Category: Contemplations

“he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; For my eyes have seen Your salvation Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of …

“The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life,And that they may have it more abundantly”. John 10:10 . “The Shepherd has come to His flock in this world in order to redeem, sanctify, and glorify them. He does so to restore …

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.” John 6:27 . Saint Cyril of Alexandria teaches us that “In effect, Jesus is saying ‘I am the bread of …

Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted- Matthew 5:4 . . The Lord Jesus Christ himself wept though He committed no sin at all. He wept for the sins of other people, and for the death and destruction caused them by committing such sins. The Lord Jesus Christ wept at Lazarus’ tomb …

“Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” – Luke 10:2 . “The Lord Himself, dwelling in the apostles, is He who sows, and who crops; and “without Him they could do nothing” (John …