5/26/2020
Jesse Dominick
Rating: 9.7|Votes: 3
Even in the midst of our rejoicing and feasting on the good things of the earth in these days of Pascha we look ahead to the outpouring of the Spirit—to the good things from above the earth. Indeed, let us seek this Wisdom, and let us thirst for this living water.
Rating: 8|Votes: 1
That Christ accomplished our salvation in His Person with the cooperation of His divine and human natures shows us that in order for us to receive that gift it must involve God and man—we have our part to play. This is, of course, the Orthodox doctrine of synergy, which leads us to the theme of thirsting. God offers us the water of eternal life—but we must thirst for it. He will never force it upon us.
Archbishop Averky (Taushev)
On Wednesday of the fourth week after Pascha, we celebrate the Feast of Mid-Pentecost. This day unites two great feasts—Pascha and Pentecost.
Metropolitan Makary (Bulgakov)
We all know how to quench bodily thirst; but how can we quench the thirst of our soul, how can we fill the soul with the waters of the Holy Spirit? Not everyone knows how.
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
In the Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost, we commemorate the words of our Lord Jesus Christ concerning the provenance of His teaching and His Divine origin, whereby He proved that He was the Messiah, and the Mediator and Reconciler of us and the eternal Father.
Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)
Rating: 9.2|Votes: 21
As celebrated by Orthodox Christians, this feast occurs exactly midway between Easter and Pentecost and serves as a link between them. It continues the celebration of our Lord’s Resurrection, emphasizing His Divine nature and glory; for it was proper to no one but to God to conquer death.
