Jesse Dominick
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The sixth step of St. John Climacus’s The Ladder of Divine Ascent is dedicated to the spiritual discipline of the remembrance of death, which is to have in mind the hour of one’s repose and the following judgment before God, in order to deter oneself from sin. St. John tells us that the remembrance of death is the highest work for one who is spiritually minded (6:4), and that “He who has mounted [this sixth step] will never sin again” (6:24).
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An informative video on the icon of the "Ladder of Divine Ascent" based on the book of the same name by St. John Climacus, whom we celebrate on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
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But outside of our Orthodox Churches we are increasingly encountering a new Christianity which presents us with a new version of Christianity, a new Gospel … a Christianity without the Cross. A Pascha with no Good Friday. How pleasant this appears to the world and how much it is attracting followers.
Archpriest Alexander Shargunov
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The Most Pure Virgin Mary’s answer is the joyful, prayerful concentration of all ages of Christian sanctity; the fate of every person, into which we are all called to delve. Let everyone who turns his mind and heart to the Lord always stand before this mystery, and with thankfulness witness the joy of today’s feast. The Annunciation has happened. Be it unto me according to thy word.