A couple of my favorite parts of the Athakist to St. John Maximovich of Shanghai and San Francisco: "Wishing to save the world, the Savior of all hath sent a new saint among us and through him hath called us out of the dark recesses of sin. Hearing this call to repentance, the unworthy ones in turn cry out to God: Alleluia." "Beholding the grace bestowed upon thee, we know that God hath not abandoned His people. It is rather we that have fallen from Him, and so must regain the likeness of Divinity as thou hast done. Through thine intercession, O blessed one, grant that we may increase our striving toward our heavenly homeland, setting our affections on things above, laboring in prayer and virtue, waging war against the attacks of our fallen nature. Invoke the mercy of God, that we may one day join thee in His Kingdom. For our deepest wish is to live forever with Him, with the Father and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen."
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:00:47 +0000
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