Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Church in St. Maximus' Mystagogy

Posted by J.Sanidopoulos at 11:26 AM
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  1. Hi John,

    Do you know why St. Maximos is celebrated today in the East but in August in the west? Also, do we celebrate him on both days or only today?

    Thanks,
    Chris

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  2. It is not exactly certain, but August 13th was either the date of his death or the date when his relics were transferred to Constantinople. Because August 13th falls on the leave-taking of the feadt of the Transfiguration, the Church celebrates his feast on August 12th. January 21 also was either the date of his death or the date his relics were transferred to Constantinople.

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  3. John
    God bless you. This, my favorite blog, has done it again. Thank you for posting this sweetness.

    Many years.

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All Saints Celebrated In January

Sisoes, the great ascetic, before the tomb of Alexander, King of the Greeks, who was once covered in glory. Astonished, he mourns for the vicissitudes of time and the transience of glory, and tearfully declaims thus: "The mere sight of you, tomb, dismays me and causes my heart to shed tears, as I contemplate the debt we, all men, owe. How can I possibly stand it? Oh, death! Who can evade you?"

"Ascend, ascend, brethren, ascend with eagerness and resolve in your hearts, listening to him who says: ‘Let us go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the house of our God, Who maketh our feet like those of the deer, and setteth us on high places, that we may be victorious with His song.’" - St. John Climacos

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