The Most High planted in the middle of ParadiseThe thrice blessed wood, the gift of life for us,In order that, in approaching it,Adam might find eternal and immortal life,But he did not strive earnestly to know this life,And he failed to attain it, and revealed death.However, the robber, seeing how the plant in EdenHad beenContinue reading “The plant in Eden beautifully transplanted in Golgotha”
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The Tree of my eternal salvation
This cross is the tree of my eternal salvation, nourishing and delighting me. I take root in its roots, I am extended in its branches, I am delighted by its dews, I am fertilized by its spirit as by a delightful breeze. In my tent I am shaded by its shade, and fleeing the excessiveContinue reading “The Tree of my eternal salvation”
A Holy Trunk
The Devil speaks:Now then, Hades, mourn and I join in unison with you in wailing.Let us lament as we see the tree which we plantedChanged into a holy trunk.Robbers, murderers, tax gatherers, harlots,Rest beneath it, and make nestsIn its branches in order that they might gatherThe fruit of sweetness from theContinue reading “A Holy Trunk”
The Symbols and Foreshadowings of the Cross
Throughout history the most wonderful events have been only the symbols and foreshadowings of this cross. Consider them, if you are anxious to learn. Did not God decree that Noah should escape from drowning in the flood with his sons and their wives and every kind of animal in a tiny wooden boat? And whatContinue reading “The Symbols and Foreshadowings of the Cross”
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