Let Us Conquer the World, Let Us Run To Immortality | John Chrysostom | Unseen Warfare | Ascetic Christian | Orthodox Cotton Tank TopWe therefore are not mortal, because of our struggle with death, but we are immortal, because of our victory Does death corrupt our bodies? What of that? This is not so they may remain in corruption, but so they should be made better. Let us then conquer the world; let us run to immortality; let us follow our King; let us also set up a trophy; let us despise the world's pleasures. We need no toil to do so. Let us transfer our souls to heaven, and all

because it will be revealed by fire

to the ‘way’ and the ‘truth’—the paths of active virtue and divine contemplation—the Lord adds ‘life

- Troparion of Transfiguration

Tuesday Vespers

- Archbishop Averky (Taushev)

- Akathist to the Archangel Gabriel

saying: Despise me not

my great army which I sent among you

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

+ St Cyprian of Carthage

Mary full of grace

and he was named Pantoleon