3rd Sunday after Pascha - Saints celebrated today !
 

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The Holy Myrrhbearers:
Mary Magdalene
Mary, mother of James & Joses
Mary, the wife of Cleopas
Martha and Mary of Bethany, Sisters of Lazarus
Joanna, the wife of Chuza the steward of Herod Antipas
Salome, the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee
Susanna

Also
Joseph of Arimathea
Nicodemus the Pharisee

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Readings for today
 

May 1, 2015

Friday of the 3rd week after Pascha

John 6.48-54

I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Acts 8.40-9.19

But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns till he came to Caesarea.
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting; but rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul; for behold, he is praying, and he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized, and took food and was strengthened. For several days he was with the disciples at Damascus.

Ce icoana este aceasta?si ce simbolizeaza?
Este superba!!

Care din ele? Ultima - Ungerea cu mir, de către femeile Mironosite.
:) Cred ca au făcut-o înainte de îngropare. Asteptăm un specialist în descifrarea icoanelor.

On Love
 

1 Corinthians 13 on Love

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

“The Reason Why We Have – Both Good And Wicked Thoughts Together – Is Not – As Some Suppose – Because The Holy Spirit And The Devil Dwell Together In Our Intellect – But Because We Have Not Yet Consciously Experienced – The Goodness Of The Lord...”

Saint Diadochos Of Photiki
“On Spiritual Knowledge”

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“Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience.”
Saint John Climacus - "The Ladder of Divine Ascent"

Am vrut sa scriu ca sunt Femeile Mironosite dar vad aripi :)
Sau asa sunt interpretate?

remember on this topic we must speak in English
 

Maybe they are angels.. you made me doubt. Too bad Mihailc has left the forum, again. He could have had better clue. :)