White Orthodox Cross Red Background | The cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, to us it is the power of God | Orthodox Canvas Artafter the Saviours sufferings, the cross became the sign of the Son of man, that is, the cross signifies the Lord Himself, incarnate and suffering for our salvation. + St. John of Kronstadt +++ When Thou wast crucified, O Christ, tyranny perished and the power of the enemy was trampled down; for it was neither an angel nor a man, but Thou Thyself, O Lord, Who saved us. Glory be to Thee! Tone 1, Matins, First Sessional Hymn after the First Reading of

the Son of God

+ St Andrew of Caesarea

the Lord of hosts

- St Isaiah the Solitary

I was sick and you visited me

that it may bring forth more fruit

that we might receive power to tread upon serpents and scorpions (Luke 10

we hymn Thee and with love worship Thine unapproachable power

Hold fast to the grace which you have

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Ireneus

adhere to this same paradigm of a daily repeating cycle of seven more or less fixed prayer “hours”:

and on earth angels continually haunting