Let us not forget, that, in many times in Church history the True Orthodox have had to emphasize more than the word Orthodox. After all, during the 6th century, the Severian monophysites and others, were also claiming to be Orthodox (which means right believing, true glory, correct worship, etc). Cedrenus the 11th century Byzantine-Roman historian writes about the magnificent and beautiful Holy Table in Agia Sophia. On the Holy Table, of the Great Church of Constantinople no less(!), we find the following inscription: We Thy servants, Justinian and Theodora, offer unto Thee, O Christ, Thine Own Gifts of of Thine Own, which we beseech Thee favourably to accept, O Son and Word of God, Who was Made Flesh and Crucified for our sakes. Keep us in the True Orthodox Faith; and this Empire which Thou hast committed to our trust, augment and preserve it to Thine Own Glory, by the intercessions of the Holy Theotokos and Virgin Mary. tinyurl/lt5gmno
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:49:01 +0000
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