Wednesday, October 6, 2021

..and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it... (Matthew 16:18)


 

O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks uprightly, works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. He who does not backbite with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbour, nor does he take up a reproach against his friend. In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honours those who fear the LORD; he who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who lends without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved... (Psalm 15:1-5)


 

Theology schools cannot teach you about Jesus, only sitting at His feet does...


 

...a time is coming and now is when whoever will kill you will think he is offering service to God... (John 16:2)


 

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path... You are near, O LORD, and all your commands are true... Your word is very pure; therefore Your servant has loved it... Heaven and earth will pass away, but Your words will remain forever... (Psalm 119:105; Psalm 119:151; Psalm 119:140; Luke 21:33)


 


 

Our hearts O Lord were made for You and they are restless until they rest in You... (Augustine of Hippo)


 

For if you do not love your brother whom you have seen, you cannot love God, whom you have not seen..(Matthew 17:20)


..if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will obey you.. (Matthew 17:20)


 

".. a single communion taken in faith, is better than a thousand sermons heard by the ear..." (Bishop Mari Emmanuel)


 

..he who listens to Me will dwell in safety without any fear of evil... (Proverbs 1:33)


 

A righteous man may fall seven times a day and yet he rises but when the wicked falls, a disaster shall await him... (Proverbs 24:16)


 

Praise the LORD, O my soul and all my inmost being, praise His holy name... (Psalm 103:1)


 

اِسْمُ الرَّبِّ بُرْجٌ حَصِينٌ، يَرْكُضُ إِلَيْهِ الصِّدِّيقُ وَيَتَمَنَّعُ - The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe... (Proverbs 18:10)


 

Sunday, October 3, 2021

هُوَذَا كَمَا أَنَّ عُيُونَ الْعَبِيدِ نَحْوَ أَيْدِي سَادَتِهِمْ، كَمَا أَنَّ عَيْنَيِ الْجَارِيَةِ نَحْوَ يَدِ سَيِّدَتِهَا، هكَذَا عُيُونُنَا نَحْوَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِنَا حَتَّى يَتَرَأَّف عَلَيْنَا --- As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy....


 

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.... I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me shall not walk in darkness... I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me... (Revelation 22:13; John 8:12; John 14:6)


 

"O pure and immaculate, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all the saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us with God. You are the only refuge of sinners and the safe harbour of those who are shipwrecked. You are the consolation of the world, the ransom of captives, the health of the weak, the joy of the afflicted, and the salvation of all. We have recourse to you, and we beseech you to have pity on us..." Amen. (Tribute from St. Ephrem the Syrian to the Mother of Light)



I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth... (Revelation 3:8-10)


 

Divine Liturgy (English) | 03.10.2021