Parable of the Ten Virgins

See, the Spouse, the Christ, is coming;

See, the Spouse, the Christ, is coming;— Virgins, be ye ready then!—He whose advent brings rejoicingsNow and always, from all men. He is coming to deliverAll those founders of mankindWho, thro’ our first mother’s sinning,Were by demons held confin’d. Now behold the ‘second Adam’(So the prophet did Him call)Who, for us, has abrogatedAll that stemm’dContinue reading “See, the Spouse, the Christ, is coming;”

Not at home, but in a passageway

Just as someone who goes to meet somebody stands in the road and awaits him until he comes, so he who believes in Christ ought to live in this age as a pilgrim and be situated not at home but in a passageway. For this reason, when the Jews were also about to leave Egypt,Continue reading “Not at home, but in a passageway”

St. Romanos on the Ten Virgins

O brothers, let us love the Bridegroom,Let us make ready our lamps,Shining out with brightness and true faith,So that, like the wise virgins at the Lord’s coming,We may arrive with Him at the marriage,For He, the Merciful, since He is God,Offers to all as a giftThe incorruptible crown!Thou, O God, the Bridegroom of salvation,the hopeContinue reading “St. Romanos on the Ten Virgins”