http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/19/first-sunday-of-great-lent-sunday-of-orthodoxy-%e2%80%93-the-triumph-of-orthodoxy/ McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections Tue, 14 May 2013 00:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/19/first-sunday-of-great-lent-sunday-of-orthodoxy-%e2%80%93-the-triumph-of-orthodoxy/comment-page-1/#comment-11501 Change « Upward Call — Gleanings On The Way Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:49:12 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1886#comment-11501 [...] is a wonderful homily on this text by Fr. Seraphim Holland that can be found here. A copy of my adaptation of that homily for my own use is available from me upon [...] [...] is a wonderful homily on this text by Fr. Seraphim Holland that can be found here. A copy of my adaptation of that homily for my own use is available from me upon [...]

]]> http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/19/first-sunday-of-great-lent-sunday-of-orthodoxy-%e2%80%93-the-triumph-of-orthodoxy/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Natalia Arzhantseva Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:15:42 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1886#comment-2954 Father, Bless! At this remarkable day for the Church we think of the past Christians, martyrs, and all Christians who cherished Orthodoxy more than their lives, and regarded it as the treasure worth dying for. And they gave their lives for  it. For them there was no other grief than losing Orthodoxy.  In tough periods of our lives this is felt with especially enormous strength. What a treasure God granted us! After the October revolution, true believers wished each other mainly only one thing - not to lose Orthodoxy. Let us remember this appeal nowadays, as we have many temptations & weaknesses. There are actually two great gifts (along with many others) in our lives - our birth & Orthodoxy. God put us on the right way, but will we cherish it enough to pass through it with the dignity of a Christian? What response will we give our Creator when we knew the right way & averted from it by our own will?!  We are also responsible for other people, to whom we should serve as a candle on their road. How we should work on ourselves to be able to do it! How much effort we should make to preserve Orthodoxy! This is what I think about today, looking forward to the Day of the Triumph of Orthodoxy.     Father, Bless!
At this remarkable day for the Church we think of the past Christians, martyrs, and all Christians who cherished Orthodoxy more than their lives, and regarded it as the treasure worth dying for. And they gave their lives for  it. For them there was no other grief than losing Orthodoxy. 
In tough periods of our lives this is felt with especially enormous strength.
What a treasure God granted us!
After the October revolution, true believers wished each other mainly only one thing – not to lose Orthodoxy.
Let us remember this appeal nowadays, as we have many temptations & weaknesses.
There are actually two great gifts (along with many others) in our lives – our birth & Orthodoxy. God put us on the right way, but will we cherish it enough to pass through it with the dignity of a Christian? What response will we give our Creator when we knew the right way & averted from it by our own will?! 
We are also responsible for other people, to whom we should serve as a candle on their road. How we should work on ourselves to be able to do it! How much effort we should make to preserve Orthodoxy!
This is what I think about today, looking forward to the Day of the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
 
 

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