correctly named "The Belief of Thomas" or "The Touching By St Thomas."
On Antipascha, Saint Thomas Sunday, we commemorate St Thomas and a declaration that did not come of a careless belief or an "over-easy temper" (St John Chrysostom). Thomas did not want to be found guilty of placing his faith in an apparition. “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
This Apostolic declaration of the deity of Christ resounds through the centuries and proclaims the Orthodox Christian faith.
We trust a "doubting" apostle to speak emphatically that Christ is God! The title "Doubting Thomas" is incorrect. Icons of St Thomas are correctly named "The Belief of Thomas" or "The Touching By St Thomas."
On Antipascha, Saint Thomas Sunday, we commemorate St Thomas and a declaration that did not come of a careless belief or an "over-easy temper" (St John Chrysostom). Thomas did not want to be found guilty of placing his faith in an apparition. “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
This Apostolic declaration of the deity of Christ resounds through the centuries and proclaims the Orthodox Christian faith.
When he saw the Lord change water into wine, the newly-married Simon (Simeon) (May 10/ May 23) left his home and parents and bride to follow Christ. His great and burning zeal for the Saviour and His Gospel earned him the name Simon the Zealot. The Holy Apostle proclaimed the gospel from Britain to the Black Sea. Like his Lord, the Holy Apostle Simon suffered death by torture and crucifixion.
"With praise let us all bless Simon, the herald of God, who established the doctrines of wisdom securely in the souls of the pious. Now he stands before the throne of glory, and rejoicing with the angels, he unceasingly prays for us all."
"With praise let us all bless Simon, the herald of God, who established the doctrines of wisdom securely in the souls of the pious. Now he stands before the throne of glory, and rejoicing with the angels, he unceasingly prays for us all."