“When you bravely bore persecutions for the Faith, you convicted every heresy and chased it far off; when your tongue and hand were severed, O blest Maximos, you received a shining crown from the very hand of your Creator for your confession. O Father, ceaselessly pray to Him that He now bestow His mercy on our souls.”
Holy Father Euthymius, pray to God for us! “You became a priest of supernatural and mystic visions, O God bearing Father, offering unbelievers to Christ when, through your teachings, they worthily believed in His Godhead and were instructed in better things.”
Holy Father Macarius, pray to God for us! “Submitting yourself to the law of the Spirit, with whose whole armor you were fenced round about, O righteous Macarius, you did not suffer your will to incline to the law of sin.”
Carving of St. Seraphim with Bear
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
+James 1:12
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