As a commander in the Roman army, the Holy and Glorious Greatmartyr Demetrius (Oct 26/ Nov 8 ) earned the crown of martyrdom by refusing Emperor Maximian's orders to persecute Christians. Instead, Demetrius openly confessed and preached Christ at Thessalonica.
St Demetrius, the first recognized patron and protector of Thessalonica, has many times saved the city from calamity. Russians also consider Demetrius as the protector of Siberia.
Holy Demetrius, entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy!
St Demetrius, the first recognized patron and protector of Thessalonica, has many times saved the city from calamity. Russians also consider Demetrius as the protector of Siberia.
Holy Demetrius, entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy!
Prayer for the Departed
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the souls of Thy departed servants in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which they have committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the souls of Thy departed servants in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which they have committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.
"When you find Christ [in the heart], you are satisfied, you desire nothing else, you find peace. You become a different person. You live everywhere, wherever Christ is. You live in the stars, in infinity, in heaven with the angels, with the saints, on earth with people, with plants, with animals, with everyone and everything. When there is love for Christ, loneliness disappears. You are peaceable, joyous, full. Neither melancholy, not illness, nor pressure, nor anxiety, nor depression nor hell."
☦️ St Porpyhrios of Kavsokalyvia
☦️ St Porpyhrios of Kavsokalyvia
This is the face of a man who prayed the Jesus Prayer unceasingly. Father Julian Lazar was one of the most beloved elders of the Romanian skete of Prodrom on Mount Athos. Hieromonk Julian (“Iulian” in Romanian), a beloved spiritual father to many monks and laypeople, reposed March 10, 2023 at age 97.
Here are some of his instructions, in his own words, translated to English:
After the Lord's prayer "Our Father", the most powerful is the heartfelt prayer, that is, which is always in the mind and heart: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner." Or you can say this way: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, by the prayers of your Holy Mother and all the saints, have mercy on me, a sinner." It is a short prayer, but it has great power. It is good to repeat it both on the train, on the street and at home, until you fall asleep at night holding it in your mouth.
Here are some of his instructions, in his own words, translated to English:
After the Lord's prayer "Our Father", the most powerful is the heartfelt prayer, that is, which is always in the mind and heart: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner." Or you can say this way: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, by the prayers of your Holy Mother and all the saints, have mercy on me, a sinner." It is a short prayer, but it has great power. It is good to repeat it both on the train, on the street and at home, until you fall asleep at night holding it in your mouth.
The prophet Daniel proclaims that thousands of thousands of angels ministered before God, and ten thousands of ten thousands attended upon Him (Dan. 7:10).
Angels always behold the face of God, sending up to Him the thrice-holy hymn and interceding with Him in our behalf, rejoicing over each sinner who repents (Esaias 6:2-3; Matt. 18:10; Luke 15:7)
The Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, and Barachiel (Nov 8/21) celebrates the nine orders of angels who ceaselessly intercede for us: Thrones, Cherubim, Seraphim, Dominions, Powers, Authorities, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.
Rhodes, Greece: an icon of the Archangel Michael began weeping in 2014, and continued to weep holy myrrh even after being moved. Then, another icon of the Archangel began to weep.
Angels always behold the face of God, sending up to Him the thrice-holy hymn and interceding with Him in our behalf, rejoicing over each sinner who repents (Esaias 6:2-3; Matt. 18:10; Luke 15:7)
The Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, and Barachiel (Nov 8/21) celebrates the nine orders of angels who ceaselessly intercede for us: Thrones, Cherubim, Seraphim, Dominions, Powers, Authorities, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.
Rhodes, Greece: an icon of the Archangel Michael began weeping in 2014, and continued to weep holy myrrh even after being moved. Then, another icon of the Archangel began to weep.
This is considered to be the last photograph of St Nektarios of Aegina (Nov 9/ Nov 23) as he leaves his monastery in Aegina for Aretaieio Hospital, a hospital for the poor in Athens. At his repose, St Nektarios had endured many years of slander, malice, and neglect from ecclesiastical authorities. Hospital workers were shocked to discover that the man dressed in simple monk's clothes was a bishop.
The room where the saint reposed now serves as a chapel for the hospital. As the nurse and the nun who sat with him began to prepare him for burial, they removed his sweater and placed it on the bed of a paralyzed man next to St Nektarios. Immediately, the paralytic got up from his bed, glorifying God.
Saint Nektarios was buried at the Holy Trinity Monastery on Aegina. Several years later, his grave was opened to remove his bones. His body was found whole and incorrupt as if he had been buried that very day.
The room where the saint reposed now serves as a chapel for the hospital. As the nurse and the nun who sat with him began to prepare him for burial, they removed his sweater and placed it on the bed of a paralyzed man next to St Nektarios. Immediately, the paralytic got up from his bed, glorifying God.
Saint Nektarios was buried at the Holy Trinity Monastery on Aegina. Several years later, his grave was opened to remove his bones. His body was found whole and incorrupt as if he had been buried that very day.