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O Christ, before Your precious Cross, death was fearsome to men.But after Your glorious Passion, man became fearsome to death.(Doxastikon for Vespers, Feast of the Holy Martyr Callistratus) The Gospel readings which the Church appoints for the Paschal season share a singular purpose. They call out to us, that our certainty may grow: that Christ, ...
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Any discussion of the Paschal season, that is, the season our Church's liturgy presents to us following the Feast of Pascha, presupposes an understanding of its purpose and requirements. This, in turn, requires an awareness of the season that prepared us for it: Great and Holy Lent. Without delving into excessive detail, those familiar with ...
Read moreWherever Saint Mary of Egypt is mentioned, she shows you that you are far from “the Father’s house”. What is the secret of this wondrous woman who was called to sit on the throne of the fifth Sunday of the Great Lent? In the prayers of these couple of days, yesterday and today, the Church ...
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