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Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 5/27/2023

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Epistle Reading:

Acts 20:7-12

Gospel Reading:

John 14:10-21

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Spiritual Reading

Grandpa Dobri of Bulgaria - 1914 - 2018: A Saint?

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

In Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, stands one of the largest Orthodox Churches in the world – St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It is not only the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria but a national shrine, symbol of the Bulgarian nation and a main tourist attraction. If you visited the cathedral between the approximate years of 2000 – 2018 you would have been greeted by a poorly dressed, elderly man, holding a plastic cup who seemed to be just another homeless beggar. This man was Dobri Dobrev, sometimes called “Elder Dobri” or “Grandpa Dobri”. This simple man walked 12 miles each day from the village of Bailovo to the cathedral to beg money. Read more...

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The Sunset Hymn

Gladsome Light of the holy glory that shines from the immortal, heavenly Father, the holy, the blessed Jesus Christ! In that we have come to sunset, now that we see the evening light, we sing the praise of Father and Son and Holy Spirit, one God! Worthy are You to be praised at all times with voices meet for holy song, O Son of God, the Giver of life, for which cause, all the world does give glory to You!

The Prayer At The Approach Of Sundown

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this evening without sin. Blessed are You, O Lord God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is Your Name forever. Amen. Let Your mercy be upon us, O Lord, even as we have set our hope on You. Blessed are You, O Lord, teach us Your commandments. Blessed are You, O Master, make us to understand Your commandments. Blessed are You O Holy One, enlighten us with Your commandments. Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever, do not despise the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You glory belongs: To the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Sayings From The Church Fathers

Just as the poor should give thanks to God and return rich love to those who assist them, so all the more should the wealthy give thanks, for through God's providence they are able to perform acts of charity and so are saved both in this age and in the age to be. For without the poor they cannot save their souls or flee the temptations of wealth.

- St. Symeon the New Theologian, from Practical and Theological Precepts no. 125, Writings from the Philokalia on Prayer of the Heart; Faber and Faber pg. 127

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