Jesus instructs James as future Jerusalem Bishop & that he must never flee [Poem Vol 2 Ch 258 (6)],Jesus to Maria Valtorta - Catholic Reconquista:- youtube.com/watch?v=qdwSmh9FbbcMore
"Let me become the food of the beasts, through whom it will be given me to reach God". St. Ignatios of Antioch, Bishop, 1-2nd Century, Epistula ad Romanos "I beg you, do not do me an untimely kindness. Allow me to be eaten by the beasts, which is my way of racing to God. I am God's wheat, and I am to be ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, so that I may become the pure bread of Christ". St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to Romans, 2nd Century "Neither the pleasures of the world nor the kingdoms of this age will be of any use for me. It is better for me to die to Christ Jesus than to reign over the ends of the earth...my birth is approaching." St. Ignatios of Antioch, Bishop, 1-2nd Century, Epistula ad Romanos "Let me receive pure light; when I shall have arrived there, then I shall be a man". St. Ignatios of Antioch on martyrdom, Bishop, 1-2nd Century, Epistula ad Romanos "You are firmly convinced about our Lord, who is truly of the race of David according to the flesh, Son of God …More
A prayer from St. Theresa of Avila in response to the crisis in the Church from her time. The Way of Perfection, Chapter 35. “O my God, if only I could indeed importune Thee! If only I had served Thee well so that I might be able to beg of Thee this great favor as a reward for my services, for Thou leavest no service unrewarded! But I have not served Thee, Lord; indeed it may perhaps be for my sins, and because I have so greatly offended Thee, that so many evils come. What then can I do, my Creator, but present to Thee this most Holy Bread, which, though Thou gavest to us, I return to Thee, beseeching Thee, by the merits of Thy Son, to grant me this favor, calm this sea, and no longer allow this ship, which is Thy Church, to endure so great a tempest, Save us, my Lord, for we perish.”
In the south, where the Blessed Virgin Mary waited for Our Lord her son while He was in Sidon. Also the site of apparitions of our Lady in the early 20th Century is town of Magdoucha and Shrine of Our Lady of Al-Mantara (the Waiting). Here is an article on the site and it's story and the ancient pagan significance of the hill: The Greater Story of Potiphar’s Wife – Towards …More
The winter now is past, the rains have gone away. Arise my love, my bride from Lebanon and come. How you are beautiful my love, how you are fair. Among all women as a lily in the thorns. Veni Sponsa Christi
Thu Oct 2nd "By whom is God hallowed, since He is the one who hallows? But since He said, "You shall be holy to Me; for I the Lord am holy," we seek and ask that we who were sanctified in Baptism may persevere in what we have begun to be." St. Cyprian of Carthage, De Dom orat "The new man, reborn and restored to his God by grace, says first, "Father!" because he has now begun to be a son." St. Cyprian of Carthage, De Dom orat “No one can have God as Father, who does not have the Church as Mother." St. Cyprian of Carthage, De Unit “There is, in fact, among the bishops only one Church, only one soul, only one heart… There is, through the institution of Christ, one and only one Church, spread out over the whole world, one and only one episcopacy represented by a multiplicity of bishops united among themselves… The Church forms a single whole, whose bond is the union of bishops." St. Cyprian of Carthage, Epistle 66, 8,3 "God does not accept the sacrifice of a sower of disunion, but …More
Wed Oct 1st Troparia of the Holy Protection (Greek usage) We praise your great protection O Virgin which you spread forth like a radiant transcendent cloud. Invisibly, you guard your people from every foe's attack. Since you are to us a shelter and a sure defense, we cry to you with our whole heart: Glory to your great deeds, O Lady. Glory to your divine shelter. Glory to your divine providence. O Most Pure Virgin! Troparia of the Holy Protection (Slavic usage) Protected by Your coming, O Mother of God, we faithful solemnly celebrate today; and gazing on your spotless image, we cry out from the depths of our hearts: protect us with your precious veil and deliver us from all evil, by asking Your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls! Kontakia of the Holy Protection (Greek usage) Let us the faithful hasten now to the Theotokos; let us venerate Her sacred veil as we sing fitting hymns of praise: for She shelters all Her faithful and preserves them from danger, so that they may cry out to …More
Sun Sep 14th Hirmos for the Holy Cross O Mother of God, You became a mystical paradise when, without tilling, You brought forth Christ our God, by whom the life-giving Tree of the Cross was planted on earth. Wherefore, we deeply bow before this Cross, which is exalted today and we magnify You. image:new cross at Nohra Hill castle monuments, Lebanon Prayer to the Venerable Cross Making the sign of the the Cross over your head with the Cross, say: Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered; and let those who hate Him flee before His Presence. As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish; and as wax melts before the fire, so let the demons perish before the presence of those who love God and who sign themselves with the sign of the Cross and say in gladness: Hail, most precious and life-giving Cross, for You drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ who was crucified on You and who went down to Hell and trampled on the power of the devil and gave us You, His Venerable Cross …More
The crumbling of the world is through the Middle East and the lawlessness the west is endorsing there. But the crumbling must go through Lebanon, the most Marian country in the Middle East and among the most in the world. Our Lord and His Mother took refuge in the land that is now Lebanon as in for example Matthew 15:21. I am sure a suggestion from His Mother, as a reprieve from the harassment He received for preaching the Gospel. Consider invoking the Venerable Melkite Bechara Abou Mrad B.S.O. from the South of Lebanon. For personal intentions and for the axis of resistance against the evil. A prayer to Father Bechara to be a Saint Our generous savior, who gives his priest all the graces, who are his own heritage, for the holiness and goodness of his people, we pray and beg you to glorify your humble servant, Father Bechara Abou Mrad, who walked in your way of perfection all the days of his life. Let your mighty power appear in him, to twinkle like a bright star in the sky of your …More
Mon Sep 8th Troparion of the Nativity of the Theotokos Your Nativity, O Mother of God, heralded joy to the whole universe, for from You rose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God. He cancelled the curse and poured forth His grace; He vanquished death and granted us eternal life. Kontakion of the Nativity of the Theotokos Through Your holy birth, O Immaculate One, Joachim and Anne were delivered from the shame of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from the corruption of death. Your people, redeemed from the debt of their sins, celebrate Your birth crying out to You: the barren gives birth to the Mother of God, the Sustainer of our Life! image: icon of the Ever-Virgin Mother of God at the destroyed Syrian monastery of Sergius & Bacchus, Syria Ezekiel 44:2 ...the gate is to remain closed, it is not to be opened for anyone to enter by it; since the Lord God of Israel has entered by it, it shall remain closed. [on the Ever Virgin Nature of the Theotokos]
A reminder that the Traditional Calenders have a seamless continuity with the Patriarchs of the Old Testament. The original Abrahams Accord. Troparion for Prophets We celebrate the memory of your prophet, and through him we implore You, O Lord, save our souls. image: Moses and the Burning Bush icon, Saint Catherine Monastery, Sinai The Ten Commandments I am the LORD your God. You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
Also Saint Simeon the Stylite, Saint Aeithalas, 40 Women with Ammon, Saints Callistos, Hermogenes and Evod, Joshua son of Nun. The origins of the Orthodox Churches’ New Year on September 1 can be traced to the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea (325) establishing the liturgical calendar. September was historically significant for the Hebrews as the beginning of their year, associated with the harvest with thanksgiving offering to God (Exodus 23). Also according to Holy Tradition, Jesus Christ entered the synagogue in Nazareth to read from the scroll of Isaiah, while proclaiming an "acceptable year of the Lord" (Luke 4). Troparion of the New Year Maker of the Universe, O Lord who alone have power over the seasons and times: bless this year with Your bounty, preserve our country in safety and keep Your people in peace, through the prayers of the Mother of God, and save us. Kontakion of the New Year O Creator and Master of time and eternity, super substantial God of All, O Merciful One: …More
The west is living a sexual entrapment cult. Meet a major intercessor for our freedoms to come back. Matthew 14:11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
Troparion for Hieromartyrs (Bishop-Martyrs) Sharer in the Apostles' way of life and successor on their thrones, inspired by God, you found ascetical effort as the means to contemplation. And so, dispensing rightly the Word of Truth, you fought for the faith unto the shedding of your blood. O Hieromartyr, intercede with Christ God for the salvation of our souls. "Since the Redeemer preexisted, there had to be someone to be saved so that He would not come in vain. As a consequence, we find Mary, the obedient Virgin." "Being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race." "The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience: what the virgin Eve bound through her disbelief, Mary loosened by her faith." Saint Irenaios of Lyon [Against Heresies, 2 Century] “For as the bread, which is produced from the earth, when it receives the invocation of God, is no longer common bread, but the Eucharist, consisting of two realities, earthly and heavenly; …More
Never underestimate the claim that a nation reached a celestial body. And its resultant capacity to capture the imagination of the body of nations, adding lie after lie. Free masonry claimed victory over religion with compass and square and the art of the deal. Marketing was born with protestantism.
Saint Philomena, saint in a time capsule for our time, hidden for centuries. Virgin and Martyr who mirrored the passion of our Lord, condemned to death by Emperor Diocletian. Diocletian could easily represent the emperors of our time who in their vanity, like Trump, Biden, some bishops and other authority figures of the empire after him, lust after the under-aged and virgins. Her story: santuariosantafilomena.it/en/santa- … August 10th Celebration of the Translation of the Holy Body and the martyrdom of Saint Philomena August 11th Liturgical feast day in honor of Saint Philomena August 13th Celebration of the name of Saint Philomena Second Sunday of August Solemn festivities in honor of Saint Philomena Consider praying the Cordon of St Philomena every day: O Saint Philomena Virgin and Martyr, pray for us that through your powerful intercession we may obtain that purity of spirit and heart which leads to the perfect love of God. Amen. The aim of the Devotion - preserve chastity, each …More
Wed Aug 6th In the Eastern Tradition, the Transfiguration of Our Lord represents to the two levels of existence of the baptized living the Sacramental Life. Troparion of the Transfiguration You were transfigured on the Mountain, O Christ God, showing your disciples as much of Your glory as they could hold. Let Your eternal Light shine also upon us sinners, through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Giver of Light, glory to You! image: Transfiguration icon, St, Catherine monastery