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(RE-EDITED & PUBLISHED - 03 JULY 2017)
Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the contributing Translators
for the Greek & English texts that make our Worship much easier to understand,
to participate and to appreciate.
Glory to God for His Great Mercy!
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katagagin.) i Tis katavisete is tin bring Christ down,) nor Who will
Avisson? (Tout esti riston ek nekron descend into the Abyss? (that is to
anagagin.) bring Christ up from the dead.)
Alla ti legi:? But what does it say?
Engis sou to rima estin - en to stomata The Word is near you on your lips and
St Theognostos sou ke en ti kardia sou. (Tout esti to
Rima tis Pisteos O kirissomen.) Oti
ean Omologisis en to stomata sou
in your heart (that is: the Word of
Faith that we preach) because, if you
Confess with your lips that Jesus is
Kyrion Iisoun, ke Pistefsis en ti kardia our Lord, and believe in your heart
sou oti O Theos Afton Igiren ek that God Raised Him from the dead,
Do not try to embark on the higher forms
forms of Contemplation nekron, Sothisi. you will be Saved.
before you have achieved complete Dispassion,
Dispassion Kardia gar Pistevete is Dikeosinin, For Faith of the heart is Justification
and do not pursue stomata de Omologite is Sotirian. and Confession with the lips, is
Salvation.
what lies as yet beyond your reach.
reach THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW 8 : 28 9 : 1
THE TWO GERGESENE DEMONIACS
If your wish is to become a Theologian To kero ekino, elthonti to Iisou is tin At that time, when Jesus went into the
horan ton Gergesinon, ipintisan afto country of the Gergesenes, two
and a Contemplative, dio demonizomeni ek ton mnimion, demoniacs met Him, coming out of
ascend by the Path of Ascetic Practice exerhomeni, halepi lian, oste mi ishiin the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that
tina parelthin dia tis odou ekinis. no one could pass that way.
and, through Self-
Self-Purification
acquire
acquire what is Pure.
Pure Ke idou: ekrazan legontes: Ti imin ke And behold: they cried out, saying:
Si, Iisou Iie tou Theou? Ilthes ode pro What have we to do with Thee,
kerou vasanise imas? Jesus, Son of God? Hast Thou come
there to torment us before the
Do not pursue Theology Time?
beyond the limits In de makran ap afton ageli hiron At a distance from them there was a
of your present state of development . pollon voskomeni. herd of many swine grazing.
I de demones parekaloun Afton legontes: The demons begged Him, saying: If
I ekvallis imas, epitrepson imin Thou cast us out, permit us to go
It is wrong for us apelthin is tin agelin ton hiron. away in the herd of swine.
who are still drinking the milk of the Virtues Ke ipen aftis: Ipagete! And He said to them: Go!
to attempt to soar to the Heights of Theology, I de exelthonts apilthon is tin agelin ton When they had gone out, they went into
and if we do so, hiron. the herd of swine.
we will flounder like fledglings, Ke idou: ormisen pasa i ageli ton hiron And behold: the whole herd ran
kata tou krimnou is tin thalassan, ke frantically down the steep place into
however great the longing roused within us apethanon en tis idasin. the sea, and perished in the water.
by the Honey of Spiritual Knowledge. I de voskontes efigon. Those who kept them fled.
Ke apelthontes is tin polin apiingilan And they went into the city and told
panata - ke ta ton demonizomenon. everything - and what had happened
to the the demoniacs.
Ke idou: pasa i polis exilthen is And behold: the whole city went out to
sinantisin to Iisou. meet Jesus.
Ke idontes Afton, parekalesan opos And when they saw Him, they begged
metavi apo ton orion Afton. Him to depart from their region.
Ke emvas is plion, dieperasen, ke ilthen And He got into a boat, crossed over,
is tin idian polin. and went to His own city.