St. Mary Syrian Orthodox Church Destroyed in Syria

Lord, have mercy.

St. Mary’s Syrian Orthodox Church in Dair Al-Zor Destroyed (Exclusive) - News | Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE

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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

Lord have mercy!

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I don't know whether I should feel sad or angry or both...as it's such a tragedy and so enormous it's hard to process. But indeed, Lord have mercy

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Ancient, Messianic & glad Yeshua is the Messiah!
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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.

Lord have mercy.

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O Theotokos and Virgin, Rejoice!
O Mary, Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
For thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.

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Glory to Jesus Christ!
Glory Forever!
O Giver of Life, Glory to Thee!

Oh Lord, have mercy.

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Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. (Philippians 4:8)

Lord, have mercy!

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sorry for my bad English/American language. I know and will try to impove it to understand you better, my future friends.

Lord have mercy

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O Kyriaki, God's chosen one, And for Christ, wonderful martyr,
With a sword from the earth you were driven, Wedded in glory, in heaven you were
Teach us the Faith to honor, Encourage us, our life to give for her,
By your prayers, help us - Wonderful candle, amidst the candles of Paradise.

I find it disturbing that leaders, media and many others in the post-Christian West are so critical against regimes that prevented things like these from happening, and so eager to support change, or even to support forces that may well share interests with the terrorists who destroy churches and kill Christians. It is like they think that the only thing that could be better for Egypt, Syria and other Arab nations is that their civilizations are shook up and turned upside down. The respect that Barack Obama and others show for the Arab world when they support the so-called Arab Spring appears to me to be a kind of hypocrisy in that way.

Lord have mercy!

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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

Wow! This makes me so angry, and I am not even Orthodox!

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