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A prayer for release from the passions

23 March 2016 By Andrew

by St Thalassios the Libyan

Christ, Master of all, free us from all these destructive passions and the thoughts born of them.

For Thy sake we came into being, so that we might delight in the paradise which Thou hast planted and in which Thou hast placed us.

We brought our present disgrace upon ourselves, preferring destruction to the delights of blessedness.

We have paid for this, for we have exchanged eternal life for death.

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Marriage

23 March 2016 By Andrew

Marriage is a universal characteristic of human culture. In fact, as soon as the difference between the sexes came into existence (Gen 2:21-23), the “one flesh” union of their coming back together is already in view (Gen 2:24). This is not to say that every human person should be married in the earthly sense, but that there is an archetypal aspect to marriage which goes to the heart of what it means to be a… [ read more ]

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It would be better for you to leave no brothel in this town unentered than to refuse to venerate our Lord and God Jesus Christ together… [ Read more ]
–St John of Damascus

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