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Χθὲς συνεθαπτόμην σοι Χριστὲ συνεγείρομαι σήμερον ἀναστάντι σοι, συνεσταυρούμην σοι χθὲς, αὐτός με συνδόξασον Σωτήρ, ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου.

Yesterday I was buried with Thee, O Christ, and today I arise with Thine arising. Yesterday was I crucified with Thee; do Thou Thyself glorify me with Thee, O Saviour, in Thy Kingdom.

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Ἐξαλείψας τὸ καθ’ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασιν ὃ ἦν ὑπεναντίον ἡμῖν καὶ αὐτὸ ἦρκεν ἐκ τοῦ μέσου προσηλώσας αὐτὸ τῷ σταυρῷ· ἀπεκδυσάμενος τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας ἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησίᾳ θριαμβεύσας αὐτοὺς ἐν αὐτῷ.

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of […]

The first of the twelve Gospels is what is known as Christ’s High Priestly Prayer, John 13:31 – 18:1.

Οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ τῶν πιστευσόντων διὰ τοῦ λόγου αὐτῶν εἰς ἐμέ ἵνα πάντες ἓν ὦσιν καθὼς σύ πάτερ ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν σοί ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἡμῖν ἓν […]

Ὁ συνάναρχος καὶ συναΐδιος Υἱός, καὶ Λόγος τοῦ Πατρός, ἐπὶ πώλου ἀλόγου, ἦλθε σήμερον καθεζόμενος, ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν Ἱερουσαλήμ, ὃν τὰ Χερουβὶμ μετὰ δέους ἀτενίσαι οὐ δύνανται. Παῖδες ἀνευφήμησαν, μετὰ βαΐων καὶ κλάδων, τὸν αἶνον μυστικῶς ἀναμέλποντες. Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, τῷ ἐλθόντι σῶσαι ἐκ πλάνης, ἄπαν τὸ γένος ἡμῶν.

The co-beginningless and co-eternal […]

There is a small marble plaque set into a frame over the door to the kelli of Father Daniel, at the basin of the Prophet Elijah. I photographed it in afternoon shade, but it was difficult to read. I returned in the evening and photographed it with raking light. Then the inscription became more […]