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Finding My Father
During Vespers a few weeks ago, I caught a glimpse of a dad carrying his young daughter across the nave to light a candle. I was struck by the sweetness between them and by their physical resemblance to my father and me at about the same ages. It cut me straight to the heart, because…
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Your Life: Attacking Satan with Truth
Your Lifeby Perpetua, age 10 Christ died on the cross for usFollow and bestow gifts upon HimDo good and confess;Follow the ladder to heaven.The Last Judgement has come.Satan will attack youBut you will attack Satan with truth.Your life will be weighedSo be prepared.Christ wants you to be in heaven;Satan wants you to be in hades.…
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Save Yourself in the Angelic Rank: Reflections on the Tonsure
After celebrating Great Vespers for the Meeting of the Lord, three of our Sisters were tonsured by His Grace, Bishop Serafim (Baltić). Sister Porphyria was tonsured a Rassophore Nun, followed by Mother Serafima (formerly Sister Glykeria) and Mother Ambrosia (formerly Sister Anysia) being tonsured into the Small Schema. The tonsure is not an award or…
