Prayer for Fallen Sheep and Against a Fall in Faith
Allegory of the Eucharist, Juan Correa, 1690 THE MYSTICAL PRAYERS Of Our Lord Jesus Christ "I envisaged constant abandonment of faith in my people and how they will constantly reject their God and crucify Me daily. The pains grew in intensity when I saw how hard it will be for them to return...Many there were who would stop on the way because they thought the way was too hard and long ...How large the number [...]
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost — A Message From St. John of the Cross
The Pharisees and Tax Collector Icon,Modern, Coptic Translation of the Gospel According to Luke (18:9-14) At that time, Jesus spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves as just and despised others. Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one was a pharisee, and the other a publican. The pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give Thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, [...]