St. Macarius the Great
Concerning the state of Adam before he transgressed God's commandment, and after he had lost both his own image and the heavenly. The Homily contains some very profitable questions.
В резолюцию Калининградского форума включен пункт о создании "судов чести и кодекса чести, грубое нарушение которого влекло бы к длительному запрету на занятие государственных, муниципальных либо общественных должностей".
Fr. Vasile Tudora
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Paradoxically the Cross, an ancient instrument of torture and death, radiates life into the world. This may seem odd to the uninitiated observer, but for us, as Christians, we know that at the intersection of its two arms rests the Giver of Life, the maker of the Universe, accepting death so we can receive life.
That the power of the Holy Ghost in man’s heart is like fire; and, what things we need, in order to distinguish the thoughts that spring up in the heart; and concerning the dead serpent fixed by Moses at the top of the pole, which was a type of Christ. The Homily contains two dialogues, one between Christ and the evil one, Satan; the other between sinners and the same.
By lowliness of mind and earnestness the gifts of the Divine grace are preserved, but by pride and sloth they are destroyed.