What strikes us first in the account of the Myrrh-bearing women (Mark 15:43-16:8) is their determination to go to Jesus' tomb. They knew that there was a great stone at the entrance that would hinder them from reaching their goal. Yet, they pressed onward. This is our lesson. When we seek God in any circumstance, ...
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To Live a Paschal Life
The question whose answer has established the order of the Liturgy of the Paschal period is: “how to live a Paschal life?”. We concluded the Great Lent, in which we adamantly sought God, His mercy and His victory. What is left after we have reached the feast? In addition to the gifts of the fast, ...
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Following Pascha, we have five Sundays: Thomas’ Sunday, the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing women, the Sunday of the Paralytic, the Sunday of the Samaritan woman, and the Sunday of the Blind man. The main objective of these Sundays is for the Church to confirm in us that we are witnesses to the living Christ. After ...
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