tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post1026046895213027505..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Reflecting on our time apartByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-50763811093059727352020-04-21T02:11:48.965-05:002020-04-21T02:11:48.965-05:00Beautiful text, Father! Christ is risen!Beautiful text, Father! Christ is risen!Matvey Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121365910878071505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-64008538084518003962020-04-19T08:57:40.577-05:002020-04-19T08:57:40.577-05:00Christ is Risen. Just found a video on line of a ...Christ is Risen. Just found a video on line of a part of that Pascha service in my parish 10 years ago. Even got to see a dearly loved parishioner who departed this life a few years ago. As a young child his family took him up to Kearney NE for a gathering around the future St. Raphael of Brooklyn. There he received St. Raphael's blessing. <br /><br />He tramples down death!Michael Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025213649848660526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-7281497536316145582020-04-18T11:13:01.612-05:002020-04-18T11:13:01.612-05:00Beautifully written and well-said!
May Christ ma...Beautifully written and well-said! <br /><br />May Christ make us worthy to see His Resurrection - those who come at the first hour and those who come at the eleventh. All are welcome; how many will approach? matushka constantinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986331806152095715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-8248240592322384612020-04-18T09:04:43.730-05:002020-04-18T09:04:43.730-05:00Yes, as usual I do not fit neatly into any of the ...Yes, as usual I do not fit neatly into any of the categories. I have prayed more, especially the Jesus Prayer but little else.<br /><br />Still as Holy Week as progressed, vivid rememberance of Holy Weeks past have come upon me and a deeply joyful anticipation of the Paschal reality is growing in my heart. <br /><br />10 years ago my God-loving wife was received into the Church, I was restored to the Cup and our marriage received a defacto blessing. 15 years ago as my heart was in deep grief for my newly departed wife, Jesus allowed me to participate in the Resurection His and my wife's. <br /><br />Joy is breaking forth in this world. Michael Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025213649848660526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-55946592214383182482020-04-17T00:59:34.708-05:002020-04-17T00:59:34.708-05:00Thank you for this reflection. Crisis can be seen...Thank you for this reflection. Crisis can be seen as Crux the Cross roads of renewed Faith, the call of the Vox Dei, the Voice of God that rings like a bell. If we hear His Voice will we respond or will we ignore Him? Each must respond even if it is seemingly no response. May Christ bring us from this Friday of degradation and fear to the brightness of His Resurrection. Kalo Pascha. Buona Pasqua. Joyfilled Pascha.Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.com