Your Guardian Angel: Fr. George Calciu
When God created the celestial hosts … He established that the angels must be in an uninterrupted relationship with mankind. Among those angels, the guardian angels are the most kind and loving because they begin their mission in the world by taking care of children. They are sweet like children; they are gentle like children; and they are vulnerable and shy, just like children.
When God created the celestial hosts … He established that the angels must be in an uninterrupted relationship with mankind. Among those angels, the guardian angels are the most kind and loving because they begin their mission in the world by taking care of children. They are sweet like children; they are gentle like children; and they are vulnerable and shy, just like children.
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Each person, good or bad, has a guardian angel. When a baby is born, God sends a guardian angel to teach him and to defend him against all danger, against temptation, against bad influences. When you are ready to commit a sin, an interior voice whispers in your hears: “Don’t do this!” When a danger threatens you, the same angelic voice prevents you: “Don’t go there!” or: “Avoid this person, or this group, or this intention!” If you preserve at least a small part of your child-like purity, a small part of your innocence, you will always hear the voice of your angel, guiding you through the vicissitudes of this life to a better place in Christian society, to a better community of people. You will feel the protection of God and your soul will be free from fear, uncertainty and doubt; and you will have the courage to face injustice, to love your neighbor and your enemy. You will walk in the light of God.
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Your guardian angel will assist you in your last days; he will take your soul, defending against the attacks of the demons who will claim your soul because of the sins you committed during your life. Your angel will then proclaim that as long as you are not sentenced, you still belong to God. He will take you on a three-day journey to visit all the places on earth you have inhabited — whether briefly or for a long time — and he will remind you of all the good or bad deeds you committed. He will tell you: "Here, you prayed; here, you helped a sick person; there, you refused to help somebody," and you will thus have in mind all the bad and good deeds of your life.
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Each person, good or bad, has a guardian angel. When a baby is born, God sends a guardian angel to teach him and to defend him against all danger, against temptation, against bad influences. When you are ready to commit a sin, an interior voice whispers in your hears: “Don’t do this!” When a danger threatens you, the same angelic voice prevents you: “Don’t go there!” or: “Avoid this person, or this group, or this intention!” If you preserve at least a small part of your child-like purity, a small part of your innocence, you will always hear the voice of your angel, guiding you through the vicissitudes of this life to a better place in Christian society, to a better community of people. You will feel the protection of God and your soul will be free from fear, uncertainty and doubt; and you will have the courage to face injustice, to love your neighbor and your enemy. You will walk in the light of God.
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Your guardian angel will assist you in your last days; he will take your soul, defending against the attacks of the demons who will claim your soul because of the sins you committed during your life. Your angel will then proclaim that as long as you are not sentenced, you still belong to God. He will take you on a three-day journey to visit all the places on earth you have inhabited — whether briefly or for a long time — and he will remind you of all the good or bad deeds you committed. He will tell you: "Here, you prayed; here, you helped a sick person; there, you refused to help somebody," and you will thus have in mind all the bad and good deeds of your life.
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Guided by the angel, you will visit the realms of happiness occupied by the good souls and the unhappy realm of the bad ones — so as to understand that God is just, but that He is also good and merciful. you will discover on this journey if you have given away "a scallion" to a beggar, and thus your guardian angel will plead for you in front of the Supreme Judge.
And if the judgment be against you because of your many sins, do not forget that your guardian angel will not abandon you even if you are in "the pool of tar." He will sustain a hope for your salvation until the Last Judgement, when the mercy of God may shower upon you and you may be called to the Kingdom of our Father, through the prayers of your guardian angel, amen.
Guided by the angel, you will visit the realms of happiness occupied by the good souls and the unhappy realm of the bad ones — so as to understand that God is just, but that He is also good and merciful. you will discover on this journey if you have given away "a scallion" to a beggar, and thus your guardian angel will plead for you in front of the Supreme Judge.
And if the judgment be against you because of your many sins, do not forget that your guardian angel will not abandon you even if you are in "the pool of tar." He will sustain a hope for your salvation until the Last Judgement, when the mercy of God may shower upon you and you may be called to the Kingdom of our Father, through the prayers of your guardian angel, amen.
"Be careful! This town is not going to burn and its people are not going to be captured. They are innocent. Do you hear me? " ✝️ These were the words of warning from St. Haralambos (Feb 10/ Feb 23), given in a dream to a shocked German officer who had been ordered to burn the town of Filiatra in Greece in 1944. The order had been given in retribution for sabotage against German soldiers. The town was spared.
When the officer later saw an icon of St. Haralambos, he recognized him as the one who had appeared to him. The miracle continues to move Greek faithful.
When the officer later saw an icon of St. Haralambos, he recognized him as the one who had appeared to him. The miracle continues to move Greek faithful.
Blessed Triodion!
"Use the time of the Triodion to cleanse your souls through persistent prayer, fasting, and good deeds. Let the chants of the Triodion penetrate your heart and awaken your longing for God.
May the Lord bless you and strengthen you in this spiritual struggle, so that you may reach with joy the light of His Resurrection!"
☦️ Saint Theophan the Recluse
Let us flee from the pride of the Pharisee!
Let us learn humility from the Publican’s tears!
Let us cry to our Savior:
“Have mercy on us, O only merciful One!”
—Kontakion Tone 4
"Use the time of the Triodion to cleanse your souls through persistent prayer, fasting, and good deeds. Let the chants of the Triodion penetrate your heart and awaken your longing for God.
May the Lord bless you and strengthen you in this spiritual struggle, so that you may reach with joy the light of His Resurrection!"
☦️ Saint Theophan the Recluse
Let us flee from the pride of the Pharisee!
Let us learn humility from the Publican’s tears!
Let us cry to our Savior:
“Have mercy on us, O only merciful One!”
—Kontakion Tone 4
Prayer Upon Entering a Church
I rejoiced with those who told me: in the house of the Lord I shall go (Ps. 131:1). In the greatness of Your mercy, O Lord, I will enter Your house; I will worship in Your holy Church, O Lord.
In Your righteousness guide me, because of my enemies make Your way straight before me, so that with a clear mind I may glorify You: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen!
I rejoiced with those who told me: in the house of the Lord I shall go (Ps. 131:1). In the greatness of Your mercy, O Lord, I will enter Your house; I will worship in Your holy Church, O Lord.
In Your righteousness guide me, because of my enemies make Your way straight before me, so that with a clear mind I may glorify You: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen!
God is one and Christ is one, and His Church and faith are one, and the people joined together with the glue of concord into the unbroken unity of a body. It is not possible for the unity to be rent asunder, nor the one body to be divided by the tearing apart of the structure, nor to be torn into fragments with the violent rending apart of its vital organs. Whatever splits off from the parent tree is not able to live and breathe apart from it. It loses the essential nature of health.
☦️ St Cyprian of Carthage, On the Unity of the Church
☦️ St Cyprian of Carthage, On the Unity of the Church
Receive me, O Christ, the Lover of all men, as You received the prostitute, the thief, the tax-collector and the prodigal. Take away the heavy burden of my sins, for You take away the sins of the world; You heal the infirmities of men, You call to Yourself and give rest to those who labour and are heavy-laden.
Prayer of Spouses for Each Other: "O Lord Jesus Christ our God, who through Your holy apostle Paul have taught us to bear one another's burdens and so fulfil Your holy Law: mercifully grant me to bear the burdens of my husband/wife in love. Bless our marriage, sending down upon us perfect and peaceful love, preserving us in oneness of mind and in steadfast faith. Pour out Your love upon my husband/wife (name), that he/she may be filled with joy and may please You in all things. Defend us from quarrels and temptations and preserve us in peace and harmony that together we may forever glorify Your holy Name: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."