In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to come; in Thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me and save me.
Be Thou unto me a God that is my defender and a place of strength that Thou mayest save me, for Thou art my foundation and refuge.
Psalm 70 (Psalm 71 - Hebrew Numbering), verse one, from Kathisma 10, Wednesday Vespers
Be Thou unto me a God that is my defender and a place of strength that Thou mayest save me, for Thou art my foundation and refuge.
Psalm 70 (Psalm 71 - Hebrew Numbering), verse one, from Kathisma 10, Wednesday Vespers
I was glad because of them that said unto me: Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet have stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a city which its dwellers share in concord.
For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones unto judgement, thrones over the house of David.
Ask now for the things which are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for the prosperity of them that love thee.
Let peace be now in thy strength, and prosperity in thy palaces.
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I spake peace concerning thee.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Psalm 121 (Psalm 122 - Hebrew Numbering), from Kathisma 18, Thursday Vespers
Our feet have stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a city which its dwellers share in concord.
For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones unto judgement, thrones over the house of David.
Ask now for the things which are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for the prosperity of them that love thee.
Let peace be now in thy strength, and prosperity in thy palaces.
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I spake peace concerning thee.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Psalm 121 (Psalm 122 - Hebrew Numbering), from Kathisma 18, Thursday Vespers
Complexities and troubles will come our way even without our asking. But life in Christ means developing trust in Him, along with humility, simplicity, and a thankful heart. #SaturdayThoughts from St Paisios of Mount Athos
Annual Theophany Miracle at the River Jordan: As the cross is dropped into the river, two currents form, one running to the right and another running to the left.
"During the ceremony which was led by Theophilus III ... as soon as the Patriarch and the Jordanian priest dropped the Cross into the river, chanting “En Iorthani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie” (“During your Baptism in Jordan, Lord”), the waters started mysteriously to bubble in places.
The bubbling then spread, and the river developed two currents, one running to the right and another running to the left, with the two currents finally merging into each other! Eventually, after a few minutes, the miracle was completed! The new current was steadily flowing!"
- Fr Milovan Katanic, eyewitness to the miracle in 2006
"During the ceremony which was led by Theophilus III ... as soon as the Patriarch and the Jordanian priest dropped the Cross into the river, chanting “En Iorthani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie” (“During your Baptism in Jordan, Lord”), the waters started mysteriously to bubble in places.
The bubbling then spread, and the river developed two currents, one running to the right and another running to the left, with the two currents finally merging into each other! Eventually, after a few minutes, the miracle was completed! The new current was steadily flowing!"
- Fr Milovan Katanic, eyewitness to the miracle in 2006
With the blessing of the Orthodox Church in Russia, Aleksandr Tsypkov and his fellow "graffiti" artists adorn Moscow's bridges, underpasses and abandoned churches in Russia with their work. Even a bombed-out school in Eastern Ukraine has been adorned with sacred images.
The artist's venues are innumerable. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of churches abandoned after the Bolshevik revolution are waiting for new life to spring forth from the rubble.
http://bit.ly/2MU2zDe
The artist's venues are innumerable. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of churches abandoned after the Bolshevik revolution are waiting for new life to spring forth from the rubble.
http://bit.ly/2MU2zDe
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐬!”
”𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝."
Saint Athanasius (January 18/ January 31) didn't "go with the flow". Fighting against the Arian heresy, St Athanasius defied 4 emperors and lived with the constant threat of death. More than 20 of his 50 years as bishop were spent in exile.
𝐒𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬!
”𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝."
Saint Athanasius (January 18/ January 31) didn't "go with the flow". Fighting against the Arian heresy, St Athanasius defied 4 emperors and lived with the constant threat of death. More than 20 of his 50 years as bishop were spent in exile.
𝐒𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬!