Another day of God's mercy.
Wanted to show you my other icon of St. Nicholas;
this one was a chrismation gift as it was at one of St. Nicholas'
churches where I was chrismated;
I remember looking at the icons of the Theotokos and St. Nicholas
during the ceremony...
Today (o.c.) is St. Katherine's Day.
I always figure the two calendar days for each Saint
can loosely be taken to mean their feast is for almost two weeks :)
I was able to be in church for noon prayer today on her day;
a beautiful thing.
And this morning I found an English translation to
which was a great way to start the day!
Dear friends of mine have received mercy through St. Menas' prayers
and I know also of monastics who look for his help.
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Speaking of Akathists,
I've noticed that my post on
the collecting of Akathists has come up in Google searches...
the librarian in me loves to share -
if there is an Akathist that you can't find online
that I have listed that I do have,
feel free to email me
( roosjeblog @ yahoo . ca )
and I will do what I can.
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That said,
it is best to remember Fr. Thomas Hopko's advice
to pray as we can and not as we wish we can.
Yes, I may have collected lots of Akathists
but this is not indicative of any spiritual level on my part;
thankfully my spiritual father will not let me fall into such delusions.
:)
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The job search research and interview preperation continues.
I feel a bit daunted but am trying to press forward.
I am so aware that we all have such huge battles to fight
in our lives.
Whether it is illness, children, pregancy, unemployment, work or family pressures,
we all have real struggles;
if I have learned anything lately it is just how each one
is in a great battle.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
Philo of Alexandria
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