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“Grace is divided into three classes. Its first action is called purifying. After it purifies a person, he is given another greater gift which is called illuminating grace, that is, he receives enlightenment of spiritual knowledge. And the third grace is called perfecting\u2026if you exert yourself in the prayer and pray continuously, if you read lives of saints and toil a little at night, you will quickly obtain what you seek, and your little soul will rejoice that Christ loves you so much.
\n(Elder St Joseph the Hesychast in \u00a0‘Monastic Wisdom’)<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
\n*Sub Tuum Praesidium<\/p>\n
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Monday\u00a0 of the Sixth Week of Lent<\/p>\n
But the righteous live forever, And their reward is with the Lord; And their care is by the Most High.\u00a0 Therefore they shall receive a kingly dwelling of dignity And a crown of beauty from the hand of the Lord, Because He will shelter them with His right hand And protect them with His arm. \u2013 Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-16<\/p>\n
THERE is no eternal reward without the Lord.\u00a0 And the path to Him lies in our affiliation with the Church He established.<\/p>\n
Christ is in our midst….He is and always shall be.<\/p>\n
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Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Lent<\/p>\n
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Two are<\/em> better than one, WE should remember that we are never alone…our Guardian Angel is always at our side whispering in our spiritual ear and praying for us.<\/p>\n Holy Angel of the Lord my guardian, pray to God for me!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday\u00a0 of the Sixth Week of Lent<\/p>\n The fear of the Lord is glory and boasting, And gladness and a crown of rejoicing. The fear of the Lord will cheer the heart And will give gladness, joy, and long life. For those who fear the Lord, it shall be well to the utmost, And on the day of his death, he will be blessed. The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord\u2026 – Book of Sirach 1: 9-12<\/p>\n IF we don’t fear the Lord, we will not seriously consider the punishment for sin and thus are more likely to not try to resist it.\u00a0 And sometimes that punishment starts right here on earth.<\/p>\n Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday\u00a0 of the Sixth Week of Lent<\/p>\n But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And no torture will ever touch them. In the eyes of the undiscerning they seemed to have died, And their departure was considered to be misfortune, And their passage from us to be their destruction; But they are at peace. For though in man\u2019s view they were punished, Their hope is full of immortality. Though chastened in a few things, Great kindness will be shown them, For God tested them and found them worthy of Himself. \u2013 Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-5<\/p>\n WE are rightly sad and losing the presence of those we are close to in this life at the time of death, but if they truly sought the Lord and His Church, we know they are at peace.\u00a0 \u00a0Modern society ignores this and promotes the fairy tail of a white light and eternal bliss.\u00a0 \u00a0Nothing in the Bible promises sin without consequences and many examples are there to guide us.<\/p>\n Our Father, Who art in \u00a0Heaven, hallowed by Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday\u00a0\u00a0 of the Sixth Week of Lent<\/p>\n The race is<\/em> not to the swift, <\/p>\n WE do not know where out life will end so everyday must be used for preparation spiritually.<\/p>\n Create in me a clean heart of God and renew a right spirit within me.\u00a0 Cast me not from thy presence nor take thy Holy Spirit from me.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and by thy governing spirit establish me.<\/p>\n Saturday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of the Sixth Week of Lent<\/p>\n Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:<\/p>\n Fear God and keep His commandments, NO comment is necessary…this is the purpose of life.<\/p>\n O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday “Grace is divided into three classes. Its first action is called purifying. After it purifies a person, he is given another greater gift which is called illuminating grace, that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orthodox-daily-devotional","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15135,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15133\/revisions\/15135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBecause they have a good reward for their labor.
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
\nBut woe to him who is<\/em> alone when he falls,
\nFor he has<\/em> no one to help him up.
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
\nBut how can one be warm alone?<\/em>
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
\nAnd a threefold cord is not quickly broken. – Ecclesiastes 4:9-12<\/p>\n
\nNor the battle to the strong,
\nNor bread to the wise,
\nNor riches to men of understanding,
\nNor favor to men of skill;
\nBut time and chance happen to them all.
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>For man also does not know his time:
\nLike fish taken in a cruel net,
\nLike birds caught in a snare,
\nSo the sons of men are<\/em> snared in an evil time,
\nWhen it falls suddenly upon them. – Ecclesiastes 9:11-12<\/p>\n
\nFor this is man\u2019s all.
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>For God will bring every work into judgment,
\nIncluding every secret thing,
\nWhether good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14<\/p>\n