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ARETHEHOLYCANONSONLYVALIDFORTHE

APOSTOLICPERIODANDNOTFOROURTIMES?

InhisfirstlettertoFr.Pedro,Bp.Kirykoswrites:Afterthis,Irequestof

you the avoidance of disorder and scandal regarding this issue, and to

recommendtothosewhoconfesstoyou,thatinordertoapproachHolyCommunion,

theymustpreparebyfasting,andtopreferapproachingonSaturdayandnotSunday.

Regarding the Canon, which some people refer to in order to commune

withoutfastingbeforehand,itiscorrect,butitmustbeinterpretedcorrectly

andappliedtoeverybody.Namely,wemust returntothoseearlyapostolic

times, duringwhich all of theChristianswere ascetics and temperate and

fasters, and only they remained until the end of the Divine Liturgy and

communed.Theyfasted in thefineandbroadersense, that is, theywereworthy to

commune.The

rest

did

not

remain

until

the

end

and

withdrew

together

with

thecatechumens.Asforthosewhowereinrepentance,theyremainedoutside

thegatesofthechurch.IfweimplementedthisCanontoday,everyonewould

have togo out of the church and only two or threeworthypeoplewould

remaininsideuntiltheendtocommune.AndiftheChristiansoftodayonlyknew

howunworthytheyare,whowouldremaininsidethechurch?

From the above explanation by Bp. Kirykos, one is given the

impressionthathebelievesandcommands:

a) that Fr. Pedro is to forbid laymen to commune on Sundays during

Great Lent in order to ensure the avoidance of disorder and scandal

regarding this issue,despite the fact that the canonsdeclare that it is

thosewhodonotcommuneonSundaysthatarecausersofdisorder,as

the9thCanonoftheHolyApostlesdeclares:Allthefaithfulwhocometo

ChurchandheartheScriptures,butdonotstayfortheprayersandtheHoly

Communion,aretobeexcommunicatedascausingdisorderintheChurch;

b) thatFr.Pedro is toadvisehis flockto prefer approaching on Saturday

and not Sunday,thereby

commanding

his

flock

to

become

Sabbatians;

c) that the Canon which advises people to receive Holy Communion

every day even outside of fasting periods is correctbut mustbe

interpretedcorrectlyandappliedtoeverybody,which,inthesolutionthat

Bp.Kirykosoffers,amountstoacompleteannulmentoftheCanon in

regardstolaymen,whileenforcingtheCanonliberallyupontheclergy;

d) that wemust return to those early apostolic times, as if theOrthodox

Church today isnot still theunchangedandunadulteratedApostolic

ChurchasconfessedintheSymboloftheFaith,InOne,Holy,Catholic

andApostolic

Church,

with

the

same

Head,

the

same

Body,

and

the


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samerequirementtoabidebytheCanons,butthatwearesupposedly

somekindoffallenChurchinneedofreturntoaformerstatus;

e)

thatsupposedlyinapostolictimesalloftheChristianswereasceticsand

temperate andfasters, and only they remained until the end of theDivine

Liturgyand

communed,

meaning

that

Communion

is

annulled

for

later

generationssupposedlyduetoalackofcelibacyandvegetarianism;

f) that supposedly only the celibate and vegetarians communed in the

earlyChurch,andthattherestdidnotremainuntiltheendandwithdrew

togetherwiththecatechumens,asifmarriageandeatingmeatamounted

to a renunciation of onesbaptism and a reversion to the status of

catechumen, which is actually the teaching and practice of the

Manicheans,PauliciansandBogomilsandnotoftheApostolicChurch,

and the9thApostolicCanondeclares that ifany laymandepartswith

the

catechumens

and

does

not

remain

until

the

end

of

Liturgy

and

does

notcommune,suchalaymanistobeexcommunicated,yetBp.Kirykos

promotesthispracticeassomethingpious,patristicandacceptable;

g) thatChristianswhohaveconfessedtheirsinsandpreparedthemselves

and their spiritual father has deemed them able to receive Holy

Communion, are supposedly still in the rank of the penitents either

duetobeingmarriedorduetobeingmeateaters,ascanbeseenfrom

Bp.Kirykoswords:IfweimplementedthisCanontoday,everyonewould

have togo out of the church and only two or threeworthypeoplewould

remaininsideuntiltheendtocommune.AndiftheChristiansoftodayonly

knewhowunworthytheyare,whowouldremaininsidethechurch?

h) thatwearenot to interpretand implement theHolyCanons theway

theyarewrittenand theway theHolyOrthodoxChurchhasalways

historically interpretedand implementedthem,butthattheseCanons

supposedlyneedtobereinterpretedinBp.Kirykossownway,orashe

says, interpreted correctly and applied to everybody, and that if we

implementedthisCanontoday,everyonewouldhavetogooutofthechurch.

AlloftheabovenotionsheldbyBp.Kirykoscanbesummedupbythe

statementthat

he

believes

the

Canons

only

apply

for

the

apostolic

era

or

the

timeoftheearlyChristians,butthattheseCanonsarenowtobereinterpreted

ornullifiedbecausetodaysChristiansarenotworthytobetreatedaccording

to theHolyCanons.Healsobelieves that to follow the adviceof theHoly

Canons is a cause of disorder and scandal, despite the fact that the very

purposeoftheHolyCanonsistopreventdisorderandscandal.Thesenotions

heldbyBp.Kirykosareentirelyerroneous,andtheyareanothervariantofthe

sameblasphemiespreachedbytheModernistsandEcumenistswhodesireto

settheHolyCanonsasidebyclaimingthattheyarenotsuitableforourtimes.


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Bp.Kirykos incorrectnotions regarding the supposed inapplicability

oftheHolyCanonsinourtimesarenotionsthattheRudderitselfcondemns.

For in theHoly Rudder (published in the 17th century), St.Nicodemus of

Athos included an excellent introductory note regarding the importance of

theHoly

Canons,

and

that

they

are

applicable

for

all

times,

and

must

be

adheredtofaithfullybyallOrthodoxChristians.ThisintroductorynotebySt.

Nicodemus,ascontainedintheHolyRudder,isprovidedbelow.

PROLEGOMENAINGENERALTOTHESACREDCANONS

What

Is

a

Canon?

Acanon,accordingtoZonaras(inhisinterpretationofthe39thletterof

Athansiusthe

Great),

properly

speaking

and

in

the

main

sense

of

the

word,

is

apieceofwood,commonlycalledarule,whichartisansusetogetthewood

and stone they areworking on straight. For,when theyplace this rule (or

straightedge)againsttheirwork,ifthisbecrooked,inwardsoroutwards,they

make it straightand right.From this,bymetaphorical extension,votesand

decisions are also called canons,whether theybe of theApostles or of the

ecumenicaland regionalCouncilsor thoseof the individualFathers,which

arecontainedinthepresentHandbook:fortheytoo,likesomanystraightand

rightrules,ridmeninholyorders,clergymenandlaymen,ofeverydisorder

and

obliquity

of

manners,

and

cause

them

to

have

every

normality

and

equalityofecclesiasticalandChristianconditionandvirtue.

That

the

divine

Canons

must

be

kept

rigidly

by

all;

forthosewhofailtokeepthemaremadeliabletohorriblepenances

TheseinstructionsregardingCanonshavebeenenjoineduponyoubyus,O

Bishops.Ifyouadheretothem,youshallbesaved,andshallhavepeace;butif

youdisobey them,you shallbe sorelypunished, and shallhaveperpetualwar

withoneanother,thuspayingthepenaltydeservedforheedlessness.(TheApostles

intheirepiloguetotheCanons)

Wehavedecidedthatitisrightandjustthatthecanonspromulgatedby

theholyFathersateachcouncilhithertoshouldremaininforce.(1stCanon

oftheFourthEcumenicalCouncil)

It has seemed best to this holyCouncil that the 85Canons accepted and

validatedbytheholyandblissfulFathersbeforeus,andhandeddowntous,moreover,

inthenameoftheholyandgloriousApostles,shouldremainhenceforthcertified

and

secured

for

the

correction

of

souls

and

cure

of

diseases[of

the

four


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ecumenicalcouncilsaccordingtoname,oftheregionalcouncilsbyname,andofthe

individualFathersbyname]Andthatnooneshouldbeallowedtocounterfeit

ortamperwiththeaforementionedCanonsortosetthemaside.(2ndCanon

oftheSixthEcumenicalCouncil)

Ifanyonebecaughtinnovatingorundertakingtosubvertanyofthe

saidCanons,heshallberesponsiblewithrespecttosuchCanonandundergo

thepenancethereinspecified inorder tobecorrectedtherebyofthatvery thing in

whichheisatfault.(2ndCanonoftheSecondEcumenicalCouncil)

Rejoicing in them like one who has found a lot of spoils, we gladly

embosomthedivineCanons,andweupholdtheirentiretenorandstrengthen

them all themore, sofar as concerns thosepromulgated by the trumpets of the

Spirit

of

the

renowned

Apostles,

of

the

holy

ecumenical

councils,

and

of

those

convened regionally And of our holy Fathers And as for those whom they

consigntoanathema,weanathematizethem,too;asforthosewhomtheyconsignto

deposition or degradation,we too depose or degrade them; asfor thosewhom they

consign to excommunication,we too excommunicate them; and asfor thosewhom

theycondemntoapenance,wetoosubjectthemtheretolikewise.(1stCanonofthe

SeventhEcumenicalCouncil)

We therefore decree that the ecclesiastical Canons which have been

promulgatedorconfirmedbythefourholycouncils,namely,thatheldinNicaea,and

that held in Constantinople, and thefirst one held in Ephesus, and that held in

Chalcedon,shalltaketherankoflaws.(Novel131ofEmperorJustinian)

We therefore decree that the ecclesiastical Canons which have been

promulgatedorconfirmedbythesevenholycouncilsshalltaketherankoflaws.

(Ed. noteThe word confirmed alludes to the canons of the regional

councils and of the individual Fathers which hadbeen confirmedby the

ecumenicalcouncils,accordingtoBalsamon.)

Forwe

accept

the

dogmas

of

the

aforesaid

holy

councils

precisely

as

we

do

the

divineScriptures,andwekeeptheirCanonsaslaws.(Basilica,Book5,Title3,

Chapter2)

The thirdprovisionofTitle2of theNovelscommandstheCanonsofthe

sevencouncilsandtheirdogmastoremain inforce, inthesamewayasthe

divineScriptures.(InPhotius,Title1,Chapter2)

Iacceptthesevencouncilsandtheirdogmastoremaininforce,inthe

same

way

as

the

divine

Scriptures.(Emperor

Leo

the

Wise

in

Basilica,

Book

5,Title3,Chapter1)


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IthasbeenprescribedbytheholyFathersthatevenafterdeaththosemen

must be anathematized who have sinned against thefaith or against the

Canons. (FifthEcumenicalCouncil in the epistle ofJustinian,page 392 of

Volume2oftheConciliars)

AnathemaonthosewhoholdinscornthesacredanddivineCanonsof

oursacredFathers,whopropuptheholyChurchandadornalltheChristianpolity,

and guide men to divine reverence. (Council held in Constantinople after

ConstantinePorphyrogenitus,page977ofVolume2oftheConciliars)

ThatthedivineCanonsoverridetheimperiallaws

It pleased the most divine Despot of the inhabited earth (i.e. Emperor

Marcian)

not

to

proceed

in

accordance

with

the

divine

letters

or

pragmatic

formsof themostdevoutbishops,but inaccordancewith theCanons laid

downaslawsbytheholyFathers.Thecouncilsaid:AsagainsttheCanons,no

pragmaticsanctioniseffective. LettheCanonsoftheFathersremaininforce.

And again:Wepray that thepragmatic sanctions enactedfor some in every

province to the detriment of the Canons may be held in abeyance

incontrovertibly;andthattheCanonsmaycomeintoforcethroughallallofus

say the same things.All thepragmatic sanctions shallbeheld inabeyance.Let the

Canons come intoforce In accordancewith thevote of theholy council, let the

injunctionsofCanonscomeintoforcealsoinalltheotherprovinces.(InAct

5oftheFourthEcumenicalCouncil)

Ithasseemedbest toall theholyecumenicalcouncil that ifanyoneoffers

anyformconflictingwith thosenowprescribed, let thatformbevoid. (8th

CanonoftheThirdEcumenicalCouncil)

Pragmaticformsopposed to theCanonsarevoid. (Book1,Title2,

Ordinances12,Photius,Title1,Chapter2)

Forthose

Canons

which

have

been

promulgated,

and

supported,

that

is to say, by emperors and holy Fathers, are accepted like the divine

Scriptures.Butthelawshavebeenacceptedorcomposedonlybytheemperors;and

for this reason they do notprevail over and against the divine Scriptures nor the

Canons.(Balsamon,commentontheabovechapter2ofPhotius)

Donot talk tomeof external laws.For even thepublicanfulfills theouter

law,yet nevertheless he is sorelypunished. (Chrysostom, Sermon 57 on the

GospelofMatthew)


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Foremperorsoftenfail toadaptall the laws toadvantage. (Sermon6on

theStatues)

Laws that tend tofavorpiety lendagreat impulse (i.e.,aidorhelp) to the

divineCanons,

on

the

one

hand,

by

concurring

with

them

and

affording

them

support,andontheotherhand,bysupplyingthingsthattheymaybelackinginsome

placeorother.(Blastaris,Chapter5ofCanto20)

ThatthedivineCanonsoverrideeventheRituals,whenthelatterhappen

tobeatvariancewiththem,especiallyifindividualorregional

From theNovel 131 ofJustinianyou can tell that ritualsmade by the

FoundersintheMonasteriesaretobetoleratedorwelcomedunlesstheyare

opposed

to

the

Canons

somewhere.

(Blastaris,

Chapter

16

of

Canto

30)

IndividualholyFathersregardingtheholyCanons

Asmany as conform to thisCanon,peacebeupon them, andmercy. (St.

PaulintheEpistletotheGalations,Chapter6,Verse16)

Howabsurdis itnotthatone isnotpermittedtobe ignorantofanylawof

theRomans,notevenifhebeexceedinglyboorishandunlearned,northatthereisany

law tohelp onewhodoes anythingbecause ofhis ignorance:whereas, on the other

hand, mystagogues may be ignorant of salvation, of the principles of salvation,

notwithstandingthatinotherrespectstheyareamongthemoresimpleandpossessno

deep intellect? (St. Gregory the Theologian, Discourse addressed to

AthanasiustheGreat)

Iheardandfailed toobserveYoufailedtoobserve?Why,then,youhave

condemnedyourself!Thoughyouobservenot,yetifyoubutsay,Ifailedtoobserve,

youhavekeptahalfpart.Foranyonewhohascondemnedhimselffornotobserving,is

earnestly trying to observe. (St.JohnChrysostom, Sermon 4 onRepentance,

page785

of

Volume

6of

the

Etonian

Editions)

Therefore let all ofus listenwhoneglect to read theScriptures, and learn

whatgreat injuryweare suffering,whatgreatpoverty;forwe canneverhaveany

actual experience in matters of statecraft unless we know at least the laws in

accordancewithwhichweought toconductourselvesbothpubliclyandprivately.

(St.CyrilofAlexandria,Commentaryon theGospelaccording toMatthew,

Chapter13,Verse52,interpretingthewordsThereforeeveryscribe)

There

are

many

of

us

who

say,

but

few

who

do.

Yet

no

one

ought

to

garble thewordofGod becauseofhisownnegligence;on the contrary,he


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oughttoconfesshisownweakness,andnottrytohidethetruthfromGod

lestwe be brought to trial on charges ofmisinterpreting theword ofGod

besides transgressing His commandments. (St. Maximus the Confessor,

Chapter85ofVolume4,ofthingsconcerningLove,page329ofthePhilocalia)

TheabovecompilationbySt.NicodemusofAthosisquitesuccessfulin

itsendeavortopointouttheimportanceoftheHolyCanons,andthefactthat

theyarenottobesetasideatanytime,butmustbeadheredtoprecisely.In

additiontotheabove,however,thefollowingexcerptsfromtheSynodiconof

theHolySpiritareworthyofnote.

FROM

THE

SYNODICON

OF

THE

HOLY

SPIRIT

To

those

who

scorn

the

venerable

and

holy

ecumenical

Synods,and

who

despiseevenmore theirdogmaticandcanonical traditions;and to thosewhosay

thatallthingswerenotperfectlydefinedanddeliveredbytheSynods,butthatthey

leftthegreaterpartmysterious,unclear,anduntaught,Anathema!

To thosewho hold in contempt the sacred and divine canons of our

blessedfathers,which,bysustainingtheholyChurchofGodandadorningthewhole

ChristianChurch,guidetodivinereverence,Anathema!

To

all

things

innovated

and

enacted

contrary

to

the

Church

tradition,

teaching,and institution of theholy and evermemorablefathers, or to anything

henceforthsoenacted,Anathema!

Bp.Kirykoshascorrupted,redefined,reinterpretedandevennullified

the Holy Canons, for the sake of preserving his own unorthodox local

custom,whichhehypocriticallyclaimstobethatofhisforefathers,whereas

inreality itwashehimselfandhiscoworker,Mr.Gkoutzidis,whoenforced

thisuncanonicalpracticeuponalltheMatthewitesduringaclergyseminarat

KouvaraMonastery in1979,atwhich,whilestill laymenandselfappointed

theologians,decidedtoenlighteningtheirhierarchsandclergy.

Is it not clear that Bp.Kirykosby his recent dogmatization of these

errors,eventothepointofreprimandingclergyandlaityoverthisissue,isa

completedefianceof theHolyCanons, and constitutes agrave and serious

error,worthyevenofanathema?YetBp.Kirykoshypocriticallyclaims tobe

anardentkeeperoftheHolyCanons.Inreality,hehasdespisedeveryHoly

Canon in regards toHolyCommunion, andhe evendefies countless other

canonsinhisecclesiasticalandpersonallife,ashasbeenwitnessedbyvarious

priestsand

several

laymen,

who

were

once

under

his

spiritual

guidance,

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quickly departed from him upon detecting that he is a wolf in sheeps

clothing.TheseclergyandlaymenaffirmthatBp.Kirykosnotonlydisregards

theHolyCanonsoccasionally,butratherthecompletedefianceoftheHoly

Canonsisthedailytypiconbothinhisecclesiasticalandpersonallife.

Despitethis,Bp.Kirykosclaimstobetheonlycanonicalbishop left

inGreece,andthatonlyhisfollowersbelongtotheonlyrealChurchlefton

earth.Inreality,neither isheacanonicalbishop,norarehisfollowersbeing

guided towardssalvation.On thecontrary, theirsoulsshallbedevouredby

the abyss of spiritual poverty originating from their bishops lack of

sacramental, dogmatic, canonical and ethical piety. If his followers have

chosenhimtobetheirshepherdforreasonoffaith,forreasonsofcanonicity,

andforreasonsofsacramentalvalidity,forreasonsofethicalpiety,orforall

of

the

above,

then

they

have

certainly

made

a

mistake

and

should

rethink

theirchoice.Unfortunately, suchadecision iseasier said thandone.Forall

thesepoorclergyandlaymenunderhissorrowfulleadershipwillneedtocast

offfromthemselvestheseverecultlikebrainwashingandfalseindoctrination

that Bp. Kirykos and his coworkers have instilled in them through their

thirtyyearlongsystematizationoftheecclesiology,whichtheyachievedby

deliberately hiding documents and rewriting ecclesiastical history, for the

sakeofwinningproselytes,inordertouseChristasameansofestablishinga

personalcareerforthemselves,tothedetrimentofcountlessinnocentsouls.

MaytheLordforgiveBp.Kirykosandguidehimtowardsrepentance.

However,repentancerequireshumility,andhumilityisnoteasilyattainedby

someonewhohasworkedhiswayup to thehighest rank, anddenounced

even the very Archbishop who consecrated him, and who even declared

himselfPresidentofthePanOrthodoxCouncil,andevenstyleshimselfasa

ConfessorandStruggler for the truth,whenhis struggle isonlyoneof

emptywords,hypocrisyandsouldestroyingpride.Hisownclergyandsome

ofhisownadvisers triedseveral times topreventhim from falling into this

trap thathe laid forhimself.Buthisprideandselfrighteousnessprevented

himfrom

taking

heed

to

that

advice.

Now

the

only

method

by

which

his

eyes

maybeopened is ifhefinallyunderstandsthatwhathehaspreached inhis

twoletterstoFr.Pedroareactuallysevereheresiesandcanonicalinfractions

ofuniversalproportion,inneedofapublicanduniversalrepentance.Thisis

theresultofamanofsimplemindandverylittletheologicaleducation,who

hasnotevenmanagedtofoundasinglerealmonastery,hasnotmanagedto

produceasinglespiritualoffspringfromchildhoodtothepriesthood,andyet

whotookuponhimselfthetaskofsavingtheChurch,declaringhimselfthe

lasttruebishop,andsomekindofreligioussuperhero,completewithhis

ownset

of

hero

worshippers,

mainly

athrong

of

laywomen

in

Greece,

and

allwalksoflifeinRomania,Cyprus,Kenya,Ukraine,CanadaandAustralia.


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Certainly,wecannotcoerceBp.Kirykos,hisclergyandhis laymento

repentoftheirdelusion.Thisissomethingtheywillneedtoachievebytheir

ownchoice.ThustheBlessedChrysostomwrites:ForChristiansaboveallmen

areforbiddentocorrectthestumblingsofsinnersbyforceitisnecessarytomakea

manbetter

not

by

force

but

by

persuasion.

We

neither

have

authority

granted

us

by

lawtorestrainsinners,nor,ifitwere,shouldweknowhowtouseit,sinceGodgives

thecrowntothosewhoarekeptfromevil,notbyforce,butbychoice.(SixBookson

thePriesthood)

Unfortunately, Bp. Kirykos and his socalled Genuine Orthodox

Christian followers,among thema socalledhieromonk,a socalledpriest,

andvarioussocalledlaymen,havechosentheroadofslanderandridiculous

liesspreadagainstFr.Pedroandvariousamongthegoodwilledlaymenwho

chose

to

defend

the

Holy

Fathers

and

Holy

Canons

from

being

disregarded

anddefiledbyBp.Kirykosandhisfollowers.Inchoosingthispathofslander

and lies, these men have ceased to be icons of Christ, but have become

imitatorsofsatan,alsoknownasthedevil,slanderer,andfatheroflies.

Thus insteadofaddressingtheveryquestionsathand; thevery issue

ofworthiness forHolyCommunion; themethodwithwhichBp.Kirykos

handled the events in regards to Fr. Pedros uncanonical suspension; the

contentofthetwohereticalletterssentbyBp.KirykostoFr.Pedro;theissue

of thecountlesscrucialdocuments thatBp.Kirykoshaskept in thedark for

over three decades for the sake ofdeluding his flock; and the issue of his

ecclesiastical and personal scandalswhich are numerous and documented;

insteadofaddressingallof these issues,Bp.Kirykosandhis followershave

resorted to hurling vicious slanders against those who oppose them for

mattersofFaith,accusationsofimmoralityquiteabsurdandeasilydisproven.

Yettheseslanderersshallrejoiceintheseunchristianactsofslanderandthink

thatby thesediabolicalactsthey tooaresaving theChurch,just like their

hero,Bp.Kirykosclaims todo.Theywillalso rejoice in theirhypocritical

precommunion fast,and think that theywillbe communingworthilyon

accountof

it,

whereas

they

have

sinned

mortally

against

the

souls

of

real

ChristianssoulswhicharefashionedintheimageoftheHolyTrinity.

Maythefoulmouthsofthesesocalledclergyandlaitybeconfounded

bythewordsthatspringforthfromthegoldenmouthofBlessedChrysostom:

Asitisnottobeimaginedthatthefornicatorandtheblasphemercanpartake

of the sacredTable, so it is impossible thathewhohasan enemy,andbears

malice,canenjoytheHolyCommunion Iforewarn,and testify,andproclaim

thiswith

avoice

that

all

may

hear!

Let

no

one

who

has

an

enemy

draw

near

the

sacred

TableorreceivetheLordsBody!Letnoonewhodrawsnearhaveanenemy!Doyou


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haveanenemy?Donotdrawnear!Doyouwish todrawnear?Bereconciled,and

thendrawnear,andtouchtheHolyGifts!(St.JohnChrysostom,Homily20)

We are commanded tohave only one enemy, thedevil.Withhimneverbe

reconciled!But

with

a

brother,

never

be

at

enmity

in

thy

heart.(Homily

20)

Doyoufast?Givemeproofofitbyyourworks.Ifyouseeapoorman,

takepityonhim.Ifyouseeafriendbeinghonored,donotenvyhim.Donotletonly

yourmouthfast, butalso the eye,and thefeet, and thehandsandall the

membersofourbodies.Letthehandsfast,bybeingfreeofavarice.Letthefeet

fast,byceasingtorunaftersin.Lettheeyesfast,bydiscipliningthemnottoglareat

thatwhich issinful.Lettheearsfast,bynotlisteningtoeviltalkandgossip.

Letthemouthfastfromfoulwordsandunjustcriticism.Forwhatgoodisit

if

we

abstain

from

birds

and

fishes,

but

bite

and

devour

our

brothers?

(Homily3:8,OntheStatutes)

Through theprayersofourHolyFathers,LordJesusChristourGod,

havemercyonusandsaveus.Amen.

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