ICXC NIKA Celtic Style Equal Armed Cross | Bright Solar Texture | Orthodox Christian Art PosterWhen thou didst behold Him Who is the never setting Sun setting upon the Cross, even He Who shone forth from thy womb and sustaineth the brilliance of the sun, thou didst cry aloud, thy soul weighed down by ten thousand griefs: O Thou Who hast willingly set, Thou shalt shine forth again, for the enlightenment of me and the world! Tone 3 Thursday Vespers: Stichera of the Theotokos

Paul has no fear

be free from stain

Christ above me

and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth

Since the hours and their moments are running away

as a faithful minister of God’s providence

but only keeps you in an endless circle of self-delusion

more or less)

He firmly resolved that if his prayer were fulfilled

and have washed their robes

Blessed is the man who has crucified in himself the world

Paul is not rejecting his natural life