Saint Timothy BEC Pokhara

Do not relax your control over your son or your daughter, but from their youth teach them the fear of God.
Do not give a command in your anger to your servant, who trusts in the same God, lest he ceases to fear the God who is over both of you. For he does not call men according to worldly status, but he comes to those whom the Spirit has prepared.
And you who are servants, be obedient to your masters as to God, in respect and fear. Hate all hypocrisy, and everything that is not pleasing to the Lord.
Never forsake the Lord’s commandments. But you shall guard the things which you have received, neither adding to them nor taking away from them.
Confess your sins in church, and do not go to prayer with a guilty conscience. This is the Way of Life. DIDACHE 📖

परमेश्वरको मृत्यु
“परमेश्वरको मृत्यु " शब्दलाई जर्मनका नास्तिक दार्शनिक फ्रिडिक पिचले सूत्रपात गरे।
तिनको विश्वासअनुसार ज्ञानको युगले (Enlightenment Era) मानिसलाई अत्यन्तै
बाठो बनायो। यसैले अब फेरि मानिसका मामलाहरूमाथि नियन्त्रण गर्न परमेश्वरको खाँचो छैन ।
आफ्नो यस्तो विचार व्यक्त गर्न तिनले यो शब्द प्रयोग गरे।
सत्य कुरा यो हो, परमेश्वर मर्नुभयो । करिब २००० वर्ष पहिले मानिसको रूपमा देहधारण
गर्नुभएको परमेश्वर प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टलाई रोमी सिपाहीहरूले यरूशलेममा भएको गलगथाको
पहाडमा क्रूसमा टाँगे । परमेश्वर मर्नुभयो भनेर हामी निश्चयतासाथ भन्न सक्छौं। उहाँलाई
चिहानमा राखियो। तर तेस्रो दिनमा उहाँ फेरि जीवित भइ उठ्नुभयो ।
प्रश्नचाहिँ, के परमेश्वर पनि मर्न सक्नुहुन्छ र?
बलिदान हुने र मानवजातिको पाप क्षमा गर्नलाई आफ्नो पापरहित, शुद्ध र पवित्र रगत बगाउने
उदेश्यले परमेश्वर मानिस बन्नुभयो भनी हामी विश्वास गछौं ।

My child, remember him who proclaims to you the word of God. Remember him night and day, and honor him as the Lord; for wherever he speaks, the Lord himself is there.
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“Humility makes man god. Pride made the angels demons. Humility will open the doors of Paradise, while pride will close those ”.

St. Evman 1999 †

In my ignorance, I stood at the church door and felt that I couldn't get enough. I said, 'The church is unfulfilling!'

The teaching is weak, the servants lead me astray, the ritual is tedious, the liturgy is long, the prayers are heavy and without benefit.'

Then the Lord called me and said:

'Why are you standing at the door? You are not meant to be outside the church. That is why you haven't tasted its beauty. You haven’t seen its wonders. Come closer, let Me show you its beauty from within. Come closer to be fulfilled.'

I approached the altar. I saw the heavens open above it. I saw Christ standing as a Priest and as a Sacrifice.

He said, 'Keep your eyes fixed on Me so you do not see the weaknesses of your brothers.'

When I looked, I saw the priest preaching. I saw the Holy Spirit coming out of the simple words full of life’s meanings.

I saw the spirit of the ritual, a marvel no one can fully grasp.

I saw the Lord support the weakness of His servants.

I saw the depth of the liturgy, a life of the gospel opened to the heavens.

I saw that the Agpeya prayers are the deep prayers of the spirit in psalms and chants.

I said, how miserable I am… because I spent my life at the door!

कन्ने मरियमको सम्मान
धर्मशास्त्रमा थिओटोकोसले स्वर्गदूतहरु (लुका १:२८) र मानवहरु (लुका १:८२)
दुवैबाट सम्मान पाउँछिन्। उनी आफैले अगमवाणी गरिन्, "सबै पुस्ताले मलाई धन्य भन्ने
छन्" (लुका १:४८)। त्यसैले उनलाई सम्मान गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने परमेश्वरको इच्छा हो। "आफ्ना
बुबा र आमालाई आदर गर" (प्रस २०:१२) भनेर आज्ञा दिनुहुने परमेश्वरले गालिलको
विवाहमा मरियमको आज्ञापालन गर्नुभयो (युह २:३-१०) र उहाँले क्रुसमा झुन्डेर कष्ट
भोग्दै गर्नुहुँदा प्रेरित युहन्नालाई उनको हेरचाह गर्ने जिम्मा दिएर उनलाई सम्मान गर्नुभयो
(युह १९:२६-२७) ।
लुका १:३९-४५ (सारांश): लुकाको पहिलो अध्यायमा, सन्त बप्तिस्मा दिन
गुहन्नाकी आमा सन्त एलिसिबाले पनि उनलाई सम्मान गरिन्, र
शब्दहरु बोलेर उनको प्रशंसा गर्दै भनिन्, "स्त्रीहरुमा तिमी धन्यकी हो (१९८२)।
एलिसिबाले आफूलाई कन्ने मरियमभन्दा तल्लो स्थानमा राख्छिन् र आफूलाई
मेरा प्रभुकी आमालाई' (१:४३) स्वागत गर्न अयोग्य ठानिन्। सेमिटिक
संस्कारमा यस्ता प्रशंसाहरु सामान्यतया उमेरमा कान्छी महिलाले जेठीलाई आदर
देखाउनका निम्ति गर्ने गरिन्थ्यो । यहाँ सामान्य क्रम उल्ट्याइएको छ।
धर्मशास्त्रअनुसार, एलिसिबाका यी शब्दहरु व्यक्तिगत भावना मात्र होइन तर
पवित्र आत्माबाट प्रेरित छन् (१:४१)। एलिसिवाले पनि मरियमको विश्वासको
प्रशंसा गर्दै यसो भनिन्, "तिनी धन्यकी हुन्, जसले ... विश्वास गरिन्" (१:४५) ।
लुका १:४८: मरियमले भनिन्, "अब उप्रान्त सबै पुस्ताले मलाई धन्यकी भन्ने छन् ।'
पुरानो करारमा मरियम
प्रस २५:१०-११: "तिनीहरुले बबुल काठको एउटा सन्दुक बनाउन्। ... . तैंले त्यसलाई निखुर
सुनले मोहोर्नू। भित्र, बाहिर तैंले त्यसलाई मोहोर्नू । त्यसको चारैतिर सुनको बिट
बनाउनू।"
(परमप्रभु आफैले नष्ट नहुने काठ र शुद्ध सुनबाट ठुलो होसियारीसाथ
सन्दुक बनाउन निर्देशन दिनुभयो । उहाँले सबै पुस्ताबाट एक पवित्र
कन्नेलाई पनि तयार पार्नुभयो र उहाँको वासस्थान हुनका लागि पवित्रताले
सिंगार्नुभयो।)
प्रस्थान २५:१७-२२: "तैंले निखुर सुनको एउटा कृपा-आसन बनाउनू ... त्यहीं म तँसित भेट
गर्ने छु। अनि कृपा-आसनबाट म तँसित बोल्ने छु ।"
(परमेश्वर प्रकट हुने त्यो "कृपा-आसन" अब पवित्र कन्ने मरियम भएकी छिन्।
मरियमको कोखमा उहाँले देहधारण गर्नुभयो। उहाँद्वारा हामीले प्रभु र उहाँको उद्धार
देख्न र जान्न पायौँ। उनको कारणले येसु ख्रिस्ट हामीसँग बोल्नुभयो। यसर्थ, उनी
संसारको कृपा-आसन हुन् ।)
मरियमको बारेमा प्रोटेस्टेन्ट सुधारकहरु
मरियमलाई सम्मान र आदर गर्ने चर्चको उचित अभ्यास प्रोटेस्टेन्ट धर्मसुधारकहरुमा
हराएको थिएन। प्रायः प्रोटेस्टेन्टहरु र इभान्जलिकल क्रिस्चियनहरुले विश्वासमा आफ्ना
पुर्खाहरुका विचारलाई मान्दैनन् ।
मार्टिन लुथर (इ.स. १४८३-१५४६)
मरियमको सम्मान गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने कुरा मानव हृदयको भित्रपट्टि लेखेको छ। (Sermon,
September 1, 1522)
मरियम महामहिम महिला र क्रिस्चियन धर्ममा ख्रिस्ट पछिको महान् रत्न हुन् । उनी
सुलक्षिन, बुद्धि र पवित्रता भएकी व्यक्तित्व हुन्। हामीले उनलाई जति सम्मान गरे पनि कम
हुन्छ। हामीले ख्रिस्टको मन वा धर्मशास्त्रको वचनअनुसार उनको सम्मान र प्रशंसा
चढाउनुपर्छ। (Sermon, Christmas, 1531)
सबै
तपाईंजस्तो महिला अरु कोही छैन। तपाईं हब्बा वा साराभन्दा महान् हुनुहुन्छ,
सुलक्षिन, बुद्धि र पवित्रताभन्दा माथि धन्यकी हुनुहुन्छ। (Sermon, Feast of the Visitation,
1537)
के ख्रिस्टको मात्र भक्ति गर्नुपर्छ? वा के परमेश्वरकी पवित्र आमालाई पनि सम्मान
गर्नुपर्दैन र? सर्पको शिर कुच्च्याउने महिला यिनै हुन्। तपाईंका पुत्रले तपाईंको कुनै पनि
कुरा इन्कार गर्नुहुन्न। (Sermon Wittenberg, 1546 : Weimar edition of Martin Luther's
Veneration of the Virgin Mary 341 Works, English translation edited by J. Pelikan
[Concordia: St. Louis ], Vol. 51, pp. 128-129)
येसुकी आमा मरियम हामी सबैकी आमा हुन्। तापनि मरियमको काखमा बस्ने मौका
ख्रिस्टले मात्र पाउनुभयो। येसु हाम्रो उद्धारकर्ता हुनुहुन्छ भने, हामी पनि उहाँको स्थानमा
हुनुपर्छ। उहाँ भएको ठाउँमा हामी पनि हुनुपर्छ। उहाँसँग भएका सबै कुरा हाम्रा हुन्। उहाँकी
आमा हाम्रो आमा हुन् । (Sermon Christmas, 1529)

Do not praise yourself, and do not let arrogance enter your soul. Do not join your soul with a pompou
person, but walk only with the righteous and the humble. Whatever happens to you, accept it as good
knowing that nothing is done without God.
📖 DIDACHE

There are two ways, one of life and one of death, and there is a great difference between the two ways. The way of life is this. First of all, you shall love the God who made you. Second, love your neighbor as yourself.
📖THE DIDACHE

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Titles of the Holy Theotokos, Saint Mary

– Theotokos is a Greek word meaning Mother of God. This title was given to her in the Third Ecumenical Council in Ephesus in 431 AD. Saint Kyrillos the Great insisted on that title in his response to the heresy of Nestorius. Saint Elizabeth, her first cousin, addressed her with this title as she said, “the mother of my Lord” (Luke 1:43).

The Queen Who is by the Right Side of the King – This title comes from David the Psalmist, as he said, “At your hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir” (Psalm 45:9). This is why in her Icon, she is portrayed at the right hand of Christ our Lord and King. In the Divine Liturgy, in the Gospel Response, we also say “The Lady and the Queen of us all…”

Our Mother the Holy Virgin – When Jesus was on the Cross, He said to the Apostle John, “Behold your mother” (John 19:27).

The Ladder of Jacob – Saint Mary is a symbol of the ladder which “was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven” (Genesis 28:12). This is the symbol of the Virgin, who by giving birth to Christ, made the inhabitants of the earth reach heaven.

The Bride – She is called the Bride because she is the true bride of the Lord of Glory. The word of the Lord in the following Psalm was realized in her: “Listen, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your own people also, and your father’s house; so the King will greatly desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, worship Him” (Psalm 45:10-11). This is why she is called the friend of Solomon, who is the Virgin of the Song of Songs. It was said of her in the same Psalm: “The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; her clothing is woven with gold. She shall be brought to the king in robes of many colors” (Psalm 45:13-14).

The Beautiful Dove – The title is in remembrance of the beautiful dove that carried to our father Noah a branch of an olive tree, as a symbol of peace, bringing to him the good news of the deliverance from the waters of the flood (Genesis 8:11). With this title, the priest burns incense in front of her icon when he goes out of the sanctuary and says: “Hail to you, O Virgin Mary, the beautiful dove”. In the Praxis response, the deacons chant in Coptic “Hail to you, Mary, the fair dove, who bore to us God the Logos.” Saint Mary is compared to the dove in her simplicity and purity, and the action of the Holy Spirit in her. She resembles the dove which brought the good news of the deliverance after the flood, because she brought the good news of our deliverance (salvation) in Christ.

The Cloud – The Virgin Mary also has the title of The Cloud because of her high status and because the prophecy of her coming to Egypt compared her in this manner. This was mentioned in the book of Isaiah: “The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt; the idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst” (Isaiah 19:1). The expression “cloud” is a symbol of the Lord who will come upon the clouds (Matthew 16:27).

The Golden Censer – We call her “Ti Shori” which means the Golden Censer in Coptic, and is one of the Coptic hymns sung by the deacons in the Divine Liturgy. The Golden Censer is sometimes referred to as the “Censer of Aaron” (Numbers 16:46). Also, the coal in the Censer symbolizes the human nature of Christ, and fire symbolizes His divine nature. Saint Paul says, “Our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). The censer symbolizes the womb of Saint Mary, where divinity was united with humanity. The censer being made of gold points to the greatness and the purity of the Virgin, and this is why we call her The Golden Censer in the hymns.

The Second Heaven – She is called the second heaven because as heaven is the home of God, the Virgin Mary was the home of God during her sacred pregnancy.
The City of God – The prophecy of the following Psalm is realized in her: “Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God” (Psalm 87:3). It is also said of her, “the city of the great king.” Also, certain prophecies which were said about Jerusalem are realized in her: “And of Zion it will be said, this one and that one were born in her; and the most High Himself shall establish her” (Psalm 87:5).

The Vine where was Found the Cluster of Life – The Cluster of Life is Christ. The Church asks for her intercession with that title in the prayer of the third hour in the Agpeya, saying to her: “O mother of God, you are the true vine who bears the cluster of life…”

The Mother of the True Light – It was said of Christ that He is “the true light which gives light to every man coming into the world” (John 1:9).
The Golden Lamp – She is called the Golden Lamp because she bears the Light, Christ.
The Mother of the Holy One – When archangel Gabriel appeared to Saint Mary to announce to her the birth of Christ, he said to her: “also that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35).

The Mother of Our Savior – She has this title because Christ is the Savior of the world; “and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).
The Burning Bush – The burning bush appeared to Moses in Exodus 3:2. In the song of The Burning Bush that we sing during the month of Kiahk, we say, “The burning bush seen by Moses The prophet in the wilderness The fire inside it was aflame But never consumed or injured it. The same with the Theotokos Mary Carried the fire of Divinity Nine months in her holy body.” Again it was said of Christ that He is a “consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). The fire burning inside the bush is a symbol of Christ and the bush itself symbolizes the Virgin.

The Ark of the Testimony – This title refers to the sanctuary that God told Moses and the Israelites to build for Him in Exodus, Chapter 25. The ark was made of acacia wood that cannot be moth-eaten, and was covered with gold from inside and outside (Exodus 25:10, 22), which is a symbol of the purity and greatness of the Virgin. Christ was inside the Ark of The Testimony, and thus the Virgin is called the Ark of the Testimony because she carried Christ in her womb.
The Golden Pot of Manna – The manna is a symbol of Christ, who is the live bread who came down from heaven. Everybody who eats from Him lives by Him, and He is also the bread of life (John 6:32, 48, 49). Since Christ is compared to the manna, Saint Mary is compared to the pot of manna, who carried this celestial bread inside her.

The Rod of Aaron that Budded – The Virgin miraculously “sprouted and carried the buds of life”, (Numbers 17:6-8), as did Aaron’s rod. A rod, of course, has no life in it that can produce blossoms and yield fruit, except by a miracle. This symbolizes the Virgin, who could not sprout or produce fruit, except through a miracle.

The Dome of Moses – The Dome of Moses is also known as the Tabernacle of Meeting, which was the place upon which the Lord used to come to speak to Moses (Exodus: Chapter 40, Leviticus: Chapter 1). Likewise, the Virgin is she upon whom the Lord came. God manifested His love in “The Dome of Moses,” who is the Virgin Mary. This is why we say in the Midnight Psalmody: “You have been compared, O Virgin Mary, to the tabernacle which Moses made on the mountain of Sinai, where God was inside.”

The Gate in the East – This is the gate that Ezekiel saw, in which the Lord said, “This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered by it therefore it shall be shut (Ezekiel 44:1-2). The prophet saw the glory of the Lord at his gate which is in the East, and the house was filled with it (Ezekiel 43: 2, 4, 5). This gate symbolizes the virginity of Saint Mary who was from the countries of the East (Nazareth); and how this virginity remained sealed.

The Gate of Life – It was said about Saint Mary in the book of Ezekiel: “As for the prince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way” (Ezekiel 44:3). Since the Lord is the Life, she is the Gate of Life. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25). That is why the virgin is the gate of life, the gate out of which the Lord came out, granting life to all those who believe in Him. It is not surprising that we call Saint Mary “the gate” because the Church is also called “the gate.” Jacob said about Bethel: “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” (Genesis 28:17).

The Holy of Holies – This is the temple in which the chief priest entered once a year, to make atonement for all the people (Leviticus: Chapter 16). The Lord of glory came once inside the Virgin Mary for the redemption of all the world.

Fr. Moses Samaan

चर्च के कुराले बनेको हुन्छ? यो परमेश्वरका परिवारहरुसित सम्बन्धित छ। तपाईंको परिवार चर्चको हिस्सा हो। हाम्रा घरलाई 'ससाना चर्चहरु' भनिन्छ। हाम्रा घर नै चर्चको विस्तारित रूप
हुन्।
अर्को शब्दमा, हाम्रा परिवारहरुलाई चर्चको पवित्र विश्वास र पवित्र परम्पराहरुमा आधारित छन् भनी निश्चयता गरेर, हामीले चर्चको अनुशासनलाई हाम्रा घरमा पनि निरन्तरता दिनुपर्छ।
यसो गर्ने एउटा महत्त्वपूर्ण तरिका भनेको प्रार्थनाको लागि नियमित समय छुट्याउनु, र यसमा परिवारका प्रत्येक सदस्यले भाग लिने अवसर बनाउनु हो । तपाईंका छोराछोरीको उमेर जतिसुकै भए पनि, व्यावहारिक र अर्थपूर्ण किसिमले पारिवारिक
प्रार्थनाको समय मिलाउन सकिन्छ। पारिवारिक प्रार्थनाको समयले परिवारका सदस्यहरु र परमेश्वरको बिचमा सम्बन्धको बन्धन निर्माण गर्न, र दैनिक प्रार्थनाको पवित्र बानी बसाल्न सहायता पुग्दछ ।
जब हाम्रो परिवारमा हामी प्रार्थनाको लागि एकसाथ भेला हुन्छौं,तब हामी यसो भन्छौं, 'हे परमेश्वर, हाम्रो परिवार तपाईंको हो र तपाईंको सहायताबिना हामी आफ्नो जीवन जिउन सक्दैनौं।'
हामीले जीवनका सबै मामिलामा परमेश्वरको निर्देशन र आशिषलाई अनुभव गर्न सुरु गर्ने छौं, र हाम्रो परिवारमा मिलाप रहने छ ।
अन्ततः यो कुरा छरछिमेकका परिवारहरुका लागि साक्षी हुने छ र हाम्रो परिवारको उदाहरण देखेर उनीहरुलाई पनि हामीमा भएको शान्ति, आनन्द र आशीर्वाद प्राप्त गर्ने इच्छा हुने छ। त्यो हाम्रा लागि समुदायमा भएका अरु मानिसहरुसित प्रभुको भलाइको बारेमा गवाही दिने अवसर बन्दछ।
✍️ Athanasius Yohan I of blessed memory

Divine Liturgy~~
प्रभुभोज सामेल भएको आराधना सेवालाई हामी "ईश्वरीय
लिटर्जी" भन्दछौ। यो विवरणले हामीलाई चर्चको प्रभुभोजको स्वभावको बारेमा
थप जानकारीहरु दिदछ ।
प्रभुभोज मानवले आविष्कार गरेको कुरा होइन। यो प्रभुको प्रकटीकरण र आज्ञा
हो। पुरानो करारमा परमेश्वरले मोसाद्वारा आफ्ना जनहरुलाई आराधनाको निश्चित
स्वरुप र अर्थ प्रकट गर्नुभयो (प्रस २४-३०)। परमेश्वरले आफ्नो देहधारी पुत्रको
व्यक्तित्वद्वारा येसुले आफ्ना चेलाहरुसँग खानुभएको भोजनद्वारा चर्चसित पनि त्यसै
गर्नुभयो। प्रभु येसुले यो आराधना प्रकट गर्नुभयो। साथै, उहाँले आज्ञा पनि दिनुभयोः
'यो गर' (लुक २२:१६; १कोर ११:२४-२५)।
क्रिस्चियन प्रभुभोजको स्रोत परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ । यसर्थ, यसलाई 'ईश्वरीय'
भनेको हो। अर्थोडक्स क्रिस्चियनहरुका लागि, आराधना मानिसले आफ्नै
विचार वा तर्कअनुसार बनाएको कुरा होइन । तर यो प्रभुबाट उहाँका प्रेरितहरु
र उनीहरुका उत्तराधिकारीद्वारा प्राप्त गरेका हुन् । सन्त पावलले प्रभुभोजको
विधिको स्थापनाको बारेमा यसो भनेका छन्: "किनकि प्रभुबाट मैले जे पाएँ
सो तिमीहरुलाई सुम्पिदिएँ" (१कोर ११:२३)।
प्रभुभोज र चर्चको आराधनालाई समग्र रुपमा जनाउने शब्द लिटर्जी हो ।
यसकारण, प्रभुभोजले ख्रिस्ट र प्रेरितहरुबाट पाएको एउटा निश्चित नमुनालाई
अनुसरण गर्दछ। सामूहिक क्रिस्चियन आराधना भनेको अगुवा वा चर्चहरुको
रुचिअनुसार परिवर्तन गर्ने निश्चित ढाँचाहीन, स्वचालित र स्वतन्त्र गतिविधि
होइन ।

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If you left the Church to get away from hypocritical people, you should also quit your job, drop out of school, disconnect yourself from all your friends and family, and lock yourself in your room.

Or, you can see the Church for what she is: a hospital for wounded people, like you. There you are a patient as well as a practitioner. There are flaws wherever there are humans. Go for healing, but be a healer of messed up people who are sometimes rude, obnoxious and conniving in the throes of their diseases. Just like you.

Allow God's grace to transform you day by day, and to treat those who are yet being transformed with care, love and kindness.

प्रभुमा आदरणीय बिस्वासयोग्य कृष्ण सि के दाइको आकस्मिक निधनले हामी सबै स्तब्ध भएको छौ। सोकाकुल परिवार, चर्च परिवार र सम्पुर्ण आफ्न्तजन हरुमा प्रभुले सान्तवाना प्रदान गर्नु भएको होस।
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[25] येशूले तिनलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “पुनरुत्‍थान र जीवन म नै हुँ। मलाई विश्‍वास गर्ने मर्‍यो भने पनि जीवित हुनेछ। [26] अनि जिउने र ममाथि विश्‍वास गर्ने प्रत्‍येक कहिल्‍यै मर्नेछैन। Amen
Even death is afraid to approach the one who fears God, and then only comes to him when told to separate his soul from his body.

Saint Ephraim the Syrian

Theosis: The True Purpose of Human Life
हामी सबै घुम्टो हटाइएको मुहारले प्रभुको महिमा प्रतिबिम्बित गर्दछौं, अनि एउटा महिमादेखि अर्को महिमातिर उक्लँदै उहाँको रूपमा बद्लिँदैजान्छौं। परमप्रभुबाट यो आउँछ, जो आत्मा हुनुहुन्छ।

फिलिप्पी २ .... तर अब झन् बढ़ी मेरो अनुपस्थितिमा डर र कम्पसाथ तिमीहरूको आफ्नो उद्धारको काम पूरा गर्न परिश्रम गर।
किनकि तिमीहरूलाई उहाँको असल अभिप्रायअनुसार इच्छा गर्ने र काम गर्ने दुवै तुल्याउनलाई परमेश्वर तिमीहरूमा काम गर्नुहुन्छ।

Do not be afraid to stand up for truth, even if you stand alone.
St. John Chrysostom
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