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Daily Reflection May 5th, 2020
MAY 5 Holy Greatmartyr Irene CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! Prayer consisting of words alone does not help if the heart does not participate in prayer. God hears only a fervent prayer. Once...
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Daily Reflection May 4th, 2020
MAY 4 Holy Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! A young man inexperienced in spiritual combat underlines his every good work with self-praise. But the experienced soldier in the midst...
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Daily Reflection May 2nd, 2020
MAY 2 St Athanasius the Great CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! Blessed Maximus the Fool-for-Christ walked naked through the streets of Moscow in winter. In response to the advice of men that he...
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Daily Reflection May 1st, 2020
MAY 1 Holy Prophet Jeremiah CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The Venerable Paphnutius of Borovsk said to his disciples that a man’s soul and his hidden works can be known by the look...
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Daily Reflection April 30th, 2020
APRIL 30 Holy Apostle James, brother of St. John the Theologian CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! A devout elder lay on his death bed. His friends gathered around him and mourned him. At...
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Daily Reflection April 29th, 2020
APRIL 29 Nine Holy Martyrs at Cyzius CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! Nothing can be kept secret from the Omniscient God. At every moment, He knows all that is being done in the...
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Daily Reflection April 28th, 2020
APRIL 28 DAY OF REJOICING CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The mystery of our salvation is concluded with the appearance of God among men in a human body. St. Meliton of Sardis writes:...
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Daily Reflection April 27th, 2020
APRIL 27 Hieromartyr Simeon, kinsman of the Lord CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The true Faith must be persecuted in this world. The Savior Himself said this clearly and openly to His apostles....
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Daily Reflection April 25th, 2020
APRIL 25 BRIGHT SATURDAY CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The devil quickly finds work for idle hands, but an angel quickly finds work for diligent ones. In this world of constant movement and...
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Daily Reflection April 24th, 2020
APRIL 24 BRIGHT FRIDAY CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! In exhorting Christians to attend church for prayer, St. John Chrysostom says: “If someone delivers to subjugated citizens a royal decree, the citizens do...