dear brothers and sisters, the third sunday of great lent in the orthodox church is called holy cross week. this is due to the fact that the day before on saturday evening at the festive service. in semyonovich name in the centers of the temple , the life-giving cross of the lord is solemnly carried out. this is a reminder of the approaching holy week, the crucifixion of our lord jesus christ. the spring celebration in honor of christ the lord appeared almost 14 centuries ago in 614, the second persian king besieged and took jerusalem, captured disturbing the creative

cross found earlier by saturn of the apostle empress helen in 626. the king of the khazroy, almost conquered, constantinople, by the miraculous intercession of the mother of god, the capital city was spared from the invasion and then the course of the war changed and the byzantine emperor of the hierarchy. first victories, finished 26 years of war. presumably in 631, the already creating cross returned to jerusalem, the emperor personally brought it into the city from that time in jerusalem they began to celebrate the anniversary of the return, the life-giving cross of this great christian shrine over time this holiday was fixed for the third sunday of great lent. and today we remember the cross. lord's is no longer so much in connection with historical events. how many with

the hope to receive support from the lord in the middle of the lenten path. indeed , it is believed that the bowing of the cross of the week is the middle of the holy quaternary, that is , the time of great lent, and to this day the tradition of a more strictly fasting in the cross-worshiping week has been preserved. as for example, in the first and passionate, of course, on this sunday. we worship the creator lord christ, we also remember that the cross is not only the instrument of our salvation, on which christ was crucified, but also an integral part of our own spiritual life in the holy gospel. we meet such words of the lord jesus christ who does not take up his cross does not follow me, he is not worthy of me. and if

the orthodox church was born, we know that a person carrying his life christ is the image of spirits. noah of the life of a christian, but what does it mean to carry your cross, of course, looking at the cross of christ, we remember his suffering, crucify and patience and death. why, then , is the reminder of the cross offered to us in the very middle of the lenten period. the fact is that already in the holy scriptures of the old testament we find many images that point to the life-giving cross, christ's so the holy church compares the cross with the paradise tree of life. also, the cross is similar to the tree that the prophet moses laid in the bitter waters of the measure of the place to which the people of israel came during their forty-year wandering in the wilderness. and after that the water lost its bitterness and

became drinkable. cross it is also compared with a tree, in the shadow of which the weary traveler, that is, the cross, stops to rest. this is not only an image of labor and sorrows, but also something that gives hope and support to those who seek god , i propose to enter the days to worship the honest cross. the church strengthens us because the crucifixion was followed by the resurrection of christ and joy for all his disciples. so every christian who worthily bears the cross of his life receives from god the joy of easter and the joy of the resurrection of the orthodox tradition. we find many references to what is worth bearing. his cross suggests resignedly overcoming the difficulties of unpleasant moments encountered in life's sorrows. if we honestly

look at our lives and ask those who stand in the temple. why are they here then hear that many began to seek god after you life happened. there are some sorrows here, the loss of loved ones, and thank god that such people came to the temple, they turned to god, they turned to someone else. but why are there so few of those who came to the temple in joy to thank god for healing, creating a family, receiving a good position or successfully with given exams. unfortunately, a modern person tends to quickly forget the good and take it for granted. not worth much attention, even on the pages of the gospel, we find a story about how the lord jesus christ healed 10 people

who were sick with severe leprosy. and how many of the fully recovered returned to thank for their healing, only one out of ten needs to be said that even after 2,000 years, the situation has not changed, few thank and see it as a necessity to thank and praise god in peace and prosperity, but at the same time there is an opinion that sometimes through sorrow. god is trying to reach out to a person who does not hear him in joy. indeed, it is very important to be able to thank god for everything that he gives us in our lives gratitude is important, the virtue of a christian. indeed, even the main christian sacrament is called the eucharist, which in greek means thanksgiving, an important quality of a more

spiritually adult person is the ability to thank god not only for joys, but because of the sorrows of which there are also many in our lives. what is the meaning of thanksgiving for difficulties and sorrows, because an ordinary person, on the contrary. with all his might, he strives to avoid or eliminate any difficulties that happen to him. the fact is that believers see sorrows in a slightly different sense. from the practice of life, they know that sorrow, perhaps, is not only something depressing, burdening us, but also something that helps us rise above the ordinary and grow spiritually freed from the superfluous. alluvial. keep to yourself the most important and not infrequently, the mournful circumstances of our lives move us to action towards

solving a problem. christians give experience in this way and treat sorrows as a lesson in spiritual life and the opportunity, having overcome them, to become better, purer and closer to god, kinder to our loved ones, if we learn to look at our life in this way, we will soon see that even mournful circumstances would have an effect take out the belts and a lot, and then the bearing of our christ will not be something unbearable for us, but grace-filled and joyfully in the spiritual sense that is why today when the holy church encourages and inspires us. offering for worship the honest cross of christ we will pay special attention to this and take advantage of the opportunity. i want to remind all of you, dear

brothers and sisters, that it is extremely necessary during great lent to begin the holy sacraments of repentance, communion of the holy mysteries of christ. this will fill the content of the post with a depth of more sublime meaning will bring more results. and everyone can be sure of this. may the merciful lord help all of us those who are now in the worldly wisdom grants joy, so that this earthly joy contributes to eternal spiritual joy to those who are now grieving tatars, the lord is consolation, and sorrows themselves. may the spiritual wealth that endures a person be converted, reinforcing themselves with the memories of the life-giving cross. lord, we will continue our journey to the lord's holiday

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