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Daily Reflection April 22nd, 2020
APRIL 22 BRIGHT WEDNESDAY CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! At the time of the First Ecumenical Council , the quarreling clerics wrote accusations one against the other and presented them to...
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Daily Reflection April 21st, 2020
APRIL 21 BRIGHT TUESDAY CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! “Guard your heart!” These words were spoken in the past by experienced ascetics. Father John of Kronstadt says the same thing in our days:...
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Daily Reflection April 20th, 2020
APRIL 20, BRIGHT MONDAY CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! St. Anastasius of Sinai teaches: “Every Christian is given an angel from God to guard him all his life (unless, through evil deeds, he...
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Daily Reflection April 19th, 2020
APRIL 19, GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! On the Resurrection XXVIII. It is now needful for us to sum up our discourse as follows: We were created that we...
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Daily Reflection April 18th, 2020
APRIL 18, GREAT AND HOLY SATURDAY An anonymous sermon on Great and Holy Saturday What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because...
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Daily Reflection April 16th, 2020
APRIL 16, GREAT AND HOLY THURSDAY A sermon of St. John Chrysostom on Matthew • Great and Holy Thursday How many now say, I would wish to see His form, the mark, His clothes, His shoes....
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Daily Reflection April 15th, 2020
APRIL 15, GREAT AND HOLY WEDNESDAY The woman had fallen into many sins, O Lord, yet, when she perceived Your divinity, she joined the ranks of the myrrh-bearing women. In tears she brought You myrrh before...
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Daily Reflection April 14th, 2020
APRIL 14, GREAT AND HOLY TUESDAY Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and...
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Daily Reflection April 13th, 2020
APRIL 13, GREAT AND HOLY MONDAY “Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on...
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Daily Reflection April 11th, 2020
APRIL 11, LAZARUS SATURDAY “…He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.” Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” However, Jesus...