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Sfântul Zosima de la Solovki

 

 

Sfântul Zosima de la Solovki(+1478) a fost unul dintre ctitorii Mănăstirii Solovetsky, stabilită pe insula Solovetsky in MareaAlbă din nordul Rusiei.

Originile Sf. Zosima nu sunt certe. Prin 1436 amândoi părinţii erau morţi, iar el se hotărâse să devină monah. La gurile râului Suma, Zosima l-a intâlnit pe Herman, un călugăr care petrecuse mai mulţi ani cu Sf. Savatie la Bolshoi, pe insula Solovetsky. După moartea lui Savatie in 1435, Herman s-a intors pe continent. Zosima şi Herman s-au intors impreună pe insula Solovetsky şi curând alţi călugări au inceput să sosească acolo. Ei se considerau discipolii lui Zosima. Acesta a trebuit să construiască o biserică de lemn şi să-i organizeze pe călugări intr-o mănăstire, care s-asubordonat episcopiei de Novgorod.

Iona, episcopul Novgorodului, dedouă ori a numit egumeni la mănăstire, dar aceştia au părăsit insula, nefiind in stare să indure condiţiile de viaţă de acolo. De aceea l-a numit pe Zosima egumen.

In 1465, Zosima a construit o nouă biserică in carea pus moaştele Sf. Savatie. Sf. Zosima a murit in anul 1478. Incă din timpul egumeniei lui, Mănăstirea Solovetsky obţinuse fonduri bogate de la Republica Novgorodului şi devenise una dintre cele mai bogate mănăstiri din Rusia.

Din 1547, Zosima este venerat ca sfânt in Biserica Rusă. Mănăstirea sa a devenit importantă pentru poporul rus mai ales in vremea comunismului fiindcă era singura mănăstire de călugări care nu a fost deloc inchisă, devenind o oază a vieţuirii ortodoxe intr-un deşert socialist.

  St. Zosimas of Solovki (Russian: Зосима Соловецкий, died 1478) was one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery[1] established on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea of northern Russia.

The origin of Zosima is not exactly clear. By 1436 his parents were both dead, and he decided to live as a hermit. In the mouth of the Suma River he met Herman, a monk, who previously spent several years with Savvatiy on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island. Savvatiy died in 1435, and Herman returned to the continent. Zosima and Herman traveled again to Solovetsky Islands, and soon monks started to arrive there. These monks considered themselves the disciples of Zosima. Soon he had to build a wooden church and to organize the monks into a monastery. The monastery was subordinate to Eparchy of Novgorod.

The bishop of Novgorod, Iona, twice appointed hegumens to the monastery, but these hegumens left without being able to bear the conditions of life in a Northern island.[1] Then he appointed Zosima as a hegumen.

In 1465, Zosima built a new church and transferred the relics of Savvatiy to this church. He died in 1478. Already during his tenure, Solovetsky Monastery obtained big investments from Novgorod Republic and established itself as one of the richest monasteries in Russia. Since 1547, Zosima is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church. Today, the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the memory of all the saints of the Pskov-Caves Monastery in Pechory, Pskov Province, Russia. This monastery became especially important to the Russian Orthodox people during Communist times, because it was the only men's monastery in Russia that was never closed by the atheist regime, becoming an oasis of Orthodox life in a socialist desert.

Nu există păcat care să biruiască puterea lui Dumnezeu

Fiecare Duminică din Postul cel Mare are o consacrare anume. Astfel, dacă prima Duminică – numită a Ortodoxiei – a fost închinată credinței, cea de-a doua, a Sf. Grigorie Palama, a fost închinată rugăciunii, pen­tru ca acest Sfânt ne-a învățat cea mai înaltă rugăciune – rugăciunea minții, a inimii sau rugăciunea lui Iisus. Cea de-a treia Duminică – a Sfintei Cruci – a fost închinată jertfei, pentru că ce altceva reprezintă Crucea pentru noi, dacă nu jertfa și lupta duhovnicească. Cea de-a patra Duminică, numită a Sfântului Ioan Scărarul, a fost închinată ascezei, pentru că treptele „scării” acestui Sfânt scriitor închipuie tot atâtea virtuți pe care suntem chemați cu toții să ni le agonisim prin asceză și luptă spirituală, îndeosebi prin „post și rugăciune”, iar Duminica aceasta, a cincea, este închinată pocăinței.

 https://marturieathonita.ro/nu-exista-pacat-care-sa-biruiasca-puterea-lui-dumnezeu/

How to read the Bible and why

All that is necessary for this world and the people in it--the Lord has stated in the Bible. In it He has given the answers to all questions. There is no question which can torment the human soul, and not find its answer, either directly or in­directly in the Bible.
Men cannot devise more questions than there are answers in the Bible. If you fail to find the answer to any of your questions in the Bible, it means that you have either posed a sense-less question or did not know how to read the Bible and did not finish reading the answer in it.

 ( St. Justin Popovich )

http://stjohntheforerunnerblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/how-to-read-bible-and-why-st-justin.html

Womanmartyr Thomais of Alexandria

The Holy martyr Thomais was born into a Christian family in the city of Alexandria. She was raised in piety, and loved to read spiritual books.

When she was fifteen, the girl married a fisherman, who was also a Christian. The young couple lived in the house of her husband’s family, where Saint Thomais was loved for her mild and gentle disposition, and for other good traits.

Saint Thomais’ father-in-law, at the prompting of the devil, was captivated by her beauty. One night, when his son went out fishing, he attempted to lead his daughter-in-law into sin. Horrified, Saint Thomais admonished the senseless old man, reminding him of the Last Judgment and the penalty for sin. Infuriated by her steadfastness, he seized a sword and threatened to cut off her head. Saint Thomais answered resolutely, “Even if you cut me to pieces, I shall not stray from the commandments of the Lord.” Overcome with passion, the old man cut Saint Thomais in two with the sword. The saint received the crown of martyrdom in the year 476.

Divine punishment overtook the murderer. https://oca.org/saints/lives/2019/04/13/101074-womanmartyr-thomais-of-alexandria

Hieromartyr Artemon the Presbyter of Laodicea in Syria

The Hieromartyr Artemon was born of Christian parents in Laodicea, Syria in the first half of the third century. From his youth, he dedicated himself to the service of the Church. The saint served the Church as a a Reader for sixteen years.

For his zeal in Church services, Bishop Sisinius ordained him deacon. Saint Artemon also fulfilled this service with fervor and diligence for twenty-eight years, then he was ordained to the priesthood. In this position, Saint Artemon served the Church of God for thirty-three years, preaching Christianity among pagans. When the emperor Diocletian (284-305) began his fierce persecution against Christians, Saint Artemon was already old. The emperor issued an edict ordering Christians to offer sacrifice to idols.

Saint Sisinius, knowing of the impending arrival of the military commander Patricius in Laodicea, went with the priest Artemon and other Christians into the temple of the goddess Artemis. There they smashed and burned the idols, reducing them all to dust.

Afterwards, Saint Sisinius and Saint Artemon gathered the flock into the church and fervently exhorted the Christians to remain firm in the Faith and not to fear the threats of torturers. 

 Read more:

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2019/04/13/101072-hieromartyr-artemon-the-presbyter-of-laodicea-in-syria

 https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/03/holy-hieromartyr-artemon-presbyter-of.html

CANONUL SF. ANDREI CRITEANUL

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