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An SOS to Christians in USA. An SOS to Christians in USA In this historic hour, the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate appeals to the Christians of all U.S. denominations. God will save American Christians …More
An SOS to Christians in USA.

An SOS to Christians in USA

In this historic hour, the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate appeals to the Christians of all U.S. denominations. God will save American Christians through a constant prayer of faith. The means of salvation offered by God are also fasting and celebration of Sunday.

President Obama declared promotion of homosexualism to be a priority of U.S. foreign policy. The ideology of homosexualism is rebellion against God and His laws. It destroys all moral, spiritual and Christian values at the root and leads to autogenocide of the individual nations.

President Obama allows abortions even in the eighth month of pregnancy and he also approved zoophilia in the army. Homosexualism is closely related to the juvenile justice system. United States concluded an agreement with Russia on purchase of Russian children. Priority of adoption is given to pedophiles and homosexuals. These are crimes against defenseless children, crimes against humanity.

The whole world was shocked by pedophile scandals of the U.S. priests. Moreover, the Catholic hierarchy seeks to reduce the age limit concerning pedophile crimes to 10 years of age.

Many Protestant Churches in the United States stimulated the government to legalize gay marriages. They also promoted such “marriages” in their Churches, even for pastors.

These days, the President introduced a bill on mandatory chipping of all citizens of the United States by March 23, 2013. Under the guise of health care, a microchip will be implanted in the hand or forehead with the number of the apocalyptic beast – 666 (Rev 13:17-18). The Word of God warns that those who will receive the chip will be tormented with fire and brimstone and cast into the lake of fire (Rev 14:9-11; 20:15).

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate preserves the line of apostolic succession and prophetic authority. This Patriarchate made public before the whole Christian world that according to Gal 1:8-9 U.S. President Obama as well as the Protestant Churches that promote homosexualism are under the bond of anathema. It published the same fact concerning Catholic bishops and all priests who accepted the spirit of Assisi. On May 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI through the so-called beatification expelled the Holy Spirit from the Church and officially accepted the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist. The fruit of apostasy and neopaganism is the loss of moral values through homosexualism.

Jesus says clearly: “Unless you repent, you will all perish” (Lk 13:1-5) He connects His exhortation with the parable of the fruitless fig tree. The lord said to the vinedresser: “Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?” And he answered him: “Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.” (Lk 13:6-9)

This year God gives the United States a chance of repentance. Nationwide repentance is to be based on a constant prayer.

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate appeals to the bishops, priests and pastors of the United States to repent. This Patriarchate also appeals to them to initiate a year of a continuous prayer for salvation from disaster. The United States is now the “Babylon which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries” (Rev 14:8). “Then I heard another voice from heaven say: ‘Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues.’” (Rev 18:4)

The means of salvation is prayer – a continuous prayer, the holy hour and seven prayer stops during the day.

1. Prayer
a) Continuous prayer: It is divided among four guards, each consisting of 24 people. Each member prays at home at a particular hour during the day for a period of one week. After three weeks his week-long guard starts again.

b) Holy hour: All members of the guards unite in prayer every day from 20:00 to 21:00 (so-called holy hour). Orthodox believers in Russia used to have a corner in their houses where there was a picture of the Madonna with the Child. Here the whole family would pray together in the evenings.

Jesus said: “Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray.” (Mt 26:40-41) The essence of prayer is to realize God’s presence – that Jesus sees you, hears you and loves you. First bring your sins to God’s light and call with faith on the name of Jesus (Aramaic Yehoshua). You can repeat: “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, have mercy on me!” (Yehoshua, khuonayny!) Then it is true that: “The blood of Christ cleanses you from all sin.” (1Jn 1:7) This is perfect contrition. This is what you will need at the moment of your physical death and what eternal life in glory with God depends on. If you reject repentance, you will be condemned for ever! (see Lk 13:3)

c) Seven prayer stops: In addition to the prayer guard and the holy hour God calls you to stop seven times a day before Him – when you get up and before sleep, but also at 9:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 (cf. Ps 119:164). (uogcc.org.ua/en/actual/article)

2. Fasting
You can fast on Fridays and Wednesdays, or even Mondays. Some fast 3 and a half days a week (cf. Rev 11:11). During the fast one does not eat anything, just drinks water:

- from Sunday evening until Monday evening – this is 24 hours (1 day),
- from Tuesday evening to Wednesday evening – again, 24 hours (1 day),
- from Thursday evening to Saturday morning – 36 hours (11/2 days).

Both – prayer and fasting – require inward self-denial (Mt 16:24-26). One should also fast from sin, from various addictions and useless information.

3. Celebration of the Lord’s Day
On Friday Jesus Christ died for us on the cross and in the night from Saturday to Sunday He rose from the dead. This whole night is holy. On the 50th day after His resurrection, on Sunday, at about nine o’clock, Jesus poured out the Holy Spirit on the apostles. How do we reflect upon the truths of Resurrection and Pentecost? (vkpatriarhat.org.ua/en)

God will save the Christians of America through a constant prayer of faith (Lk 18:1). We call upon every one of you personally: Repent, and join in prayer guards!

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Lvov (Ukraine), August 2, 2012