Let All Adverse Powers Be Crushed (Red, Yellow & Blue Design) | ICXC NIKA | Medieval Tile Design | Orthodox Christian Hardcover JournalInscribing the invincible weapon of the Cross upon the waters, Moses marked a straight line before him with his staff and divided the Red Sea, opening a path for Israel who went over dry shod. Then he marked a second line across the waters and united them in one, overwhelming the chariots of Pharaoh. Therefore let us sing to Christ our God, for He hath been glorified. Katavasia of the Cross, Tone 8

Thou wast transfigured on the mountain O Christ God

Before the world was formed

'O Thou that dost raise me up from the gates of death' (Psalm 9:13)

and my Father is the husbandman

with love and sympathy for other strugglers on the path of the Orthodox spiritual life and a deep resolve that does not become discouraged because the atmosphere is unfavorable

the grievous poison of life here and has shaken off the fetters which bound it and held down the wings of the mind

We preach a wisdom that is hidden (1 Cor 2:7)

Just as we are about to accomplish something good

Silouan the Athonite

show us forth as partakers of Thine ineffable compassion and grace

’ The Lord answered: ‘I was in your heart

Both Plato and Socrates awaited their Crucified Savior in Hades: “a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles