Holy Holy Holy No. 4 (Seraphim IconoGraphic - Small) | Orthodox Christian Hoodie / Hooded SweatshirtChristian! thou art to be united to the angels, archangelsall the heavenly powers. Imitate the angels; despise earthly things; love that which is heavenly, eternal, spiritual; shun worldly passions; do not serve the belly, the demon of covetousness; be gentle, meek, calm as an angel, pure as an angel, simple and holy as an angel. + St John of Kronstadt

will not be saved O Lord

First he overthrew the dark principalities and powers and redeemed our souls

John answered and said:

through divine grace that has the power to give birth

And having seen this Abba Moses took courage and returned to his cell without fear

when I reflect upon this

There are relatively very few icons depicting the Theotokos without her Holy Son

without seed:

+ St Isaac the Syrian

the Cross became the sign of the Son of Man

and choose rather to die than to deny their faith in Christ

but avoid fanaticism