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Mike Rizzio's avatar

Sister Anastasia, I sense the Byzantine influence in Sicily coursing through my veins as I try to 'complete this race' after reversion 27 years ago. Your take on the Mystic is the right lung of a once undivided Church. My Novus Ordo incubated left lung sees and appreciates the vital importance of both the Mystical Body's Mass and the Divine Liturgy's Energeia.

If only, if only, if only.

"To Jesus Christ, our Sovereign King"..."Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner."

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Sister Anastasia's avatar

May He be with you.

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Esmée Noelle Covey's avatar

I am listening to The Brother's Karamazov now and right after reading this post I heard the section where Father Zosima is giving his last counsel to his spiritual children before he dies and he tells them to repent for all the sins of the world.

"There is only one means of salvation, then take yourself and make yourself responsible for all men's sins, that is the truth, you know, friends, for as soon as you sincerely make yourself responsible for everything and for all men, you will see at once that it is really so, and that you are to blame for everyone and for all things."

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Sister Anastasia's avatar

Saint Silouan the Athonite +

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Robert C Culwell's avatar

☦️✍🏼⛪🇷🇸 Saint Nikolai Velimirovic of Ohrid and Zica, pray for us! 🕊️♥️⛲ PRAYERS by the LAKE - XVIII, "Repent of your ways...." 🌐⏳ There is only one faith of the Saints, μετάνοια. 🕯️📿 🔔

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Sister Anastasia's avatar

Amen +

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Robert C Culwell's avatar

Thank you for this Sister, grace and peace to you! We can indeed seek out His mercy🩸 on a scale of Cosmic Repentance ☦️ because of the infinite scale of His ✨ Cosmic Love, John 3:16. ⛪ We, us, our Father - we never pray alone! 🌐 Onward to Jerusalem....

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Sister Anastasia's avatar

Beautiful!

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Rebecca's avatar

Yes!! He has been leading me to repent more broadly this Lent than ever before. Amen, amen sister.

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Sister Anastasia's avatar

Glory to God and thank you for your service.

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Rebecca's avatar

Oh Sister Anastasia- thank you for yours!!! I am so convinced that the life of the monastic is such a beautiful offering to God. . .and not just to God but to your fellow man. We all NEED your prayers! Thank you, thank you for your prayers. 😊 Yes all Glory to God.

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Sister Anastasia's avatar

Thank you. Thank God.

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