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Daily Reflection May 29th, 2020
MAY 29 Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre Oh, how great was the fearlessness of the holy men and holy women! When we read about their lives, both shame and pride is awakened involuntarily in us:...
MAY 29 Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre Oh, how great was the fearlessness of the holy men and holy women! When we read about their lives, both shame and pride is awakened involuntarily in us:...
MAY 28 Ascension of the Lord Only a proud man is always prepared to equate Christ with other great men. However, it is obvious at first glance that great men are one thing and the...
MAY 26 Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus from among the seventy CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! We should not desire the death of a sinner, but his repentance. Nothing grieves the Lord more, Who...
MAY 25 Third Finding of the Honorable Head of St. John the Baptist CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! Some misguided men think more about the end of the world than the end of...
MAY 23 Venerable Michael, Bishop of Synnada CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! A spiritual man interprets all things and all natural phenomena in a spiritual and symbolic manner, and from everything he draws...
MAY 22 Holy Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! How was Moses able to fast for forty days? How were the many Christian ascetics able to live a long...
MAY 21 Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine and his mother, Helen CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! We see that vice is something shameful and sinful, in that it always hides and always takes upon...
MAY 20 Holy Martyr Thalelaeus, at Aegae in Cilicia, and his companions CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! When a man acquires a Christian conscience, he zealously labors to correct his life and to...
MAY 19 Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa, and his companions CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The great hierarchs, the pillars of the Orthodox Church, knew how to blend meekness and firmness in their...
MAY 18 Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and his companions CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! To conceal your virtues and mortifications was the custom of ascetics, both female and male, not only in...