in vologda where where? where in vologda where where in the spring palisa dear brothers and sisters on march 22, the memory of the forty martyrs of sevastia is celebrated, believers venerate this lenten date at the service level. they believe that this day to celebrate the liturgy before the sacred roads. who are these sevastics? 40 serostian martyrs these are the saints of the first centuries of the christian church and the life left a deep trace in christian history. 300 in 2013, the roman emperor

saint constantine the great gave freedom to christians by commanding them to stop the persecution of na christians, but there was a time the second ruler of wikinia, being a convinced pagan , he not only planned to resume the persecution of believers in christ, but also prepared to betray constantine and become the sole emperor of rome, he did not decide to start such persecutions of the river , among whom there were many followers. christ in the city of sevastia. just one of the troops was located, more, the number of which was christians under the command of a pagan, the greek service was carried out by a whole squad, christians, forty warriors, glorified by many victories. at the instigation

licinia, and the greek bark tried to force them to sacrifice to the pagan gods, but they refused, for which they were thrown into prison, there the soldiers prayed to christ and it was a revelation to them that he who endured to the end, he would be saved, but the morning treacherous recalai again tried to persuade cut off the army from the savior, but also failed the second time; the christians were again thrown into prison. a week later they were tried and sentenced to death as martyrs. they wanted to stone them, but the cobblestones did not reach them , as if the lord himself protected them from death. christian soldiers were once again imprisoned while praying. they heard the believers me. if he dies, but lives, dare not be afraid, for accept the crowns.

and so, when a frosty winter day came, the martyrs were brought to the local lake and left there in custody naked right on the ice, where cold water splashed nearby, they melted the bathhouse so that they would renounce christ in the mortal torments of war and use it for warmth. but only one of the sufferers could not stand it and ran to the bathhouse, and immediately fell dead in front of it. alone in the morning of the guards saw shining halos. over the heads of each of the 39 christian soldiers, realizing why there are only 39 crowns, he exclaimed. i, a christian, threw off my clothes and stood next to the military. in the morning the soldiers and the guard were led out of the lake and the dead. then

their bodies were taken on chariots to the fire and set on fire when three days had passed after the execution. the holy warriors were seen in a dream by the all-russian bishop peter, he was told to keep their remains together with his assistants. he gathered these relics of christian soldiers and committed them to the earth with a prayer. why does the church celebrate the memory of these saints lent? why does he remember such a terrible martyrdom? in fact, lenten time is very full of spiritual events, we remember the triumph of orthodoxy and the monk john of the ladder and the seas of gepa about the cross. everything of the lord. this is meant to be reinforced. we are spiritually aware that sai

of spiritual life does not remain a lonely church, for this purpose it was established by the lord jesus christ so that every christian can receive both the help of his brothers and sisters in faith, and the spiritual experience of the ascetics of past centuries. 40 chistsky martyrs. it tells us that true christians must be steadfast in their faith in christ. often we want to receive something from god, but we don’t want to give him something for sure . it is known that each of them was glorified by victories in many battles. it is time for her to stand firm in the faith and bring her love as a gift to god. practically all the disciples stood firm in

the faith, with the exception of one, instead of whom occupied by a believing pagan. the sebastian ascetics not only received grace from god, but also gave him zeal to their will , the fortress of faith, and in the end sacrificed their earthly life. of course, it is human nature to evade the sorrows of trials of difficulties. but the feat of faith is manifested in special life circumstances. and not only very often choose in favor of virtues or sin, there are everyday circumstances when we are not required to give our lives for christ, but it is necessary only show christian qualities and may be mocked for their faith in christ

through keeping his commandments, and these are precisely the situations in which the followers of christ must always show unconditional firmness. sometimes a christian turns out to be a labor collective at work or even among close family for his faith. many in this situation are very embarrassed because they internally want to be like everyone else or no worse than others . the apostle peter on this occasion notices that if he insults you for the name of christ, then you are blessed, for the spirit of the glory of god rests upon you. therefore , a truly spiritual person does not react to these ridicule and does not repay mutual insults and remains embarrassed. all the same goodness is desirable and never renounces

his faith in christ, does not hide it, and where it is necessary to show such an approach has an amazing consequence of seeing. the steadfastness of the good heart of a christian. many who did not understand him change their arrogance for respect for him, they are struck by the strong core of this person. his calmness, goodwill, despite various unfriendly attacks, and in this situation , the way of life of a christian becomes a living example for those around him, who silently reproaches them for wrong actions. and he directs the way of life with christ according to his commandments to a better path. of course, it is impossible not to mention that a christian is worthy of suffering. difficulties and deprivations in

any form receive a blessing from god in his heart, a true spiritual world is created, and he himself grows spiritually even more dear brothers and sisters. committing today the memory of this sebastian martyrs. we will remember that the steadfastness of the faith and the devotion of the lord to our jesus christ is an inalienable quality of a true christian unconditionally. daily. we are met by many spiritual trials of life, but all of them can be overcome if a person abides with christ and may there be peace in our hearts during these great lenten days, which is based on sincere trust in our savior, who is our father and providence for each of us. with the holiday of a good and fruitful

continuation of great lent. hello olga, watch the issue we remember akhatinskaya.