Tag: Saints of the Orthodox Church

Schemanun Theodosia, a New Intersessor

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  Matushka Theodosia's counsel to her visitors still resounds in the hearts of those who knew her and life and you have come to know her in the time since her repose: "Never be despondent. The Lord Will arrange everything. Everything will be good for you if you will Believe in Him, hoping Him, and … Continue reading Schemanun Theodosia, a New Intersessor

On the Purpose of Our Life on Earth… By Saint Marcarius the Great of Egypt.

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  Man’s highest goal and purpose, the union of the soul with God, is a primary principle in the works of Saint Macarius. Describing the methods for attaining mystical communion, the saint relies upon the experience of the great teachers of Egyptian monasticism and on his own experience. The way to God and the experience … Continue reading On the Purpose of Our Life on Earth… By Saint Marcarius the Great of Egypt.