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15th June 2012, 12:39 PM
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Where Christ is, the Saints are. He's not a decapitated head floating around to grab.
Without the Saints, we would have no way of knowing how to live a holy, Christian life.
This is from Fr. Josiah's excellent homily on the Saints. Please listen: The Saints The Great Cloud Of Witnesses - The Arena - Ancient Faith Radio
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"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
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The Father is my hope, the Son my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protection: All-Holy Trinity, glory to You!
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15th June 2012, 12:40 PM
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"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
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The Father is my hope, the Son my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protection: All-Holy Trinity, glory to You!
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PRAY constantly to FIND GOD.
LOVE greatly to KNOW GOD.
PARTAKE of His Sacraments to EXPERIENCE GOD.
~ from my little Orthodox Prayer book
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15th June 2012, 12:50 PM
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15th June 2012, 02:29 PM
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Reps: 4,814,288,625,952,561,152 (power: 4,814,288,625,952,586) | | Originally Posted by ArmyMatt  I love Fr Josiah's podcasts, and that one was a good one.  Me, too. Yep, a very good one.
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"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
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The Father is my hope, the Son my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protection: All-Holy Trinity, glory to You!
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PRAY constantly to FIND GOD.
LOVE greatly to KNOW GOD.
PARTAKE of His Sacraments to EXPERIENCE GOD.
~ from my little Orthodox Prayer book
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17th June 2012, 10:52 AM
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That was really beautiful 
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"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men ." ( Fredrick Douglass ) Proverbs 18:15
"The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out." Proverbs 24:3-6
5 A wise man has great power,and a man of knowledge increases strength.
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17th June 2012, 03:38 PM
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"Everyone capable of thanksgiving is capable of joy and eternal salvation." -Fr. Alexander Schmemann
"The time of the end, though it seems to be near, we do not know. Let us then struggle while it is still day, with the time and the weapons which our All-merciful God has given us!" -Fr. Seraphim Rose |
17th June 2012, 03:48 PM
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"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
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The Father is my hope, the Son my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protection: All-Holy Trinity, glory to You!
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PRAY constantly to FIND GOD.
LOVE greatly to KNOW GOD.
PARTAKE of His Sacraments to EXPERIENCE GOD.
~ from my little Orthodox Prayer book
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17th June 2012, 06:26 PM
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