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  1 Text|          rest for your souls" (Matt. 11:29). Exactly the same thing
  2 Text|             to save the world" (John 12:47)!~After briefly 'deciphering'
  3 Text|          secret for long ages" (Rom. 16:25). By contrast, the film '
  4 Text|             in the Gospel (cf. Matt. 23:13-39). For, it was an indisputable
  5 Text|              for long ages" (Rom. 16:25). By contrast, the film '
  6 Text|              Gospel (cf. Matt. 23:13-39). For, it was an indisputable
  7 Text|             save the world" (John 12:47)!~After briefly 'deciphering'
  8 Text|             not open his mouth" (Is. 53:7).~The second attribute
  9 Text|              open his mouth" (Is. 53:7).~The second attribute of
 10 Text|              the world" (cf. Rev. 13:8), appears to be more suited
 11     | about
 12 Text|            on the one hand, and His 'absolute sinlessness' on the other.
 13 Text|            an innocent lamb:~"He was afflicted, yet he did not open his
 14     | After
 15 Text|            suspicion about what lies ahead. This is precisely why the
 16     | alone
 17     | always
 18     | am
 19 Text|           and worship unto the ages. Amen.~With fervent prayers to
 20 Text|       merchants from the Temple, His anger was not hatred. It was rather
 21 Text|              know, there is no other animal in all of creation which
 22     | another
 23 Text|             and human person did not appear for the first time just
 24 Text|              world" (cf. Rev. 13:8), appears to be more suited to Holy
 25 Text|            celebrate every year with appropriate gratitude and vigilance:
 26 Text|          fervent prayers to the Lord~Archbishop STYIANOS~
 27 Text|              is born, ~As we are all aware, there are two major saving
 28     | away
 29 Text|              incarnate and born as a baby in a manger for the sake
 30 Text|       brought to the world, is never based on an 'ideology', nor is
 31 Text|            better by remembering the basic attributes of the Lamb.~
 32     | because
 33     | beginning
 34 Text|              Prophets had foretold: "behold the lamb of God who takes
 35 Text|           love to their fellow human beings. They would try to seek
 36 Text|    regardless of which religion they belonged to!), also showed love to
 37 Text|            Brother Concelebrants and beloved children in Christ who is
 38 Text|           world" (John 12:47)!~After briefly 'deciphering' some of the
 39 Text|                                      Brother Concelebrants and beloved
 40 Text|              salvation, which Christ brought to the world, is never based
 41 Text|             God - that which St Paul called "the mystery that was kept
 42 Text|           God-Man, who is Christ. He came to earth exactly as the
 43 Text|           essence. This was also the case when Christ had the most
 44 Text|           the 'spotless lamb' is the central motif in the mystery of
 45 Text|            were in fact the constant characteristics that testified to the mystery
 46 Text|            Concelebrants and beloved children in Christ who is born, ~
 47 Text|        justifiably the climax of the Church year; and they are by no
 48 Text|     innocence and tranquility.~It is clear that both the mentioned
 49 Text|             expresses more fully and clearly the meaning of the redeeming
 50 Text|              two are justifiably the climax of the Church year; and
 51 Text|              that moment of 'head-on collision', He remained unchanged
 52 Text|        always remain peaceful, which comes from their deep innocence
 53 Text|             and goats (at the Second Coming of Christ), we will notice
 54 Text|            purity - if we recall the comparison made in the Gospel between
 55 Text|           disheartened, saying those completely unexpected words, "for I
 56 Text|                              Brother Concelebrants and beloved children in
 57 Text|          Christ had the most pointed confrontation with the hypocrisy and disbelief
 58 Text|              love for humankind when consoling and supporting the weak
 59 Text|         death. They were in fact the constant characteristics that testified
 60 Text|            The 'silence of the Lamb' contains all the power and wisdom
 61 Text|          long ages" (Rom. 16:25). By contrast, the film 'Silence of the
 62 Text|          well!). This is not only to control them, but also to monopolise
 63 Text|               ideology', nor is it a conventional 'religion'. It is another
 64 Text|     foolishness of the Cross' (cf. 1 Cor. 1), which grants life through '
 65     | could
 66 Text|           the world" (John 1:29).~Of course the image of the Lamb, namely
 67 Text|              found no image from the created world more expressive of
 68 Text|            no other animal in all of creation which is more good-natured
 69 Text|             did not culminate in the Crucifixion and Resurrection of the
 70 Text|           unjustified, if it did not culminate in the Crucifixion and Resurrection
 71 Text|            or rather dramatizes, the cunning, distortion and tragic dead-ends
 72 Text|       cunning, distortion and tragic dead-ends of people who have grown
 73 Text|          John 12:47)!~After briefly 'deciphering' some of the meanings of
 74 Text|               which comes from their deep innocence and tranquility.~
 75 Text|           divine justice will not be delayed!~However, the salvation,
 76 Text|        perhaps better appreciate the difference between the 'silence' of
 77 Text|              Lambs' made by a modern Director implies, or rather dramatizes,
 78 Text| confrontation with the hypocrisy and disbelief of the people of the Law,
 79 Text|          world stage to see who will discover and 'secure' first the '
 80 Text|              supporting the weak and disheartened, saying those completely
 81 Text|             dramatizes, the cunning, distortion and tragic dead-ends of
 82 Text|              more expressive of the 'divine-human' ethos, than the manner
 83 Text|           mystery of 'self-emptying' divinity from the very beginning
 84 Text|          Director implies, or rather dramatizes, the cunning, distortion
 85 Text|             when He took the whip to drive the merchants from the Temple,
 86 Text|            who is Christ. He came to earth exactly as the Prophets
 87 Text|       Incarnation and throughout His earthly life!~Even when He took
 88 Text|             was rather the Love that educates and saves. Even in that
 89 Text|              the 'fullness' that is 'emptied'! Of 'strength' in 'weakness'!
 90 Text|              unchanged in His divine essence. This was also the case
 91 Text|     expressive of the 'divine-human' ethos, than the manner of an innocent
 92 Text|           there are two major saving events of divine Providence which
 93     | every
 94 Text|              It is another manner of existence. A 'strange mystery', literally.
 95 Text|            of the people of the Law, expressed with the repeated 'woes'
 96 Text|          from the created world more expressive of the 'divine-human' ethos,
 97 Text|            the Lamb is humility - As far as we know, there is no
 98 Text|            other. However, these two features of Christ's divine and human
 99 Text|            also showed love to their fellow human beings. They would
100 Text|           thing occurred when Christ felt the need to reveal the height
101 Text|            unto the ages. Amen.~With fervent prayers to the Lord~Archbishop
102 Text|             16:25). By contrast, the film 'Silence of the Lambs' made
103 Text|        humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls" (Matt.
104 Text|            out the 'ways of God' and follow them at least as much as
105 Text|             at least as much as they followed the laws of nature.~Today,
106 Text|             led to the slaughter, it follows without protest, as if without
107 Text|          loud-voiced Prophet Isaiah, foretelling the 'utter humility' of
108 Text|          exactly as the Prophets had foretold: "behold the lamb of God
109     | found
110 Text|             the "lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (cf. Rev.
111 Text|          Word' in 'silence'! Of the 'fullness' that is 'emptied'! Of '
112 Text|             of Christ expresses more fully and clearly the meaning
113 Text|             learn from me, that I am gentle and humble in heart, and
114 Text|           the sake of all people, be glory and worship unto the ages.
115 Text|              latter is the steadfast goal of the former.~The Incarnation
116 Text|     Resurrection of the only sinless God-Man, who is Christ. He came
117 Text|            of creation which is more good-natured than the lamb. When sheared,
118 Text|         Cross' (cf. 1 Cor. 1), which grants life through 'death' alone.~
119 Text|          every year with appropriate gratitude and vigilance: Christmas
120 Text|         dead-ends of people who have grown weary 'without God'.~In
121 Text|       humility' of Christ on the one hand, and His 'absolute sinlessness'
122 Text|            Temple, His anger was not hatred. It was rather the Love
123 Text|              Even in that moment of 'head-on collision', He remained
124 Text|              am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
125 Text|          felt the need to reveal the height of His love for humankind
126     | Here
127 Text|         appears to be more suited to Holy Week and Easter. This is
128 Text|             me, that I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
129 Text|       pointed confrontation with the hypocrisy and disbelief of the people
130 Text|         world, is never based on an 'ideology', nor is it a conventional '
131 Text|               however, those who are impious are offensively inhuman.
132 Text|            made by a modern Director implies, or rather dramatizes, the
133 Text|              To God the Word who was incarnate and born as a baby in a
134     | indeed
135 Text|            23:13-39). For, it was an indisputable truth which He proclaimed
136 Text|       mystery', literally. It is the inexpressible miracle of the 'Word' in '
137 Text|              impious are offensively inhuman. They jostle with each other
138 Text|          which comes from their deep innocence and tranquility.~It is clear
139 Text|         ethos, than the manner of an innocent lamb:~"He was afflicted,
140 Text|              the loud-voiced Prophet Isaiah, foretelling the 'utter
141     | its
142 Text|            offensively inhuman. They jostle with each other on the world
143 Text|                for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the
144 Text|            appear for the first time just before the Cross and death.
145 Text|           the Lord lives. And divine justice will not be delayed!~However,
146 Text|            and Easter. These two are justifiably the climax of the Church
147 Text|         called "the mystery that was kept secret for long ages" (Rom.
148 Text|              humility - As far as we know, there is no other animal
149 Text|             the film 'Silence of the Lambs' made by a modern Director
150 Text|       disbelief of the people of the Law, expressed with the repeated '
151 Text|            much as they followed the laws of nature.~Today, however,
152 Text|              He proclaimed to all: "…learn from me, that I am gentle
153     | least
154 Text|         without suspicion about what lies ahead. This is precisely
155 Text|      existence. A 'strange mystery', literally. It is the inexpressible
156 Text|               Nevertheless, the Lord lives. And divine justice will
157 Text|             that was kept secret for long ages" (Rom. 16:25). By contrast,
158 Text|            This is precisely why the loud-voiced Prophet Isaiah, foretelling
159 Text|             all aware, there are two major saving events of divine
160 Text|              and born as a baby in a manger for the sake of all people,
161     | me
162 Text|           more fully and clearly the meaning of the redeeming sacrifice
163 Text|             deciphering' some of the meanings of the Lamb both at Christmas
164 Text|             year; and they are by no means unrelated to each other.
165 Text|            It is clear that both the mentioned attributes of the Lamb are
166 Text|           took the whip to drive the merchants from the Temple, His anger
167 Text|              It is the inexpressible miracle of the 'Word' in 'silence'!
168 Text|              of the Lambs' made by a modern Director implies, or rather
169 Text|              and saves. Even in that moment of 'head-on collision',
170 Text|            control them, but also to monopolise them. Nevertheless, the
171     | most
172 Text|        spotless lamb' is the central motif in the mystery of the divine
173     | much
174     | namely
175 Text|        occurred when Christ felt the need to reveal the height of
176     | Nevertheless
177 Text|             silence' of God and the 'noise' of the world.~Here, then,
178     | nor
179 Text|           Coming of Christ), we will notice an underlining of the fact
180 Text|           When sheared, it offers no objection. When led to the slaughter,
181 Text|               Exactly the same thing occurred when Christ felt the need
182 Text|            those who are impious are offensively inhuman. They jostle with
183 Text|           the lamb. When sheared, it offers no objection. When led to
184     | one
185     | or
186     | out
187 Text|          weary 'without God'.~In the past, the pious (regardless of
188 Text|        wisdom of God - that which St Paul called "the mystery that
189 Text|              the sheep always remain peaceful, which comes from their
190     | perhaps
191 Text|            Christ's divine and human person did not appear for the first
192 Text|              and 'secure' first the 'petrol routes' (and soon those
193 Text|           world.~Here, then, is the 'picture' that this year's Christmas
194 Text|       without God'.~In the past, the pious (regardless of which religion
195 Text|           that this year's Christmas places before us:~The 'silence
196 Text|             when Christ had the most pointed confrontation with the hypocrisy
197 Text|           the Lamb' contains all the power and wisdom of God - that
198 Text|             ages. Amen.~With fervent prayers to the Lord~Archbishop STYIANOS~
199 Text|             what lies ahead. This is precisely why the loud-voiced Prophet
200 Text|             other. The former is the presupposition of the latter. And the latter
201 Text|          indisputable truth which He proclaimed to all: "…learn from me,
202 Text|        precisely why the loud-voiced Prophet Isaiah, foretelling the '
203 Text|              to earth exactly as the Prophets had foretold: "behold the
204 Text|        slaughter, it follows without protest, as if without suspicion
205 Text|              saving events of divine Providence which we celebrate every
206 Text|             attribute of the lamb is purity - if we recall the comparison
207 Text|            goats have an untamed and rebellious nature, the sheep always
208 Text|           the lamb is purity - if we recall the comparison made in the
209 Text|              God, which can never be reciprocated. We can appreciate this
210 Text|             with the repeated 'woes' recorded in the Gospel (cf. Matt.
211 Text|           clearly the meaning of the redeeming sacrifice for all of humankind.
212 Text|              In the past, the pious (regardless of which religion they belonged
213 Text|               head-on collision', He remained unchanged in His divine
214 Text|            appreciate this better by remembering the basic attributes of
215 Text|              Law, expressed with the repeated 'woes' recorded in the Gospel (
216 Text|             heart, and you will find rest for your souls" (Matt. 11:
217 Text|     culminate in the Crucifixion and Resurrection of the only sinless God-Man,
218 Text|        foundation of the world" (cf. Rev. 13:8), appears to be more
219 Text|              Christ felt the need to reveal the height of His love for
220 Text|          kept secret for long ages" (Rom. 16:25). By contrast, the
221 Text|            secure' first the 'petrol routes' (and soon those of water
222 Text|             meaning of the redeeming sacrifice for all of humankind. However,
223 Text|             baby in a manger for the sake of all people, be glory
224 Text|             be delayed!~However, the salvation, which Christ brought to
225     | same
226 Text|              judge the world, but to save the world" (John 12:47)!~
227 Text|           the Love that educates and saves. Even in that moment of '
228 Text|           aware, there are two major saving events of divine Providence
229 Text|            unfulfilled, and we could say unjustified, if it did not
230 Text|           the weak and disheartened, saying those completely unexpected
231 Text|            the mystery that was kept secret for long ages" (Rom. 16:
232 Text|           see who will discover and 'secure' first the 'petrol routes' (
233 Text|            beings. They would try to seek out the 'ways of God' and
234 Text|         testified to the mystery of 'self-emptying' divinity from the very
235     | shall
236 Text|     good-natured than the lamb. When sheared, it offers no objection.
237 Text|              a sheep that before its shearer is silent,~so he did not
238 Text|             they belonged to!), also showed love to their fellow human
239 Text|           that before its shearer is silent,~so he did not open his
240 Text|            of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29).~
241 Text|             Resurrection of the only sinless God-Man, who is Christ.
242 Text|              hand, and His 'absolute sinlessness' on the other. However,
243 Text|           the Lamb, namely the "lamb slain from the foundation of the
244     | so
245     | some
246 Text|             the 'petrol routes' (and soon those of water as well!).
247 Text|              will find rest for your souls" (Matt. 11:29). Exactly
248 Text|       However, as we shall see, the 'spotless lamb' is the central motif
249 Text|           wisdom of God - that which St Paul called "the mystery
250 Text|              each other on the world stage to see who will discover
251 Text|        latter. And the latter is the steadfast goal of the former.~The
252 Text|              manner of existence. A 'strange mystery', literally. It
253 Text|               that is 'emptied'! Of 'strength' in 'weakness'! Of 'wisdom'
254 Text|           attributes of the Lamb are strong symbols of the 'utter humility'
255 Text|       prayers to the Lord~Archbishop STYIANOS~
256 Text|            13:8), appears to be more suited to Holy Week and Easter.
257 Text|         humankind when consoling and supporting the weak and disheartened,
258 Text|       without protest, as if without suspicion about what lies ahead. This
259 Text|    attributes of the Lamb are strong symbols of the 'utter humility'
260 Text|           behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (
261 Text|         drive the merchants from the Temple, His anger was not hatred.
262 Text|        constant characteristics that testified to the mystery of 'self-emptying'
263     | then
264 Text|             11:29). Exactly the same thing occurred when Christ felt
265     | through
266     | throughout
267 Text|             not appear for the first time just before the Cross and
268 Text|         followed the laws of nature.~Today, however, those who are
269 Text|           earthly life!~Even when He took the whip to drive the merchants
270 Text|              cunning, distortion and tragic dead-ends of people who
271 Text|             their deep innocence and tranquility.~It is clear that both the
272 Text|               it was an indisputable truth which He proclaimed to all: "…
273 Text|             human beings. They would try to seek out the 'ways of
274 Text|              collision', He remained unchanged in His divine essence. This
275 Text|           Christ), we will notice an underlining of the fact that, while
276 Text|              saying those completely unexpected words, "for I did not come
277 Text|            at Christmas would remain unfulfilled, and we could say unjustified,
278 Text|        unfulfilled, and we could say unjustified, if it did not culminate
279 Text|             and they are by no means unrelated to each other. The former
280 Text|            that, while goats have an untamed and rebellious nature, the
281     | unto
282     | us
283     | very
284 Text|            appropriate gratitude and vigilance: Christmas and Easter. These
285 Text|           routes' (and soon those of water as well!). This is not only
286 Text|           would try to seek out the 'ways of God' and follow them
287 Text|         consoling and supporting the weak and disheartened, saying
288 Text|          emptied'! Of 'strength' in 'weakness'! Of 'wisdom' in 'foolishness!
289 Text|             of people who have grown weary 'without God'.~In the past,
290 Text|            to be more suited to Holy Week and Easter. This is because
291     | well
292     | were
293     | what
294     | while
295 Text|          life!~Even when He took the whip to drive the merchants from
296     | why
297 Text|         expressed with the repeated 'woes' recorded in the Gospel (
298 Text|          those completely unexpected words, "for I did not come to
299 Text|             all people, be glory and worship unto the ages. Amen.~With
300     | yet
301     | you
302     | your