The King of kings and God, who adorns the worthy with abundant gifts, caught you in His net, through the sign of the Cross, like He did to Paul the glorious, O Constantine.
He said to you, “In this sign conquer your enemies.”
Thus having sought Him, as did your godly-minded mother, and having found Him for whom you longed, you utterly defeated them.
In company with your mother, earnestly pray for Orthodox rulers, and the Christ-loving armed forces, and all of us who loyally observe your memory, entreating our only benevolent Lord, to deliver us from all wrath.
Thanks, I wasn’t familiar with that!
>> The King of kings and God, who adorns the worthy with abundant gifts, caught you in His net, through the sign of the Cross, like He did to Paul the glorious, O Constantine. He said to you, “In this sign conquer your enemies.”
Wow, that’s beautiful. I particularly like the “caught you in his net”. That speaks of both Calvinist “election” and Arminian “free will”. I can see why you said to heck with the increasingly pagan Lutherans and fell in with the Eastern Orthodox.
Speaking of pagan... the British Isles have forgotten the GOD of their Salvation and fallen back into their former paganism. The Hebrew writer had something to say about ssuch falling away.
This isn’t a new phenomenon — it’s been gaining ground (losing ground?) for a hundred years. I’m a little surprised that the island of St. Patrick has fallen so far, so fast, however.
The progressive left delenda est. “... through the sign of the Cross... In this sign conquer your enemies.”
FRegards & Blessings
Okay. What about this affects Simon Harris and his ill decision?
Christ is Risen!
My OCA New Calendar commemorates Sts. Constantine and Helen on May 21!
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/05/21/101452-equal-of-the-apostles-and-emperor-constantine-with-his-mother-he