Monday, August 30, 2021
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Saturday, August 21, 2021
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever... (Psalm 23)
Monday, August 16, 2021
“God ardently desires to see man ascend from strength to strength, from glory to glory, and cannot bear to see in him anything inferior to Himself. He bestows upon us all that is His: All that I have is yours He says.' Such is His will for us, and if we obey it, we will never be satisfied with ourselves, but always long to draw nearer to Him in hunger and thirst for the righteousness of God. Whosoever prepares his heart for this dynamic increase in Christ will continuously see greater things in accordance with the Lord's promise."
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Saturday, August 14, 2021
In the eyes of many men; you did not deserve the dignity of the papacy having received the lowest number of votes. But in the eyes of God, you were the chosen one, the beloved of generations past and to come. In the eyes of many men, you were considered ignorant at best, and at worst, a sorcerer and charlatan. But in the eyes of God, you were the living Gospel and the ambassador of His power and strength among a weak generation. In the eyes of many men, you wasted your time in repetitive praises, empty liturgical rites, and desert escapism. But in the eyes of God, you knew how to secretly and quietly procure divine grace from all its hidden sources. In the eyes of many men, you lacked the human capacity for planning, organising, and managing the Church's affairs. But in the eyes of God, by your limitless humility, you provoked Him to act on your behalf, accomplishing what was impossible by mere human effort. In the eyes of many men, you relied on superstitious invocations of saints and angels as a deflection of your own insufficiency. But in the eyes of God, you were the beloved of those in Heaven, and they eagerly supported and defended their friend. In the eyes of many men, you mumbled repetitious prayers from ancient texts and anointed with oil the sick who were desperate for more modern solutions. But in the eyes of God, your prayers called down fire from heaven, healing the body and the soul, changing hearts, and inflaming a hopeless generation with zeal and love for God and His Church. In the eyes of many men, you died like all men die, confirming the vanity and futility of earthly life. But in the eyes of God, your death was the moment of a new, truer, and more potent life, an eternal partnership with Him Who makes all things new. Amen... (Tribute to St. Pope Kyrillos VI).
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits. He forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, he redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with loving kindness and compassion, who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle... (Psalm 103:1-5)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper... (Psalm 1:1-3)
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Saturday, August 7, 2021
THE 21ST CENTURY CHURCH - It was said that Christ came in disguise as a poor man and went preaching to a particular Catholic church. After listening to him, they rejected his teachings and said to him, "We don’t need you, we have the saints to teach us". So, they threw him out and closed the door of the church. Then Saint Paul went in disguise to an Orthodox church and he too began preaching about the need to repent and warned them about Christ’s second return. Not heeding his word, they too threw him out and said, “We don’t need you, we have Christ to save us!” Then both Christ and Saint Paul dressed as two beggars and went to a particular protestant church. After spending hours preaching and trying to convince them of the truth, they too said “We don’t need your preaching, we have the bible to teach us”. So indeed they threw both out and closed the door of the church...
Friday, August 6, 2021
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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