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My soul, a royal princess, When I entered the world, Against the conquerors of darkness I entered a fierce battle. At first glance, she did not think in her mind that with ten thousand, -herself and the senses of her body,- She could not lead the fight. (…) And the witnesses praised me As a person who would know his ability To fight against a weak opponent And not against an antagonist who outdated me. But when my angel sent, Before entering war, The gift of my free will To make it peace according to the law, However, I did not listened to the advice Of your command given in the form of the divine word; This is why, I fell in the fight, Pierced with a thousand incurable wounds. I saw the others having a body like mine Win victory in the arena; And I thought, I too like them I would defeat alone in this fight. But when the temptations occurred, They revealed my weakness; They separated me from the virtuous group And left me in the one these scoundrels. But you, O my heavenly king, Only son of the Almighty Father, Be the companion in arms of my weak soul In spiritual fight. Strike the thousands that are on my left, They who obviously fight with wickedness, And the ten thousand who are on my right, They who also take on the appearances of good. Fortify me against their sword With the weapon of your truth; And keep my head, sublime member, Thanks to the helmet of your sign.

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Now about the Thanksgiving, give thanks thus: First about the cup: We thank you, our Father, for the holy vine of your servant David, which you have made known to us through your servant Jesus. Glory to you forever! And about the piece of bread: We thank you, our Father, for the life and knowledge you have made known to us through Jesus your servant. Glory be yours forever!
Just as this piece of bread was scattered over the mountains, and then was gathered together and became one, so let your church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom. For the glory and the power are yours through Jesus Christ forever! After you are satisfied, give thanks thus: We give you thanks, Holy Father, for your holy name, which you have made dwell in our hearts, and for knowledge and faith and immortality, which you have made known to us through Jesus your servant.
Glory to you forever! You, almighty Master, have created all things for your name’s sake; you have given men food and drink to enjoy, that they may give you thanks.
But you have granted us spiritual food and drink and everlasting life through Jesus, your servant. Above all we thank you that you are mighty. Glory to you forever! Remember, Lord, your church, to save it from all evil and to make it perfect in your love.
And gather it together in its holiness from the four winds
into your Kingdom which you have prepared for it.
For the power and the glory are yours forever! “Let the Lord come” (Rv 22,20) and this world pass away.
Hosanna to the God of David!
If anyone is holy, let him come;
if anyone is not, let him repent.
“Marana tha!” (1Cor 16,22). Amen.

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Love of God cannot be taught. For we have neither learnt from another person to rejoice in the light and to cling to life, nor did anyone else teach us to love our parents or those who brought us up. In the same way, or much more so, the learning of the divine loving desire (pothos) does not come from outside; but when the creature was made, I mean man, a certain seminal word (logos spermatikos) was implanted in us, having within itself the beginnings of the inclination to love. The pupils in the school of God’s commandments having received this word are by God’s grace enabled to exercise it with care, to nourish it with knowledge, and to bring it to perfection. Therefore we also, welcoming your zeal (spoudê) as necessary for attaining our end (skopos), by God’s gift and your assistance of us with your prayers will strive (spoudazô) to stir up the spark of divine loving desire (pothos) hidden within you according to the power given us by the Spirit. You must know that this virtue, though only one, yet as regards power accomplishes and comprehends every commandment. For, ‘the one loving me,’ the Lord says, ‘will keep my commandments’ and again, ‘on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets’.

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The first and the greatest of the commandments, that on which the Law and the prophets are based (Mt 22,40), is love, which it seems to me brings its greatest proof in love of the poor, in tenderness and compassion for one’s neighbor. Nothing gives as much honor to God as mercy, for nothing is more like him. “Mercy and truth go before him,” (Ps 88[89],15) and he prefers mercy to judgment (Hos 6,6). Nothing attracts the kindness of the Friend of humankind as much as kindness towards humankind (Wis 1:6); his reward is just, he weighs and measures mercy. We must open our hearts to all who are poor and unhappy, whatever their suffering might be. That is the meaning of the commandment which requires us to “rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” (Rom 12,15) Since we are also human, is it not right and proper for us to be kind towards those who are like us?

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