Re-Enchant the World | Cityscape with Cross and Flowers | Modern Graphic Design | Earthtones | Lightweight Cotton Unisex TeeThe Cross is the Guardian of the Whole World; The Cross is the Beauty of the Church, The Cross is the Might of Kings; The Cross is the Confirmation of the Faithful, The Cross is the Glory of Angels and the Wounding of Demons. Exapostilarion of the Exaltation of the Cross

and again with my own hands I demolish it

the most shining crowns from the Lord

against every knowledge that blinds the soul of man

prepared against dangers

he becomes—I dare say—his own mother

But the one who endures to the end will be saved

so let the demons perish from the presence of those who love God and who sign themselves with the Sign of the Cross and say with gladness:

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night

the dead smell no worse than those living on earth

and most useful for the sick are bitter medi­cines

The Royal Path: True Orthodoxy in an Age of Apostasy

Those who remain on the earth are divided into two parts: servants