{"id":6545,"date":"2015-02-23T23:25:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T04:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=6545"},"modified":"2015-02-23T23:25:52","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T04:25:52","slug":"where-in-the-world-was-mark-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=6545","title":{"rendered":"Where in the World (was Mark Tonight?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Great Canon of St. Andrew. The Great Canon is<\/a>, to put it mildly, a penitential 2×4 swung by a gorilla hitting you right between the eyes. An introduction can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are the first few meditations from the first (of 9) “odes”:<\/p>\n

Where shall I begin to lament the deeds of my wretched life? What first-fruit shall I offer, O Christ, for my present lamentation? But in Thy compassion grant me release from my falls.<\/p>\n

Come, wretched soul, with your flesh, confess to the Creator of all. In future refrain from your former brutishness, and offer to God tears in repentance.<\/p>\n

Having rivaled the first-created Adam by my transgression, I realize that I am stripped naked of God and of the everlasting kingdom and bliss through my sins. (Genesis 3)<\/p>\n

Alas, wretched soul! Why are you like the first Eve? For you have wickedly looked and been bitterly wounded, and you have touched the tree and rashly tasted the forbidden food.<\/p>\n

The place of bodily Eve has been taken for me by the Eve of my mind in the shape of a passionate thought in the flesh, showing me sweet things, yet ever making me taste and swallow bitter things.<\/p>\n

Adam was rightly exiled from Eden for not keeping Thy one commandment, O Savior. But what shall I suffer who am always rejecting Thy living words?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s not unrelenting. For example, from tonight as well, “Thou art the good Shepherd; seek me, Thy lamb, and neglect not me who have gone astray.”<\/p>\n

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Most if not all slavic and OCA Orthodox churches will be doing the Canon every evening this week through Thursday night. If you have the time and ecumenical inclination and wish a spiritual penitential push, visit and worship with them. You will be welcomed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the Great Canon of St. Andrew. The Great Canon is, to put it mildly, a penitential 2×4 swung by a gorilla hitting you right between the eyes. An introduction can be found here. Here are the first few meditations from the first (of 9) “odes”: Where shall I begin to lament the deeds of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,58,62,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-marko","category-orthodox","category-religion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t