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the Jews, in accordance with Moses, sacrificed the lamb for Pascha only once a year, on the fourteenth day of the first month, toward evening.
But we who are of the New Covenant hold our own Pascha on every Lord’s day [Sunday], and so continually we are filled with the body of the Savior and continually we share in the blood of the lamb. Continually the loins of our soul are girded with purity and self-control; continually our feet are readied with the equipment of the Gospel (Eph 6.15); continually we have staves in our hands, and rest upon the shoot sprung forth from the root of Jesse(Is 11.1).
Continually we are released from Egypt and continually we pursue the desert where humans can really live. Continually we set out upon the journey toward God and continually we celebrate the Passover. For the word of the gospel wishes us to do all these things not once a year but continually and every day - Eusebius of Caesaria, On the Feast of Pascha
#Patristics #Liturgy #Eucharist
Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things
Today is Holy Saturday. Christ descended into Hades. He raised up Adam with Himself and granted joy to Eve instead of sorrow.
Today Christ trampled death by death and bestowed life in the tomb.The teeth of Hades are shattered and it groans out, My dominion has been shattered
Because of today, we are freed from death. We who are dead in our sins are given life.
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought Thy testimonies.
The whole creation was altered by Thy Passion: for all things suffered with Thee, knowing, O Word, that Thou holdest all in unity.
Princes also did sit and speak against me: but Thy servant did meditate on Thy statutes.
All-devouring hell received within himself the Rock of Life, and cast forth all the dead that he had swallowed since the beginning of the world.
Thy testimonies also are my study: and Thy statutes are my counsellors.
Thou wast laid in a new tomb, O Christ, and hast made new the nature of mortal man, rising from the dead by Thy divine power.
My soul has cleaved unto the dust: quicken Thou me according to Thy word.
To earth hast Thou come down, O Master, to save Adam: and not finding him on earth, Thou hast descended into hell, seeking him there.
I raise up my eyes to You, O Lord,
along with my whole heart,
I implore You, O Christ God, Only-Begotten Son of God.
You who willingly descended from [Your] ineffable glory,
took on the form of a servant and, without guilt,
[and] because of our condemnation, You endured [even] to take on the punishment of the cross and death for the salvation of Your creatures.
Now You who have such love toward the race of mankind and who wish that all men should live,
and come to the knowledge of truth,
have mercy on me who am such a great sinner,
O merciful Lord and Lover of mankind
-Ephrem the Syrian, Armenian prayers
#Patristics #Christology #Soteriology #Penance
I will keep Thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Numbered with the transgressors, O Christ, Thou dost free us all from the guilt brought upon us of old by the deceiver.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By keeping Thy words.
Fairer in His beauty than all mortal men, He appears now as a corpse without form or comeliness, He who has made beautiful the nature of all things.
With my whole heart have I sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments.
How could hell endure Thy coming, O Saviour? Was it not shattered and struck blind by the dazzling radiance of Thy light?
Who was the guilty?
Who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason,
Jesus, hath undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesus,
I it was denied thee:
I crucified thee.
-Johann Crueger, 1640
brethren, if the Lord endured suffering for our souls although He is the Lord of the whole world, to Whom God said at the foundation of the world:
Let us make man in our image and likeness,
how then did He allow Himself to suffer at the hands of men?
Here is the reason. The Prophets, with His grace, prophesied concerning Him, and He, to destroy death and manifest the Resurrection from the dead, allowed Himself to suffer because He must necessarily be manifested in the flesh. It was also to fulfill the promise made to the fathers, and prepare for Himself the new people; also to show, while still on earth, that, having effected the Resurrection, He Himself will be the judge. - Epistle of Barnabas 5.5
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Sweetest Saviour, I come to thee upon thy invitation, and thy commandment; I could not come to thee but by thee; O let me never go from thee any more, but enter into my heart; feed me with thy word; sustain me with thy Spirit; refresh me with thy comforts, and let me in this divine mystery receive thee, my dearest Saviour: and be thou my wisdom and my righteousness, my sanctification and redemption.
Let me receive this holy nutriment, as the earnest of an eternal inheritance, as a defensative against all spiritual danger, for the eviction of all the powers of the enemy: as an incentive of holy love, and a strengthening of my faith for the increasing of a holy hope, and the consummation of a heavenly love; that thou being one with me, and I with thee, I may, by thee, be gracious in the eyes of thy heavenly Father, and may receive my portion among the inheritance of sons, O eternal and most gracious Saviour and Redeemer Jesus. Amen, Amen. - Jeremy Taylor, Devotions to be used upon the Morning of Communion
“Why shouldst thou fear to be stripped of that which thou hast resigned already to Christ?… Thou hast no life to lose, because thou hast given it already to Christ, nor can man take away that without God’s leave.”
— Fr. William Gurnall
The ministers of God's grace preached on repentance with the help of the Holy Spirit. And the Lord of all things Himself spoke of repentance, with an oath:
For as I live, saith the Lord, I desire not the death of the sinner but his repentance.
He added this kindly assurance:
Repent, O house of Israel, of your wickedness. Say to the sons of my people: "If your sins reach from the earth to Heaven, and if they be redder than scarlet, and blacker than sackcloth, and you return to Me with all your heart and say, Father, I will listen to you as a holy people." - Clement of Rome, Epistle to the Corinthians, VIII
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Stop, I beg you, and remember that you are a mortal man; fear the Day of Judgement and keep yourself pure for it. Do not involve yourself in ecclesiastical matters and do not give us instructions, but learn about these things from us instead.
God gave the empire to you; he entrusted church affairs to us. And just as a man who usurps your empire opposes God, since he [God] established your rule, so you ought to be afraid in case, by appropriating church affairs to yourself, you become guilty of a great crime. It has been written, Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. - St Hosius, Historia Arianorum 44.6-7
#Patristics #Politics #Soteriology #Arianism
You have burst my bonds; to you will I offer a sacrifice of praise (Ps 1 15(1 16): 16- 17)
Each one is freed from the bonds of evil desires or from the knotty entanglements of his own sins. The forgiveness of our sins is a liberation. What good would it have been to Lazarus to escape from his tomb if the command had not also been given. Untie him, and let him go (Jn 1 1 :44)?
It was the Lord's voice that awakened him in the sepulcher, and the Lord who over threw the earthy weight that had been laid upon the dead man at his burial.Lazarus emerged still bound and therefore not carried by any strength in his own feet, but only because the Lord's power brought him out. The same thing happens in the heart of a penitent. When you hear someone repenting of his or her sins, that person has already begun to live again; when you hear someone laying bare his or her conscience in confession, that person has already been led out from the tomb but has not yet been freed. - St Augustine, 2nd Exposition on Psalm 101
God useth these temptations [of Satan] for the advancing of the whole work of grace in the heart. One spot occasions the whole garment to be washed. David overcome with one sin, renews his repentance for all [sin] (Psalm 51). — Fr. William Gurnall
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"We must [not think Christ's] resurrection..left not behind it a virtue..permanent to work continually some grace in us..The Spirit..ever goes with the blood..His blood..wrought these two effects [of the Sacraments]..so, there may be a resurrection of virtue."
-Lancelot Andrewes
#Anglican #Christology #Sacraments #Soteriology
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
Today is Easter Sunday, our Passover Lamb has risen.
Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and in the tombs bestowing life
Now we see this through a glass darkly. But tomorrow we will behold this face to face in its full glory and splendour.
Christ is Risen
I remembered this multitude and my home—
long might I lead them from captivity to home,
upwards to my homeland,
so that they should possess the glories of the Lord and the majesty of his magnificence.
They should dwell in delights,
having the fruits of glory by the thousands.
I interceded for you when men stuck me with spears upon the cross,
upon the gallows.
The young man struck me there—
and I came soon upwards to the eternal joys and to the Holy Lord. -
Christ and Satan, 499 - 511
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Today is Good Friday.
Remember He who was numbered among transgressors and took on punishment for our sins. Today He who hung the stars is hung on a tree.
May these prayers on Christ's sufferings posted today help us see His Love. He paid no small price for our ransom. May we who sin always treasure it in our hearts.
O Saviour, as thou hang'st upon the tree;
I turne my backe to thee, but to receive
Corrections,
till thy mercies bid thee leave.
O thinke mee worth thine anger, punish mee,
Burne off my rusts, and my deformity,
Restore thine Image, so much, by thy grace,
That thou may'st know mee,
and I'll turne my face. -John Donne, Good Friday, 1613. Riding Westward
#Anglican #Soteriology #Christology
See, O Lord, my tribulations and the afflictions of my soul,
for I am burdened by my many sins. Return, grant pardon and lead me back to You,
for You said, “Return to Me and I will return to you.”
Have mercy on me for I am languishing;
Help me for I am so wretched,
Shine on me for I am so dark
Guide me for I have gone astray;
I am filled with sins and uncountable transgressions,
I am floundering and tossed about in torrents of iniquity.
But I take refuge in You,
Reach out Your hand to me as You did to Peter.
I call upon You to justify me as You did that tax-collector;
Pardon my transgressions as You did those of the thief.
Open to me the gate to the Way of Life,
and bring me into the royal bridal-chamber.
St Ephrem the Syrian
#Patristics #Soteriology #Penance
Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Establish your servants who extol you, O Mother of God,
for they have formed,
a spiritual choir for you,
the living and abundant fount,
and crowns of glory graciously,
in your divine glory grant to them.
By the word of His majesty He has set up all things, and by a word He can overturn them. 'Who shall say to Him, "What hast Thou done?" or who shall stand against the force of His power?'
When He wishes, and as He wishes, He will do all things, and none of the things decreed by Him shall fail. All things are before Him, and nothing is hid from His planning. - St Clement of Rome, Ibid.
#Patristics #Providence #Predestination
And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground
Nor can it be thought that Almighty God Himself is meant. For it is impious to suggest that the Divine changes and puts on the shape and form of a man. And so it remains for us to own that it is the Word of God who in the preceding passage is regarded as divine : whence the place is even today honoured by those who live in the neighbourhood as a sacred place in honour of those who appeared to Abraham, and the terebinth can still be seen there. represented in the picture, sit one on each side, and he in the midst surpasses them in honour. ‘This would be our Lord and Saviour, Whom though men knew Him not they worshipped, confirming the Holy Scriptures. - Eusebius, Proof of the Gospels, Book V, Chapter 9
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and I shall remind you now, as a brother in Christ, that you should preach doctrine to the laity and a tenet of the faith with all caution. You should consider that scandalizing even only one of the little ones believing in Christ has an unendurable punishment.
If the number of those harmed be so great, do we not stand in need of all skill to remove the scandals prudently and explain the sound teaching of the faith to those seeking the truth?
If we abide by the teachings of the holy Fathers and are earnest in considering them of great value, and test ourselves, "whether we are in the faith" according to the Scripture, it will truly come about that we most fitly will mold our thoughts to their upright and blameless judgments. - St Cyril of Alexandria, Letter 4 to Nestorius
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Alright, which one of you did this?
If thou O Lord should mark iniquities, O Lord who would stand?
But with thee there is forgiveness that thou mayest be feared
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.