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Sisters and brothers in Christ,

It is a special time for me, a new year has come to me. Yesterday it was the feast of Saint Great Martyr Demeter. Today, 27th October, it is the feast of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov. His Holy Remains are in the Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral from Bucharest. I bowed my heart there on 19th October.
And on 11th Ocotber I was at the Holy Remains of Saint Demeter, in Thessaloniki.

Please, brethren, as an act of knowledge, know that on 19th I gave many names of this forum and in general all the Byzantine Forum at the Romano-Catholic Cathedral Saint Joseph from Bucharest. For 40 days. At the Holy Mass. I did so at the Church of Saint Demeter from Thessaloniki too.

This time is short, we do not know when it ends. Everyday must be seen like a day of the Ressurection.

Now is the time of God and the key to His blessed Kingdom is love.

Love is with time and without time. Joy near joy, sorrow near. Love does not ignore, but it is forever with no end. God is love. Hard word, I cannot understand truly this word.

What is the judgment? We will be asked, Marian do you love Me? Or Peter, do you love me? Mary, do you love Me? In a moment we go to the Light of the Heavenly Kingdom or to darkness...

Please, my brethren, keep your souls in love for God and all the people. Do you feel a kind of rejection for someone? Love that person. So it is right. When you go to buy bread, look at the seller and pray for him or her. To be pulled in the Kingdom. Open your chest and sing you love song to God.

Glory to You God that I live, glory to You that I will die. Glory to You for all. Let now depart in peace your servant...We may pray with time and without time. Always.

After we will pass, our souls will haste to that Light. Have we hated or ingnored here on earth? I am afraid we will be ingored too there...

Do we recognize the face of Christ in our souls? Do we say the words of the apostoles: His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters�one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."

After our passing or even from now...IS it good for us for abiding in the Risen Lord Jesus Christ? Do we recognize the Kingdom as our true and good home?

Then the Eighth Day. There, by God's mercy, we all will see each other face to face, in entire love and knowledge. His mercy be our bread. Please, be aware that this life is like a smoke and we are like the grass. Please, judge never a person, if you do so, you deny the existence of that person. But every existence is from the Most Holy Trinity. Please, ask forgiveness until the sunset, everyday. Please, love each other with you face toward God. Please, remember Who is our Sweet Lord Jesus Christ.

Please, forgive me for these thoughts. Do what you want, but strive to transform your lives in a love song to God.

Have mercy, God, have much mercy!

In Christ, Marian +

Dear Marian...

Your words are always - poetry to me. Like a song of the heart. Harmony sung that swells my heart with something I well recognize.

May your master and your love - glance in my direction.

Thank you, so very much, for having all of us here - remembered at Mass. Coming from - you - I know that request will not be ignored. Thank you for the graces that your life wins for us. We (..I..) am forever in your debt.

+ Amen.

-ray

Dear Ray,

Marian is indeed an inspiration to us all...his thoughts are like poetry and the poetry is of God. He is a wonderful person!

Dear Marian,

How easily some get offended and do not forgive even when their forgiveness has been sought. It is so sad.

Let us remember that we need to try walk the walk and not just talk the talk. The walk is hard for all of us, but the talk is easy. We are all sinners.

Touchiness and hurt have no place in the kingdom of our God. Life is too short. We should respect others as we want to be respected. The effort it takes to have ego is not worth it, really. Humility before another is a discipline, but one, when practiced, truly liberates the soul. I humble myself before you all and ask forgiveness of those that I may have unintentionally offended.

With much love in Christ for everyone,
Alice, just sharing some thoughts on her mind

Dear Marian,

You are an angel sent from heaven....your words surely are an 'expression' of God. Thank you so much for your prayers, for you can't even imagine how much they are worth in our Lord's eyes.

I just wanted you to know 'poso s'agapo'.

Zenovia

We must be truly aware that we are nothing by ourselves. We are here only through the mercy and the unthinkable love of the Most Holy Trinity.
I think I will post at Focus on Scripture: "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters�one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
Unworthy, Marian +

Dear Zenovia, yes, an angel, Marian, how I know he goes about, touching lives.

Dear Alice, your humility is to be imitated, because what is touchiness, but pride, and what is pride, but deadly? And I hope you forgive me for copying your post format.

Dear Ray, you have recognized a brother poet, and you should know that the two of you bring beauty and light to a place so often overwhelmed with conflict.

Dear Marian, brother, God love your soul for the Light you have shown to so many, here, and throughout your journey.

Dear Holy Trinity, thank you for blessing the world with Marian 37 years ago today and for his beautiful heart, which he constantly uses to show so many of Your love for us.

Talitha

AMEN & AMEN!

thank you Marian and all those who are reading here as well.
what you've written here are the sort of words that are worth reading and reflecting upon again.
thank you for remembering one another in prayer,
Communion of Saints