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The Doxastiko at Lauds on the 3rd Sunday in Lent (Theodore Rokas)

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The 3rd Sunday is also known as the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, and according to the Calendar of Feasts (Synaxari): on that day, the third Sunday of Lent, we celebrate the veneration of the of the precious and life-giving cross. The Sunday was given this name- the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross- because on that day the Precious Cross is in the forefront of worship and is placed in the center of churches for the faithful to venerate, in order to strengthen them in the continuation of the fast and in  the struggle to defeat the passions, as the note to the feast in the Synaxari says: ‘by its power, Christ our God, protect us ...

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Visions of Geronda Joseph (Miracles of Saint Joseph the Hesychast)

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Gero-Arsenios was always agreeable and gave out blessings very easily. One time, however, he strangely became so strict and unyielding that he upset one of the fathers. Afterwards, when he was asked why he had been so harsh with him, he answered: “Yesterday Geronda came and told me: Be careful, Arsenios; don’t take the responsibility for other people’s burdens. Father so-and-so will come tomorrow. Don’t give him a blessing for what he wants.’” Even though it was a dream, Gero-Arsenios still had the experience and the grace to realize which dreams were from God, which were natural, and which were from the demons. Another time, when Gero-Arsenios woke up at night, he saw Geronda as if he was alive. Geronda embraced ...

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