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Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 01/25/2023

Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople

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Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople; Kastinos, Archbishop of Constantinople

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"When you pray, try to let the prayer reach your heart; in other words, it is necessary that your heart should feel what you are talking about in your prayer, that it should wish for the blessing for which you are asking.... Observe, during prayer, whether your heart is in accord with that which you are saying." - St. John of Kronstadt

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O Christ the True Light, which enlightens and sanctifies every one coming in to the world, let the light of Your countenance be signed on us, that in it we may see the unapproachable Light: and guide our steps to the doing of Your commandments, through the prayers of Your most pure Mother and all Your saints. Amen.

Sayings From The Church Fathers

Endurance is like an unshakeable rock in the winds and waves of life. However the tempest batters him, the patient man remains steadfast and does not turn back; and when he finds relief and joy, he is not carried away by self-glory: he is always the same, whether things are hard or easy, and for this reason, he is proof against the snares of the enemy.

- St. Peter of Damaskos, from Twenty-Four Discourses no. 5, The Philokalia Vol. 3 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 224

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