His Grace Bishop Makarios would always say, “The Divine Liturgy, for me, is my only consolation and extreme happiness. No one knows how happy I feel while I am standing in the altar. If this magnitude of happiness is felt here while we are still on earth, how much more will our happiness be with our LORD Jesus Christ in Heaven?”
Category: Liturgy
The liturgy is filled with saints, angels and martyrs
Fr Faltaous El Sorianni related to a group of monks one time: "During the Holy Liturgy, the church is full of angels, martyrs and saints, and this is something that we need to take into consideration while attending the Holy Liturgy.’
“When we have something important to do, we pray the liturgy first”
I returned with haste to the Pope, and as soon as he saw me he smiled with gladness as if he was with me, for he said, "Did you see father what prayer did? While you drank your coffee, they completed your papers". He then continued with his gently fatherly love, "My son, when you have something important to do, you must first pray the liturgy".
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