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Daily Reflection for August 31, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 31 • The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Mother of God REFLECTION Christians do not believe in kismet, fate or destiny. Even if God determines the chief lines of...
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Daily Reflection for August 28, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 28 • Venerable Moses the Ethiopian of Scete REFLECTION A true Christian avoids the praise of men; not only avoids, but has a true fear of it. St. Sava of Pskov...
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Daily Reflection for August 27, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 27 • Venerable Poemen (Pimen) the Great REFLECTION One who crawls up a steep mountain and scrapes with both hands and feet to take one step forward, not thinking to look...
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Daily Reflection for August 26, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 26 • Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 23 companions, at Nicomedia REFLECTION Occasionally one hears an ungodly word even among Christians: here, even God cannot help! There is no danger in...
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Daily Reflection for August 25, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 25 • Holy Apostle Bartholomew REFLECTION The superhuman courage and readiness of our Christian foretellers to endure all sufferings and voluntary death for Christ, evoked fear on their tormentors. Emperor Maximian,...
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Daily Reflection for August 24, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 24 • Hieromartyr Eutychius, disciple of St. John the Theologian REFLECTION If you were to ask many people why they do not go to Church to pray, they will generally answer...
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Daily Reflection for August 22, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 22 • Martyr Agathonicus and his companions REFLECTION When a man once truly repents, he need not think any more about the sins he committed so that he will not sin...
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Daily Reflection for August 21, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 21 • Holy Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy REFLECTION Magnanimous forgiveness of slanderers and prayer for them is a characteristic of Christian saints who do not ascribe all the slanders against...
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Daily Reflection for August 20, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 20 • Holy Prophet Samuel REFLECTION Repent before death closes the door of your life and opens the door of judgement. Repent before death, and, because you do not know the...
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Daily Reflection for August 19, 2020
DAILY REFLECTION • AUGUST 19 • Martyr Andrew Stratelates and those with him in Cilicia REFLECTION When an unexpected misfortune happens to us who are innocent, we should not immediately grieve, but rather we should...