3/15/2019
Hieromonk Zosima (Melnik)
We can, like Sts. Martha and Mary, the sisters of the Righteous Lazarus, run to the Savior and entreat Him that our reposed loved ones will rise together with Christ into eternal life.
The Nativity of the Mother of God is the beginning of the mystery of God’s Incarnation and our salvation, which is unfathomable to the human mind.
Human nature was made capable of becoming immortal again.
The icon is our help in prayer, a guide, a reminder to us of the Heavenly realm. Many call the icon a window to the spiritual realm.
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What advice can we give to a person who is getting ready to fast properly for the first time in his life and to pass through the time of Great Lent with austerity? What does he need to be cautious about and to what should he pay particular attention?
