Let All Adverse Powers Be Crushed (Red, Yellow & Blue Design) | ICXC NIKA | Medieval Tile Design | Orthodox Christian HoodieInscribing the invincible weapon of the Cross upon the waters, Moses marked a straight line before him with his staff and divided the Red Sea, opening a path for Israel who went over dry shod. Then he marked a second line across the waters and united them in one, overwhelming the chariots of Pharaoh. Therefore let us sing to Christ our God, for He hath been glorified. Katavasia of the Cross, Tone 8

” And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried

because your adversary the devil

sinful deed

“St Paul was the noblest of men and the most outstanding example of the nobility of human nature and of its possibilities for virtue

nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer

Not even we have been left without a Sacrifice to offer to God

He is the End of all things because He is the center toward which all created beings tend

My soul is immortal

if only you do not hinder

never let it become a matter of habit

And the angel answering

Life to the tomb