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Mardi 15 MARS 2016 / ELÉMENTS POUR MÉDITER, RÉFLÉCHIR, PRIER ET MIEUX AGIR:
'When the demons see that someone has the zeal and diligence to pray as he ought, then they suggest to him thoughts about something, supposedly important, and then draw away; but a little later they again call up the memory of this thing, urging his mind...
Vendredi 11 et Samedi 12 MARS 2016 (Lectionnaire Orthodoxe Malankar pour 6ème Samedi et Dimanche de Carême) / ELÉMENTS POUR MÉDITER, RÉFLÉCHIR, PRIER ET MIEUX AGIR:
The mystery of the Incarnation of the Word contains in itself the meaning of all the symbols and enigmas of Scripture, and the hidden meaning of all sensible and intelligible creation. But one who knows the mystery of the cross and the tomb, known as...
Mardi 1er MARS 2016 / ELÉMENTS POUR MÉDITER, RÉFLÉCHIR, PRIER ET MIEUX AGIR:
"In the fear of God, and with faith and love, draw near." The Book of Psalms and Proverbs both teach that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." This fear, however, should not be confused with an animal-like fear, but rather the rational...
Lundi 29 FÉVRIER 2016 / ELÉMENTS POUR MÉDITER, RÉFLÉCHIR, PRIER ET MIEUX AGIR:
The mystery of the incarnation of the Logos is the key to all the arcane symbolism and typology in the Scriptures, and in addition gives us knowledge of created things, both visible and intelligible. (St Maximus the Confessor, 200 Chapters on the Knowledge...