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Pray that I get this butcher job I applied to. I haven't rocked the block in about 7 or 8 years, but it may be one that actually calls me. Been out of work for 8 months.
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Now Is the Judgement of this World (20mins)
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Chapter 3-10:
The Christian in a Changing World: Monasticism and the New Realities of Life (Introductory talk before discussion)
Indeed we need to understand the Saints better so we may be not just inspired but be able to ask for their intercessions so we may ensure we’re striving for Theosis and not being overtly distracted by the world
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Unfortunately like St Nicholas and others, their feast days have taken on a whole new meaning in Papism and then in the modern secular West where they’ve become detached from their original sacral meanings
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Valentine’s Day conflates two Saints on the same day, sharing one important similarity: martyrdom. If we look at this day as one celebrating sacrificial love (αγάπη) and not eros, then we certainly are upholding what St Valentine of Rome intended.
Both these men named Valentine were canonized Saints before the Great Schism (1054 AD), so they are very much venerated as Orthodox Saints. Although they each have their own feast day on separate days in July, perhaps February 14th could be the Synaxis of these Saints, the same way the Feast of the Three Hierarchs is a Synaxis (January 30th) despite each of the three having their own feast day throughout the year. St Basil is celebrated January 1st, St John Chrysostom on November 13th and January 27th and St Gregory the Theologian on January 25th.
May we seek the intercessions before Christ our God, of both these great Martyrs named Valentine.
The details of Valentine’s martyrdom are unclear; however, tradition holds it was related to his defiance over the imperial decree. It was his connection to the sacrament of matrimony that inspired the late Medieval Western literary foundations which led to the secular celebration of what we now know as Valentine’s Day.
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Here is a brief vita of Hieromartyr Saint Valentine:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/07/30/102148-hieromartyr-valentine-bishop-of-interamna-terni-in-italy-and-tho
It's been a whirlwind and glorious weekend but I am full of joy I am finally home ☦️🙏🏼🥰🙏🏼📿
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Protestant church in Halifax becoming Orthodox 🙏
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A Deacon is Ordained in London on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. | В Лондоне в праздник Сретения Господня совершена диаконская хиротония.
Pavel Lisitsin was ordained Deacon by Bishop Irenei during the Festal Divine Services. | Павел Лисицын был рукоположен во диакона епископом Иринеем во время праздничных богослужений.
Полный отчет | Full report | Rapport complet: https://orthodox-europe.org/content/ordination-pavel-lisitsin-on-feast-of-meeting/
The Holy Mountain and Paris Today (17mins)
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Holy Hieromartyr Valentine, pray to the Lord that our souls find mercy!
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Reading the Lives of Saints helps us to understand these holy men better
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May we have the intercessions of St Valentine
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ok thank you augustine i was wrong and confused
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Yes. That’s fairly common knowledge.
The details of the lives of many early Christian saints are sometimes unclear and often embellished by pious legends.
https://yorkorthodox.org/wp/saints-readings/
Calendar of an Antiochian parish. Select July 30, where you’ll find Hieromartyr St. Valentine.
Wrong.
The entire Church venerates him. Please allow yourself to be taught facts.