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Subject:The Life-Giving Spring
Sent:Thursday, April 23, 2020 11:03 PM
Subject:The Life-Giving Spring
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
Sent us by Daniel Olson:-
On Friday of Bright Week we celebrate the dedication of the church of our all-holy Lady the Theotokos, which is called the Life-bearing Spring. And we likewise keep the memory of the excellent supernatural miracles wrought in that church by the Mother of God.
In thy spring, O Virgin, every man clearly beholdeth
the Manna, the Pool of Siloam, and the Porch of Solomon.
And entering a wooded area of the forest, he began to search for a spring; but at that time that area was thickly grown over with divers trees and densely covered with flowering shrubs. And since he did not find any water there, he turned back in sadness. But suddenly, as he was returning he heard a voice from on high, which said: “Be of good cheer, O Leo, for water is nigh at hand!” Leo then turned back and began again to search; but when his labors once more met with failure, he again heard that voice, saying: “Emperor Leo, go back to that thicket, and with thy hand mingle that water with mire, and therewith quench the thirst of the blind man; and when thou wilt anoint his eyes with the mire thou wilt recognize who I am who have dwelt in this place for long years. He did as the voice instructed him, and the blind man immediately regained his sight.
And when, as the Mother of God had prophesied, Leo came to reign as emperor, he spared no expense in constructing over the spring a church, which standeth to this day.
There, miracles were poured forth in abundance. When some years had passed, Justinian, the greatest sovereign of the Romans, who suffered from bladder stones, had received healing there; whereupon, out of veneration for the Mother of the Word, he rebuilt the church, which had since fallen into ruins because of an earthquake. This church was subsequently rebuilt again by Basil the Macedonian and his son, Leo the Wise. During their reign, the spring performed a great many miracles, so that it healed kidney stones, consumption and a myriad of other diseases, and divers types of cancer and bloody fluxes, of which the empresses and other women suffered, and fevers of all sorts, and other sicknesses and incurable abscesses. It likewise cured infertility: thus, the Empress Zoë, who was barren, received a gift from this spring— a son, Constantine Porphyrogenitus.
It even restored a dead man to life. He was from Thessaly and was traveling to this spring when he died on the way. When he was on the verge of dying, he commanded the sailors to take him to the church of the spring and to pour out three vessels of water upon him before burying him there; but when the sailors poured the water upon him, the dead man straightway returned to life.
Many years later, when that great church was about to collapse, the Theotokos appeared and bolstered the structure until the whole multitude assembled therein managed to flee. This water, when drunk, hath driven out divers demons, and delivered from prison men incarcerated therein. It also healed the Emperor Leo from kidney stones, and quenched the most virulent fever of Theophania, his consort. And it likewise cured his brother, the Patriarch Stephen, of consumption. It also restored the hearing of Patriarch John of Jerusalem. It cured the intense fever of the Patrician Tarasius, his mother, Magistrissa, while it healed his son, Stylianus, of dropsy. A certain woman by the name of Schizina it healed of a sickness of the womb. And the same water cured the Emperor Romanus and his consort of chronic diarrhea and constipation. At her mere invocation, the most holy one cured the monk Peperinus and his
disciple, in Chaldæa. And similarly, the monks Matthew and Meletius, who had been denounced to the emperor, she delivered from his wrath.
And who can recount the patricians, high officials of the Empire, and countless others who received cures? Stephen also received healing of his thigh through the burning of incense there. And what tongue is able to recount the miracles this water hath wrought, and continueth to accomplish even today — miracles more abundant than rain-drops, the stars, the leaves of a tree — which we
have seen even in our day? Thus, it hath miraculously cured an unusual urge to eat, cancer, caries, deadly tuberculosis, carbuncles, leprosy, deafness; it hath cured female tumors, and quite often spiritual passions, flux of the eyes and cataracts. John the Viking it cured of dropsy; another Viking it healed of a malignant chronic lesion; and Hieromonk Mark of a smarting rash which was spreading over his skin (either smallpox or measles); the Monk Macarius of fifteen years of shortness of breath and of stone; and many others, whom it is quite impossible to enumerate — all this hath the Mother of God done, and continueth to do; and she never ceaseth.
Through the intercesssions of Thy Mother, O Christ God, have mercy upon us. Amen.
SYNAXARIA OF THE
PENTECOSTARION
FRIDAY of BRIGHT WEEK
PENTECOSTARION
FRIDAY of BRIGHT WEEK
On Friday of Bright Week we celebrate the dedication of the church of our all-holy Lady the Theotokos, which is called the Life-bearing Spring. And we likewise keep the memory of the excellent supernatural miracles wrought in that church by the Mother of God.
Verse
In thy spring, O Virgin, every man clearly beholdeth
the Manna, the Pool of Siloam, and the Porch of Solomon.
Synaxarion
This church was originally founded by the Emperor Leo the Great, who was known as Marcellus. A good and compassionate man, one day, when he was still one of the simple inhabitants of the land, before he ascended the imperial throne, finding himself in that place, and there coming upon a blind man who was stumbling about, he took him by the arm. And lo! when they were drawing nigh to that place, the blind man, tormented by an unbearable thirst, asked Leo to refresh him with water.And entering a wooded area of the forest, he began to search for a spring; but at that time that area was thickly grown over with divers trees and densely covered with flowering shrubs. And since he did not find any water there, he turned back in sadness. But suddenly, as he was returning he heard a voice from on high, which said: “Be of good cheer, O Leo, for water is nigh at hand!” Leo then turned back and began again to search; but when his labors once more met with failure, he again heard that voice, saying: “Emperor Leo, go back to that thicket, and with thy hand mingle that water with mire, and therewith quench the thirst of the blind man; and when thou wilt anoint his eyes with the mire thou wilt recognize who I am who have dwelt in this place for long years. He did as the voice instructed him, and the blind man immediately regained his sight.
And when, as the Mother of God had prophesied, Leo came to reign as emperor, he spared no expense in constructing over the spring a church, which standeth to this day.
There, miracles were poured forth in abundance. When some years had passed, Justinian, the greatest sovereign of the Romans, who suffered from bladder stones, had received healing there; whereupon, out of veneration for the Mother of the Word, he rebuilt the church, which had since fallen into ruins because of an earthquake. This church was subsequently rebuilt again by Basil the Macedonian and his son, Leo the Wise. During their reign, the spring performed a great many miracles, so that it healed kidney stones, consumption and a myriad of other diseases, and divers types of cancer and bloody fluxes, of which the empresses and other women suffered, and fevers of all sorts, and other sicknesses and incurable abscesses. It likewise cured infertility: thus, the Empress Zoë, who was barren, received a gift from this spring— a son, Constantine Porphyrogenitus.
It even restored a dead man to life. He was from Thessaly and was traveling to this spring when he died on the way. When he was on the verge of dying, he commanded the sailors to take him to the church of the spring and to pour out three vessels of water upon him before burying him there; but when the sailors poured the water upon him, the dead man straightway returned to life.
Many years later, when that great church was about to collapse, the Theotokos appeared and bolstered the structure until the whole multitude assembled therein managed to flee. This water, when drunk, hath driven out divers demons, and delivered from prison men incarcerated therein. It also healed the Emperor Leo from kidney stones, and quenched the most virulent fever of Theophania, his consort. And it likewise cured his brother, the Patriarch Stephen, of consumption. It also restored the hearing of Patriarch John of Jerusalem. It cured the intense fever of the Patrician Tarasius, his mother, Magistrissa, while it healed his son, Stylianus, of dropsy. A certain woman by the name of Schizina it healed of a sickness of the womb. And the same water cured the Emperor Romanus and his consort of chronic diarrhea and constipation. At her mere invocation, the most holy one cured the monk Peperinus and his
disciple, in Chaldæa. And similarly, the monks Matthew and Meletius, who had been denounced to the emperor, she delivered from his wrath.
And who can recount the patricians, high officials of the Empire, and countless others who received cures? Stephen also received healing of his thigh through the burning of incense there. And what tongue is able to recount the miracles this water hath wrought, and continueth to accomplish even today — miracles more abundant than rain-drops, the stars, the leaves of a tree — which we
have seen even in our day? Thus, it hath miraculously cured an unusual urge to eat, cancer, caries, deadly tuberculosis, carbuncles, leprosy, deafness; it hath cured female tumors, and quite often spiritual passions, flux of the eyes and cataracts. John the Viking it cured of dropsy; another Viking it healed of a malignant chronic lesion; and Hieromonk Mark of a smarting rash which was spreading over his skin (either smallpox or measles); the Monk Macarius of fifteen years of shortness of breath and of stone; and many others, whom it is quite impossible to enumerate — all this hath the Mother of God done, and continueth to do; and she never ceaseth.
Through the intercesssions of Thy Mother, O Christ God, have mercy upon us. Amen.
Subject:-Re-shared from brother Illarion Marr: Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen! Readings for Saint Thomas Sunday: Tone 1
"My Lord! and My God!"
Christ Is Risen from the dead trampling down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!
Thomas Sunday
Troparion, Tone 7: While the tomb was sealed, Thou, O life, didst shine forth from the grave, O Christ God. And while the doors were shut, Thou didst come unto Thy disciples, O Resurrection of all, renewing through them an upright Spirit in us according to Thy great mercy.
Kontakion, Tone 8: With his searching right hand Thomas did probe Thy life-bestowing side, O Christ God; for when Thou didst enter while the doors were shut, he cried out unto Thee with the rest of the disciples: Thou art my Lord and my God.
5:12-20
King James Version (KJV 1611)
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
13 And of the rest durst no man joinhimself to them: but the people magnified them.
14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16 Therecame alsoa multitude out of the citiesround aboutunto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
The Holy Gospel according to:
Saint John 20:19-31
King James Version (KJV 1611)
19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.
22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book:
Hypakoe, Eighth Tone:
Forestalling the dawn, the women came with Mary, and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, and heard from the Angel: Why seek ye among the dead, as though He were mortal, Him Who liveth in everlasting light? Behold the grave-clothes. Go quickly and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen and hath slain death. For He is the Son of God Who saveth mankind.
Troparion of the Resurrection. First Tone.
When the stone had been sealed by the Jews, and the soldierswhereguardingThineimmaculate Body, Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life unto the world. Wherefore, the Hosts of the Heavens cried out to Thee, O Life-giver: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ. Glory to Thy kingdom. Glory to Thy dispensation, O only Lover of mankind.
Kontakion of the Resurrection. First Tone.
As God Thou didst arise from the tomb in glory, and Thou didst raise the world together with Thyself. And mortal nature praiseth Thee as God, and death hath vanished. And Adam danceth, O Master, and Eve, now freed from fetters, rejoiceth as she crieth out: Thou art He, O Christ, that grantest unto all resurrection.
When the stone had been sealed by the Jews, and the soldierswhereguardingThineimmaculate Body, Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life unto the world. Wherefore, the Hosts of the Heavens cried out to Thee, O Life-giver: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ. Glory to Thy kingdom. Glory to Thy dispensation, O only Lover of mankind.
Kontakion of the Resurrection. First Tone.
As God Thou didst arise from the tomb in glory, and Thou didst raise the world together with Thyself. And mortal nature praiseth Thee as God, and death hath vanished. And Adam danceth, O Master, and Eve, now freed from fetters, rejoiceth as she crieth out: Thou art He, O Christ, that grantest unto all resurrection.
Troparion, Tone 7: While the tomb was sealed, Thou, O life, didst shine forth from the grave, O Christ God. And while the doors were shut, Thou didst come unto Thy disciples, O Resurrection of all, renewing through them an upright Spirit in us according to Thy great mercy.
Kontakion, Tone 8: With his searching right hand Thomas did probe Thy life-bestowing side, O Christ God; for when Thou didst enter while the doors were shut, he cried out unto Thee with the rest of the disciples: Thou art my Lord and my God.
The Reading is from the Acts of the Apostles:
5:12-20
King James Version (KJV 1611)
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
13 And of the rest durst no man joinhimself to them: but the people magnified them.
14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16 Therecame alsoa multitude out of the citiesround aboutunto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
The Holy Gospel according to:
Saint John 20:19-31
King James Version (KJV 1611)
19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.
22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.
26 And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name.
Amen.
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