Forwarded from Wisdom from Fr. Daniel Sysoev
“The trajectory you take into eternity depends upon what you do before your death. To make a comparison: the faster a plane accelerates at takeoff, the steeper will be its ascent. This is to say, the more you strive after the life in God before your death, the higher you will ascend to the Kingdom of God. Remember that our task is not simply to get into Paradise, but to ascend as high as possible within Paradise, to receive as many gifts as possible. God wishes for His children to want the greater and not the lesser.”
Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev
Instructions for the Immortal
Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev
Instructions for the Immortal
Forwarded from Orthodox Sentinel
May God save and protect all those caught in the path of Hurricane Milton, who cry out to Him with faith, for His aid and protection.+
A Prayer in the face of a tempest:
O Master, Lord our God, Who through Thy consubstantial Word, Who is without beginning, and Thy life-giving Spirit, Who is equal in honor, hast brought everything out of nothingness into being; Who hast set sandy barriers to the sea, and hast weighed the mountains and the valleys in a balance; Who hast measured the skies and holds the water in the palm of Thy hand; Who hast given to this visible world of the senses its law and rules, its harmony and order; Who hast appointed changes to the weather and variations in the orbit of the sun; Who, through the mingling of the elements, holds all things together by Thine inexpressible power and keeps them free from harm and intact: Do Thou Thyself, all-good King, extending to us Thine innate and customary love and goodness, visit the work of Thy hands. Do not deprive us of Thy mercies and Thy compassion, and do not destroy Thine inheritance, for Thou hast ineffably created us in Thine own image.
Thou hast given Thine only-begotten Son as a ransom for us, and through the mystical communion of Thy Spirit hast made us share in Thine own divinity; forgive, we pray, the multitude of our sins in the far greater multitude, of Thy mercies. Thou didst wash away the sins of humanity through the Cross and the Blood of Thy Son. Restore the world of nature, which has been grievously disturbed into an unnatural state, and restore it to its natural harmony and order. Make the great ocean return to its usual calmness, bring to end the tempest and the disturbance of the elements that threaten us, order the winds to blow once more with gentleness and moderation. Rebuke the raging of the sea and the unnatural violence of the gales; let the storm be stilled and the tempest return to tranquility, through the intercession of the most blessed Lady Theotokos, of all the Angels and Saints, and the good pleasure and love of Thine only-begotten Son, with Whom Thou are blessed, together with Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. + Amen.
A Prayer in the face of a tempest:
O Master, Lord our God, Who through Thy consubstantial Word, Who is without beginning, and Thy life-giving Spirit, Who is equal in honor, hast brought everything out of nothingness into being; Who hast set sandy barriers to the sea, and hast weighed the mountains and the valleys in a balance; Who hast measured the skies and holds the water in the palm of Thy hand; Who hast given to this visible world of the senses its law and rules, its harmony and order; Who hast appointed changes to the weather and variations in the orbit of the sun; Who, through the mingling of the elements, holds all things together by Thine inexpressible power and keeps them free from harm and intact: Do Thou Thyself, all-good King, extending to us Thine innate and customary love and goodness, visit the work of Thy hands. Do not deprive us of Thy mercies and Thy compassion, and do not destroy Thine inheritance, for Thou hast ineffably created us in Thine own image.
Thou hast given Thine only-begotten Son as a ransom for us, and through the mystical communion of Thy Spirit hast made us share in Thine own divinity; forgive, we pray, the multitude of our sins in the far greater multitude, of Thy mercies. Thou didst wash away the sins of humanity through the Cross and the Blood of Thy Son. Restore the world of nature, which has been grievously disturbed into an unnatural state, and restore it to its natural harmony and order. Make the great ocean return to its usual calmness, bring to end the tempest and the disturbance of the elements that threaten us, order the winds to blow once more with gentleness and moderation. Rebuke the raging of the sea and the unnatural violence of the gales; let the storm be stilled and the tempest return to tranquility, through the intercession of the most blessed Lady Theotokos, of all the Angels and Saints, and the good pleasure and love of Thine only-begotten Son, with Whom Thou are blessed, together with Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. + Amen.
Forwarded from Orthodoxy in Georgia (Sakartvelo)
“The saints aren’t just pictures on a wall. They’re with us. They love us, they want us to be closer to Him. They want us to be able to touch Him, to grasp Him, to be embraced by the Father through Him. They don’t want us to be forgotten and they don’t want us to be placed apart in the darkness, separated from the Divine Light. They want us to be one with God again.” - Priest Nectarios Yangson, Guardian of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Theotokos
Forwarded from St. Elisabeth Convent
30 YEARS OF GRACE: REMEMBERING ST JOHN OF SHANGHAI AND SAN FRANCISCO
Thirty years ago on this day, 12 October 1993, in the burial vault of the Cathedral of the Icon of Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in the city of San Francisco (USA) the incorruptible relics of St. John (Maximovich) were uncovered.
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Thirty years ago on this day, 12 October 1993, in the burial vault of the Cathedral of the Icon of Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in the city of San Francisco (USA) the incorruptible relics of St. John (Maximovich) were uncovered.
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Forwarded from St. Elisabeth Convent
Healing of the Custodian of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
✨ A lot is known about the miracles and intercession of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. Twice a year, the myrrh-gushing icon “visits” St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The Orthodox faithful travel for several hours from Baltimore and distant cities of Virginia and Maryland to venerate the icon. Father Nectarius Youngston, the custodian of the icon, travels all over America and Canada with it. I have met various people who have been wondrously healed or helped by praying before the icon. Below are some of their testimonies.
Continue reading: https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/10/healing-of-the-custodian-of-the-hawaiian-iveron-icon-of-the-mother-of-god
✨ A lot is known about the miracles and intercession of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. Twice a year, the myrrh-gushing icon “visits” St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The Orthodox faithful travel for several hours from Baltimore and distant cities of Virginia and Maryland to venerate the icon. Father Nectarius Youngston, the custodian of the icon, travels all over America and Canada with it. I have met various people who have been wondrously healed or helped by praying before the icon. Below are some of their testimonies.
Continue reading: https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/10/healing-of-the-custodian-of-the-hawaiian-iveron-icon-of-the-mother-of-god
The Catalog of Good Deeds
Healing of the Custodian of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
A lot is known about the miracles and intercession of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. Twice a year, the myrrh-gushing icon "visits" St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The
Forwarded from He Loves Mankind ☦️
"Fear of torment is the way of a slave, desire of reward in the heavenly kingdom is the way of a hireling, but God's way is that of a son, through love."
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+ St Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain