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A clip from Ek Nekron podcast on transhumanism. https://blossom.primal.net/c699ea4e101334319a88e4ae6e07983f26a4f933518902d3f86db27218e30f98.mp4

You guys should really read up on St Paisios.

Happy birthday to one of the greatest novelists in world literature. ☦️ Memory eternal!

Friendly reminder to read this banger. #bookstr

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He who remembers death is not deceived by the world, loves his neighbors and even enemies, is obedient, abstemious; through this peace is preserved in the soul, and the grace of the Holy Spirit comes. +☦️ Saint Silouan the Athonite The Lord left us ignorant of the ordering of many things in this world, meaning it is not necessary for us to know—we cannot compass all creation with our minds. But the Creator Himself of heaven and earth and every created thing gives us to know Him in the Holy Spirit. ☦️Saint Silouan the Athonite "Misfortune often strikes suddenly, and it is futile to ask why. Only the Church of Christ can explain the cause of all misfortune. The Church generally divides all misfortunes into two groups: those that strike the sinner for their past, unconfessed sins; and those that befall the righteous and are, in the words of Chrysostom, "a cause for obtaining the crown, as was the case for Lazarus and Job." ☦️ Saint Nicholas (Velimirovich) of Ohrid and Jitcha Many of us live as if we don’t have to die and give an account of our lives. What does this mean? Doesn’t this happen because such people think that all they have to do is to repent just before they die and they will receive a full pardon? Of course, God does not turn away those who come to Him even at the eleventh hour, that is, if they turn to Him with all their hearts. However, if your heart was far away from God for the longest part of your life, do you think that you will be able to move it toward God, to arouse in you a feeling of repentance before you die? Oh, brothers! It will be exactly then that your heart will be set against you. ☦️St. John of Kronstadt

Here are some Scriptures the Orthodox Church uses as precedent in regards to the intercession of Saints & Prayers for the Dead. Much of this tradition is lost on the protestant mind simply because they no longer have the deutercanonical books in their Bibles (I believe they were included but labeled as "apocraypha" up until the mid 19th century). It is also worth noting that both the Apostles and Jesus, when quoting the Old Testament, most often quoted from the Septuagint (The Septuagint included the deutercanon). Old Testament Scripture Genesis 18:23–32 (You should read the entire dialogue) Abraham pleads with God to spare Sodom for the sake of the righteous: 23 And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” … 32 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.” Job 1:5 “Job rose early in the morning and offered burnt offerings… For Job said, ‘It may be that my sons have sinned.’” Job 42:8–10 “My servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly.” Jeremiah 15:1 Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people…” 2 Kings 13:20–21 (4 Kingdoms 13:20–21) Elisha died and they buried him… But when the body touched the bones of Elisha, the man revived and stood on his feet. (Prototype of relics and God working through them, you find this with a piece of Pauls garment in Acts too) Zechariah 1:12–13 Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah…?” So the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. Tobit 4:17–18 “Pour out your bread and your wine on the grave of the righteous, but do not give it to sinners. Seek counsel always from a wise man.” Baruch 3:4 “O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead of Israel and of their children who have sinned before you…” 2 Maccabees 12:38–46 Judas and his men took up the bodies of the fallen, prayed for their sins to be blotted out, and made atonement for the dead so that they might be delivered from their sin. 44–46 emphasize that prayers for the dead are meaningful because of belief in resurrection and reward for the godly- This is why we say in the creed "we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come" 2 Maccabees 15:12–16 Onias, the former high priest, appeared to him… and said, “This is a man who loves the brethren and prays much for the people, the holy city, and the people of Israel — Jeremiah, the prophet of God.” New Testament Scripture Luke 9:28–36 (The Transfiguration) “Jesus took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And as He was praying, the appearance of His face was altered, and His clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were talking with Him, Moses and Elijah…” 2 Corinthians 1:11 “You also joining in helping us through your prayers, so that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the favor granted us through the prayers of many.” 1 Corinthians 15:29 “Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead?” 2 Timothy 1:16–18 “May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus… may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day.” Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Revelation 5:8 “And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.” Revelation 8:3–4 “Another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer; and he was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the hand of the angel.” Early Church Witness (Pulled these from Grok) Apostolic Tradition (Hippolytus, early 3rd century) “Let them offer the Eucharist for those who have fallen asleep in the Lord.” (4.41) Tertullian (c. 155–240 AD) “We offer sacrifices for the dead on their birthday (the day of their death), as a commemoration.” (On Monogamy, ch. 10) “A woman, after the death of her husband, prays for his soul and requests refreshment for him in the interim between death and resurrection.” (On the Crown, ch. 3) St. Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200–258 AD) “It is one of the ancient and religious customs among us… we remember the martyrs among those who have fallen asleep before us.” (Epistle 1) St. Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313–386 AD) “Then we pray also for the holy fathers and bishops who have fallen asleep, and for all who have died among us, believing that this will be of great help to the souls on whose behalf the supplication is offered.” (Catechetical Lecture 23:9) St. John Chrysostom (c. 349–407 AD) “Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their father’s sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation?” (Homilies on Philippians 3:9–10) “Not in vain did the Apostles order that remembrance be made of the dead in the awesome Mysteries.” (Homilies on Philippians 3:4) St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD) “It is not to be doubted that the dead are aided by the prayers of the holy Church, and by the sacrifice of salvation, and by alms, which are offered for their spirits.” (Enchiridion 110) “The whole Church observes the custom handed down from the Fathers, that prayers should be offered for the dead.” (Sermon 172:2) St. Gregory the Great (c. 540–604 AD) “The Holy Sacrifice of Christ, the saving Victim, brings great benefit to the souls even after death, if the sins they have committed are such as can be pardoned in the life to come.” (Dialogues 4:57)

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In a world so ugly it will be beauty that leads people to Truth.

Literally nothing on Earth compares to Divine Liturgy. https://blossom.primal.net/373763ef68301c02ea4a9863b48a2b9f34f1c5f4e9bbb0bfe39bb05cd5bf444c.mp4

Lord have mercy! https://www.disclose.tv/id/j4jtlerd5i/

The hyper consumer culture has inverted all holidays, this is why the Church's feast days and her liturgical calendar exist-to keep the Christian grounded in truth. https://blossom.primal.net/9bdec14994d150b0314b3d9c98330dea0b0a88afb428b23ad01bb4aea80714f3.mp4

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