Posted By Macedon on October 14, 2024
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Christ said: “And whatever you ask the Father in my name, I will do it for you, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14, 13).
The God-Man Jesus Christ establishes, for us, a spiritual rule; to ask of Him something beneficial to the soul in the name of Someone who is immensely important to Him. Will He not be the first to honour it Himself? Therefore, whatever we ask of Him in the name of His Mother, He will fulfil it for us, so that the Mother is also glorified in the Son. And consequently we receive every gift of God through Her. Basically, it means “shroud”, and importantly, this is where our “shroud” comes from.
It is not by chance that the Gospel reading about Martha and Mary is read (see: Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28) every time we celebrate the Most-Holy Theotokos and it is not by chance that the choice of the better part is mentioned; let us once again determine why…
But before we continue specifically with today’s topic, I want to first recall a little-forgotten Tradition of the Holy Fathers: The Holy Fathers demand that the rule according to which the receiving of priestly orders corresponds to the three stages of spiritual growth should be respected.
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Posted By Macedon on October 14, 2024
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Христос рекол: „И што и да посакате од Отецот во Мое име, ќе ви го направам, за да се прослави Отецот во Синот“ (Јован 14, 13).
Богочовекот Исус Христос воспоставува, за нас, духовно правило да бараме од Него нешто душеполезно во име на Некој што неизмерно Му значи. Нема ли Он Самиот прв да го почитува? Затоа, што и да посакаме од Него во име на Неговата Мајка, ќе ни исполни, за да се прослави и Мајката во Синот. И така секој Божји дар преку Неа го добиваме. Начелно, тоа значи „покров“, и главно, оттука произлегува нашиот „покров“.
Не напразно се чита евангелското четиво за Марта и Марија (види: Лука 10,38–42; 11, 27–28) секогаш кога Ја славиме Пресвета Богородица и не напразно се спомнува изборот на подобриот дел; уште еднаш да утврдиме зошто…
Но, пред да продолжиме конкретно со денешната тема, сакам прво да се потсетиме на едно малку подзаборавено светоотечко предание: Отците бараат да се почитува и правилото според кое примањето свештенички чинови соодветствува на трите степени на духовен раст.
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Posted By Macedon on October 12, 2024
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” For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” (Matthew 25:29).
These words of Christ explain the whole Gospel reading of the talents. In short, the one who has and to whom more will be added and multiplied (both the spiritual and, if necessary, the material things), is the one who thanks God for everything, no matter whether what happens or what he receives it seems good or bad to him at that moment; the one who is merciful to the poor and afflicted people and the one who offers all his things to God – in the fulfilment of the commandments, for the salvation of the world.
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Posted By Macedon on October 12, 2024
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„Зашто секому што има – ќе му се даде и преумножи, а од оној што нема – ќе се одземе и она што го има“ (Матеј 25, 29).
Овие Христови зборови го објаснуваат целото евангелско четиво за талантите. Накратко, оној што има и на кого ќе му се додаде уште и ќе му се преумножи (и духовното, а по потреба и материјалното), е оној што благодари на Бог за сè, без разлика дали тоа што се случува или тоа што го добива во моментот му изгледа добро или лошо; оној што е милостив кон страдалниците и оној што сè свое принесува на Бог – во исполнување на заповедите, за спасение на светот.
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Posted By Macedon on October 6, 2024
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“Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him and saying, ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul; and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment; and the second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself! On these two commandments the whole Law and the Prophets are based ‘”(Matthew 22: 35-40).
These two commandments form the ascetic-hesychastic basis on which the Orthodox spiritual life in Christ, in the Church stands in completeness.
Here is why:
The most important thing is to direct the energy of our mind, prayerfully – through the primary function of the mind – to the One True God – the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. If we do not direct it to God, then, most certainly, regardless of the intention, we direct it to the demons or to the rest of the rational and non-rational creation. Thus, let each one reconsider and decide with whom he will enter into communication by directing the energy of his mind – with the energy of the created rational or non-rational creation, or with the uncreated energy of God that transfigures us. The consequences are absolutely different (opposed). With the aforementioned action the first commandment of God can be fulfilled: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul; and with all your mind.”
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