Sunday of the HolyFathers

Воскресенье святых отцов Афеноген Святой мученик Гераклеополя Джулия Богоматерь Карфаген 1 015 Мученики в Писидии Хельер Отшельник, мученик Джерси Чтения на сегодня: Луки 24: 36-53 Письмо Св. Павла к Титу 3: 8-15 Матфея 5: 14-19. Воскресение Святых Отцов, читающих из Синаксариона: В воскресенье, которое выпадает с 13 по 19 декабря, мы повторяем Служение Святым и Богородичным Отцам, которые собрались вместе в Семь Вселенские Соборы, то есть: Первый Совет, 318 Отцов, собравшихся в Никее в 325 году, чтобы осудить Ария, который отрицал, что Сын Божий единосущен с Отцом; Отцы Первого Совета также постановили, что вся Церковь должна праздновать Пасху в соответствии с тем же расчетом; Второй Собор, 150 Отцов, собравшихся в Константинополе в 381 году, чтобы осудить Македония, Патриарха Константинопольского, который отрицал Божественность Святого Духа; Третий совет, из 200 Отцов, собравшихся в Эфесе в 431 году, осудить Нестория, Патриарха Константинопольского, который назвал Христа простым человеком, а не воплощенным Богом; Четвертый Совет, 630, собравшийся в Халкидоне в 451 году, чтобы осудить Евтихия, который учил, что есть только одна природа, божественная, во Христе после инкарна, и Диоскр, Патриарх Александрийский, который незаконно получил Евтихия назад Причастия и свергнутого святого Флавия, Патриарха Константинопольского, который отлучил Евтихия; Пятый совет в 553 году из 165, которые собрались в Константинополе во второй раз, чтобы осудить Оригена и Теодора Мопсуэстии, учителя Нестория; Шестой совет в 680 году из 170, который в третий раз собрался в Константинополе, чтобы осудить монотелистскую ересь, которая учила, что во Христе есть только одна воля, божественная; И седьмой совет в 787 году из 350 человек, которые во второй раз собрались в Никее, чтобы осудить иконоборчество. Воскресенский Аполликион в Плагале Первого Тонуса Давайте поклоняться Слову, верные, хвалите Его, что с Отцом и Духом является сопутствующим Богу, Который родился от чистой Девы, чтобы все мы были спасены; Ибо Он был рад крестить во плоти, которую Он принял, принимая таким образом, чтобы вынести смерть. И благодаря Его славному восхождению, Он также пожелал воскресить мертвых. Апопитание Солнца. О Святых Отцах в Плагале Четвертого Тонуса. Вы очень прославлены, о, Христос, наш Бог, который утвердил Отцов наших как светила на земле, и через них привели всех нас к истинной Веры. О, милостивый, слава Тебе. Сезонный кондак во втором тоне O Охрана христиан, которую нельзя постыдить, при посредничестве созидателю самое постоянное: не презирайте голоса тех, кто согрешил; Но будь добрым, добрый, приходите нам на помощь, которые в вере взывают к тебе: спешите ходатайствовать и прикасаться, чтобы умолять, о том, кто когда-либо защищал, о, Богородица, тех, кто чтит тебя.

In English:

Sunday of the Holy Fathers

Reading from the Synaxarion: On the Sunday that falls from the 13th to the 19th of the present month, we chant the Service to the Holy and God-bearing Fathers who came together in the Seven Ecumenical Councils, that is: the First Council, of the 318 Fathers who assembled in Nicaea in 325 to condemn Arius, who denied that the Son of God is consubstantial with the Father; the Fathers of the First Council also ordained that the whole Church should celebrate Pascha according to the same reckoning; the Second Council, of the 150 Fathers who assembled in Constantinople in 381 to condemn Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who denied the Divinity of the Holy Spirit; the Third Council, of the 200 Fathers who assembled in Ephesus in 431, to condemn Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who called Christ a mere man and not God incarnate; the Fourth Council, of the 630 who assembled in Chalcedon in 451, to condemn Eutyches, who taught that there was only one nature, the divine, in Christ after the Incarn ation, and Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who illegally received Eutyches back into communion and deposed Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had excommunicated Eutyches; the Fifth Council in 553, of the 165 who assembled in Constantinople for the second time to condemn Origen and Theodore of Mopsuestia, the teacher of Nestorius; the Sixth Council in 680, of the 170 who assembled in Constantinople for the third time, to condemn the Monothelite heresy, which taught that there is in Christ but one will, the divine; and the Seventh Council in 787, of the 350 who assembled in Nicaea for the second time to condemn Iconoclasm. Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal of the First Tone Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead. Apolytikion of Sun. of the Holy Fathers in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone You are greatly glorified, O Christ our God, who established our Fathers as luminaries upon the earth, and through them led us all to the true Faith. O Most compassionate, glory to You. Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

Sunday of the HolyFathers

Fun With Gunpowder

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Yesterday afternoon, I got a phone call from my good friend and occasional co-defendant Stacy McCain. He invited me out to an undisclosed location for a fireworks display that he was putting together. It turned out to be an impressive show, in large part because of Stacy’s expertise in the use of timed fusing to program the fireworks.Here are a few photos from the display—

A good time was had by all, and no Tovex was used in any of the fireworks.

UPDATE—Be sure to scroll down through the comment section of the video.

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What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Church Like That?

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Icon of Christ from St. Catherine’s on Mt. Sinai, one of the oldest existing icons of Christ. The division in the face represents the Christ will not only be our judge but He also loves us.

I was raised in a variety of denominations: Brethren in Christ, Nazarene, Wesleyan Methodist, Brethren. For our education, my siblings and I attended a number of Christian schools, including a conservative Mennonite school. Later, I worked at a Mennonite restaurant for about three years. Oh, and my maternal grandparents left the Amish church to become Pentecostal. I am a Christian mutt.

For many years, our family attended every possible service–Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Wednesday prayer service, and any revival that was happening nearby. We read Scripture at home, went to Bible classes at school, and were generally a very pious, devout family.

When I was eight or nine, the Brethren in Christ church closed…

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I’m Not Making This Up, You Know

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The College Fix reports that the History Department at George Washington University is changing the requirements for graduation.

The department eliminated requirements in U.S., North American and European history, as well as the foreign language requirement. Thus, it is possible that a student can major in history at GWU without taking a survey course on United States history.

BTW, a bacelor’s degree from GWU will cost you something north of a quarter-of-a-million bucks.

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International Religious Freedom Act Heads to the President

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ — The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the President’s desk the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 1150) yesterday. 

The bipartisan bill, authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and co-sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), will give the Administration and the State Department new tools, resources and training to help counter extremism and the growing persecution of religious minorities globally.

The act seems to give the U.S. government ways to take worldwide religious freedom seriously…or not, depending on the way the winds blow:

  • Creates a “Designated Persons List” for individuals who commit egregious violations of religious freedom
     
  • Creates a comprehensive religious prisoners list—persons who are detained, imprisoned, tortured and subject to forced remission of faith.
     
  • Integrates religious freedom into every aspect of U.S. foreign policy
     
  • Strengthens the Special Advisor for religious freedom at the National Security Council
     
  • Requires international religious freedom training for all Foreign Service Officers
     
  • Requires that the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom report directly to the Secretary of State

There’s more.

When ISIS stops walking people out to be butchered, when churches in the middle east stop blowing up, and when carrying a Bible in Saudi Arabia is okay, then I’ll be encouraged.

UPDATE:

 12/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Andrew Brunson, a Christian leader of a Protestant church in Izmir, Turkey, was imprisoned by Turkish officials on Friday after 63 days of detention. While details remain scarce, ICC sources say that Andrew has now been transferred from the Harmandali Detention Center to the Sakran 3 Nolu T Tipi Prison near Izmir, despite quiet efforts by the US State Department and Members of Congress to negotiate his release over the past several weeks.

 
International Religious Freedom Act Heads to the President

Strike Two!

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The Dread Pro-Se Kimberlin is not having a good day at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. That court has upheld Judge Hazel’s sua sponte dismissal of the Kimberlin v. McConnell, et al. LOLsuit. That’s the suit TDPK filed seeking to have the judiciary intervene in the Senate’s handling of the Merrick Garland nomination to the Supreme Court.

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.

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