Where Does Holly Willoughby Buy Her Clothes

Christmas Message

Рождественское Послание Первоиерарха Российской Православной Church of Metropolitan VALENTINE of Suzdal and Vladimir



brother archpastors, pastors and God-loving monk and all the faithful of the Church Christ

Dear brothers in Christ,
sechestnye fathers, brothers and sisters!

With the first star, which lit Christmas Eve on the winter sky, we began to celebrate the greatest event in world history. Our nation has seen since ancient times in this first star of a reminder of the mysterious zvezdovoditelstve Magi who came to worship the Infant Christ in Bethlehem. Then, two thousand years ago, this small Jewish village - in the last great and glorious but forgotten and dilapidated - was the center of a new universe.

But people know about it at once. Moreover, most people still do not know that they are designed to the divine life - to ensure that cease to be a creature and plaything of the unknown, dark forces. "God became man so that man might become God" - shows Church of Christ. And the evidence is so high that the human mind or can not accommodate it, or pass off, assuming that these words are just beautiful phrase. But it's not just a phrase!

Then, two thousand years ago, as evidenced by the beloved disciple of our Lord St John, True Light, "came to His, and His own received him not "(John 1: 11). The tip of the Jewish people, who knew a lot of prophecies and revelations about the coming Savior of the world did not recognize Him at Bethlehem den, and King Herod, after consulting with the priests and scribes, ordered to slay all the male babies of Bethlehem in the whole county at the age of two years or less. Bethlehem babies, not even who managed to speak, became the first martyrs for Christ. Their example shows us not only about rage and inhumanity this world hates the truth, but that is not required to save a lot of knowledge and great experience. To save enough integrity Baby Repentance or sincere impulse, like the one who made wise thief on the cross on the right hand of the crucified Saviour, having heard the answer: "Today thou shalt be with me in paradise!»

Paradise, my beloved brothers and sisters, this church, where God Himself dwells with the people, attaching them through the mystery His Body and Blood to the heavenly bliss. The Apostle John the Theologian, bitterly testifying backsliding from God Jewish sonmischa, however, says we with you, Christian, inspirational words: "Those who received Him, to believe in His name, he gave power to become children of God, which is not of blood nor of the will flesh, nor of the will of man, but born of God "(John 1: 12-13).

Speaking of backsliding from God, Jewish sonmischa, we do not have in mind some specific people - Such as Jewish - even though the New Testament story of humanity and shows how difficult it sometimes its members to accept Christ. In Christ, says Paul already has neither Jew nor Hellenes - for salvation and inherit eternal life nationality does not matter. Under the "Jewish sonmischem, did not take Christ, we mean all lying in the darkness of the modern world of faith, or an unbeliever. Like the Old Testament Israel, the world has the fullness of revelation about God, salvation, the gospel is now translated into almost all languages, but a truly religious people, living the Christian life, becoming smaller. How does it Bitter admit it, but more and more people are choosing darkness - a ghostly and meaningless earthly wealth, pleasure, entertainment, holidays, passion. Light Divine Truth blinds, interferes given to his passions, and people are being shut down, avert their eyes from him.

Especially hard to accept that just as it was during the earthly life of our Savior, a huge negative role in the apostasy from God is the so-called "state religion" - Designed, it would seem, on the contrary lead people to God. Who is the most fiercely demanded from Pilate to crucify the Savior? Who advised Herod to beat Bethlehem babies? Who bribed the Roman soldiers guarding the Tomb of the Lord, that they did not talk about the Resurrection of Jesus? Did the Old Testament priests - Scribes and Pharisees. As evidenced by their example? The fact that if a man makes religion, church, faith in the "profession" in the business, the source extraction profits, then he gets on the path of rebellion. So here, in Russia, the atheist revolution of 1917 took place not only and not so much because of some external forces conducted their agitation and perverting the nation, but primarily because it is our own church, fused with the state, ceased to be "salt of the earth, conscience People are increasingly reminding a state-owned institution. Its historical errors, our church redeemed the blood of millions of New Martyrs Russian, in order, clean, in the white robes of chastity brought to her bridegroom - Christ. Persecution purifies and elevates, and earthly well-being and healing with the power and large money, on the contrary, corrupt and alienated from God. Unfortunately, the "official" church of modern Russia - Moscow Patriarchate - is actively spliced with the power of its bishops are lifestyle of millionaires, and the authority of the Church in the nation falls sharply. In the foreseeable future, this could lead to new resurgence of rebellion. We, the children of the True Church, the heirs of the New Martyrs and Confessors Russian, by all means necessary to protect and defend good name of Orthodoxy.

In the so-called Orthodox country Russia True Orthodox Church continues to be harassed. In the past year worldly authorities criminally driven our faithful from several other churches of Suzdal district, restored us from the ruins. No words of exhortation, appeals to conscience and common sense government officials did not bring any results. Corrupt courts are unwilling to listen to our arguments, and simply rubber-stamp lowered from above solutions. The whole system of government is rotten, and stopped paying any attention to the law. Fused with her Moscow Patriarchate that convinced it is iniquity, but merely blesses her, she is pushing the government to new persecutions against the True Orthodox Christians. How does all this reminds attitude of the Jewish church and the priests and Pharisees to the Savior His first community - Apostolic! Holy Apostles, the disciples of Christ preached only to the good and light, and their preaching accompanied by the phenomena of the Holy Spirit - healing the sick and even raising the dead. But in the end, 11 of the 12 apostles drank until the end of the cup that Christ promised them - have been executed for his name.

From the perspective of the world, it looks like total destruction and defeat. But "God's strength made perfect in weakness" and the Head of our Church - the Lord Jesus Christ - have already won this world, so that all the tricks of this world are meaningless and are only a gesture of despair doomed to destroy the devil.

«unjust, let him still is filthy, let him unclean filthy still righteous, let him be righteous still, and holy let him be holy still. Behold, I come quickly and my reward is with Me, to give to each according to his deeds. I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end of the first and last. Blessed those who do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life and enter the city gates. Outside - the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood "(Rev. 22: 11-15).

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ!

In this infinite joy and Radiant Day one only want to encourage you. Do not be embarrassed that we have so few, that the Church of our chase, we have no earthly glory and power. Even if you remain in full одиночестве, не отступайте от Истинной Церкви, не прельщайтесь на блеск и могущество Московской патриархии и других еретических церквей, отпавших от Православия the heresy of ecumenism. We Christians of the last times, not saved by the fact that he healed the sick, or move the mountain, or a gate in the cave and there will be holding an ascetic life. Required of us quite a bit - to survive until the end and did not change the Bride of the Lamb - His virgin Martyr Church, persecuted the modern Herod and Pilate.

Most of us have met this Christmas is not a luxury temples, whence we were expelled, and not in precious garments, because we are poor. But the Lord was born not in a magnificent temple in the heart of the capital, the royal palace and the residence of the powerful. The circle of history has closed - The Church, after passing through the historic искушения и очистительные страдания, вернулась в ту убогую пещеру, где родился Христос. И быть с Ним – в позоре, в гонениях, в страданиях – наше высшее счастье.

Come, Lord Jesus! Merry Christmas to all of you vozdravlyayu!


humble

+ Valentin

Metropolitan of Suzdal and Vladimir.

Christmas
2010 / 2011 г. Suzdal

http://www.rpac.ru/article/437/