“Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.” John 20:19-20
"Yesterday I was crucified with Him; today I am glorified with Him; yesterday I died with Him; today I am quickened with Him; yesterday I was buried with Him; today I rise with Him. But let us offer to Him Who suffered and rose again for us— you will think perhaps that I am going to say gold, or silver, or woven work or transparent and costly stones, the mere passing material of earth, that remains here below, and is for the most part always possessed by bad men, slaves of the world and of the Prince of the world. Let us offer ourselves, the possession most precious to God, and most fitting; let us give back to the Image what is made after the Image. Let us recognize our Dignity; let us honour our Archetype; let us know the power of the Mystery, and for what Christ died."
St. Gregory the Theologian - Homily on Pascha
Wisdom at times of Danger!
"Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.”" Numbers 21:8
"So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”" Jonah 1:6
"So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them." Jonah 3:5
"For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’" Acts 27:23-24
"And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!”" Luke 8:24
From Church Readings of the month...
Pauline: "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Catholic: "This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5
Acts: " But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name." Acts 4:17
Synaxarium: "Since that night the pure Virgin had transfigured in different spiritual views in front of thousands and ten of thousands of masses, Egyptian and foreigners," April 2nd, 1968
Psalms: "O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!" Psalms 68:35
Gospel: "Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them." Luke 24:30
From our Early Fathers..
"If you injured yourself alone, by teaching and holding such things, perhaps it would be less matter; but you have greatly scandalized the whole Church, and have cast among the people the leaven of a strange and new heresy."
"Cyril of Alexandria, Third epistle to Nestorius"
And our Contemporary Martyrs..
Palm Sunday 2017, choir singing to the King of Israel, continues in heaven.
