“What does it mean that by reflecting the glory of the Lord we are changed into the same image (2 Cor. 3:18)? This was more apparent when miraculous gifts were manifested, but even now it is not hard for the eyes of faith to see. For when we are baptized, our soul shines brighter than the sun, being washed clean by the Spirit, and not only do we gaze on the glory of God, but we even take on some of its radiance. Just as polished silver, when set in the sunlight, gives off rays of its own, not only by its own virtue but through the light of the sun, in the same way when the soul is purified and outshines the brightest silver, it is receiving the rays of the Spirit’s glory and participating in the glory itself; and this, of course, is the work of the Spirit of the Lord.” ☦️St. John Chrysostom

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"The Apostles’ preaching and the Fathers’ doctrines have established one faith for the Church. Adorned with the robe of truth, woven from heavenly theology, It defines and glorifies the great mystery of Orthodoxy!" - Kontakion for the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils, Tone 8 On the Sunday that falls from the 13th to the 19th of July we chant the Service to the 630 Holy and God-bearing Fathers who came together for the 4th Ecumenical Council who assembled in Chalcedon in 451. In the Slavic tradition, on this Sunday, the Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils are all commemorated. “Do not separate from the Church, because there is nothing stronger than the Church. Your hope is the Church, your salvation is the Church, your refuge is the Church. It is higher than the sky, larger than the earth. It never gets old, but always blooms." ☦️St John Chrysostom

What follows is a very interesting quote from the philosopher Rene Guenon. It is helpful to note that he did not count most modern Protestant groups as Christian, he saw them as products of modernity. He treats primarily with Roman Catholicism (in his times pre-Vatican II), because of its prominence in the West, when he thinks of “Christianity”. Nonetheless, a number of his points are of great interest and worth considering. Ultimately, authentic Orthodoxy holds the seeds of resurrection for the West. “The modern West is said to be Christian, but this is untrue; the modern outlook is anti-Christian, because it is essentially anti-religious; and it is anti-religious because it is essentially anti-traditional; this is its distinguishing characteristic and this is what makes it what it is. Undoubtedly, something of Christianity has passed even into the anti-Christian civilization of our times, even the most 'advanced' of whose representatives, to use their own jargon, cannot help, involuntary and perhaps unconsciously, having undergone and still undergoing certain Christian influence, tough an indirect one; however radical a breach with the past may be, it can never be quite complete and such as to break all continuity. More than this: we assert that everything of value that there may be in the modern world has come to it from Christianity, or at any rate through Christianity, for Christianity has brought with it the whole heritage of former traditions, has kept this heritage alive so far as the state of things in the West made it possible, and still contains its latent possibilities. But is there anyone today, even among those who call themselves Christians, who has any real consciousness of these possibilities? Where is to be found, even in Catholicism, the men who know the deeper meaning of the doctrines that they profess outwardly, and who, not content with 'believing' in a more or less superficial way –and more through sentiment than intelligence– really 'know' the truth of the traditions they hold to be theirs? We would wish to see proof that there are at least a few such men, for this would be the greatest and perhaps the sole hope of salvation for the West; but we have to admit that, up to the present, we have not encountered any … The West was Christian in the Middle Ages, but is so no longer; if anyone should reply that it may again become so, we will rejoinder that no one desires this more than we do, and may it come about sooner than all we round about us would lead us to expect. But let no one delude himself on this point: if this should happen, the modern world will have lived its day,” Rene Guenon (The Crisis of the Modern World).

"The tragedy of our epoch, and even of past eras too, lies in the incapacity to accept the Revelation of Christ in its authentic spirit, in its true scope. The attempts, let us call them 'naive', to penetrate by reason into the mystery of Christ are really attempts using 'the wrong tools'. We must all urgently follow the example of Abraham: we must take fire and sword into our hands and go up the mountain to offer in sacrifice our own 'Isaac', that is, what is most precious to us and to which we are strongly attached. There is a pressing need for each of us to prefer the love of God above everything else in the universe." St. Sophrony of Essex☦️ The Mystery of Christian Life (p. 165)

Read more St. Maximos ’“The shadow of death” is human life. Therefore if a man is with God and God is with him, clearly he is able to say, “Though I walk through the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.’ ☦️St. Maximos the Confessor

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An interesting point from my priest in a group conversation we are having: I argue that the Protestants venerate God, they don't really comprehend worship because the sacramental does not exist in Protestantism. That's why they think when we are venerating icons we are worshipping "idols." Given the corruption of liturgy in Latin Christianity (the "Novus Ordo" is basically Protestant worship with a Eucharist), I think sacramental understanding is fading in the Latin Church too. Who needs sacramental awareness if all truth is locked up in the Magisterium anyway - seriously. #Christianity

If any of you are interested: This website tracks daily liturgics and fasting prescriptions for the Orthodox Church (Antiochian Archdiocese).

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A blessed Lord's day ☦️🙏 "Love for God and love for neighbor are inseparable; one cannot exist without the other." ☦️St. John of San Francisco