“Do you renounce Satan, and all his works, and all his worship,
and all his angels, and all his pride?”

“I DO RENOUNCE HIM!”




From the Exorcism during the Cathechism of the Novice Miss Sevaste Bourak, from Bangkok, Thailand, with her Sponsor Mrs. Marion Alipranti, Professor of German Literature at the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens.

September 16, 2001.

 

SEPTEMBER, 2002

  1 S †Beginning of the New Ecclesiastical Year, Symeon the Stylite, Ammoun & 40 Women Disciples. 16 M †Great Martyr Euphemia.
  2 M Martyr Mamas, John the faster. 17 T †Martyrs Sophia and her three daughters Faith, Hope and Charity.
  3 T Martyrs Anthimos & Chariton, Righteous Theoktistos, Deaconess Phoebe. 18 W   Bishop Eumenius of Gortyna the Wonderworker, Martyr Ariadne.
  4 W Prophet Moses, Hieromartyr Babylas. 19 T Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios, and Dorymedon.
  5 T Zacharias & Elizabeth, parents of the Forerunner, Martyr Abdaeos of Persia. 20 F †Great Martyr Eustathios, Theopistes, Agapios, Hilarion.
  6 F Commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonai. 21 S Prophet Jonah, Apostle Kodratos.
  7 S †Blessed Luke of Boeotia, Martyr Sozon, Cassiane the Hymnographer. 22 S †First Sunday of Luke, Hieromartyr Phokas the Wonderworker, Issac and Martin.
  8 S †Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross – Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. 23 M Conception of John the Baptist, Blessed Polyxeni & Xanthippi.
  9 M †Synaxis of Joachim and Anna. 24 T †Martyr Thekla, Equal to the Apostles, Silouan of Mt. Athos, Theotokos Myrtidiotissa.
10 T Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora & Nymphodora. 25 W Blessed Euphrosyne, Martyr Paphnutius and those with him.
11 W Blessed Theodora, Euphrosynos the Cook, Martyr Evanthia. 26 T †Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
12 T Martyrs Autonomos & Kournoutos. 27 F Martyr Kallistratos and those with him, Apostle Aristachus.
13 F Hieromartyr Cornelius, Martyr Aristeides. Blessed Hierotheos of Kalamata. 28 S Prophet Baruch, Chariton the Confessor.
14 S †Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 29 S †Second Sunday of Luke, Kyriakos the anchorite, Martyr Petronia.
15 S †Sunday After the Elevation of the Cross, Great Martyr Niceta, blessed Philotheos, Symeon of Thessalonica. 30 M Hieromartyr Gregory, Enlightener of Armenia.
 
 

And there is one final thing that I have been thinking about with our tonsure today. I said that Fr. Dionysios is one of the first monks in our family, and yet the last from among them to become a monk. This is because God does not know “before” and “after.” Yet it shows forth the simplicity, naturalness, and humility within the brotherhood, the true spirit of mind, according to which no one desires to be first, no one desires to be last, no one has priority, no one has rights. Each one is abandoned to God’s plan, and each one waits for whenever Christ will look upon him. No one thinks that he possesses anything, or that he has the right to anything. He, the first, now becomes the last. Last, but within the same font, within the same royal court, within the same, as we said, spiritual life.



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