Remind one another that nothing in life is to be feared, except offending God. - St. John Chrysostom
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“At one time a star, in form like a sword, stood over the city, and a comet, which lasted for a whole year; and again before the revolt and before the disturbances that led to the war, when the people were gathered for the feast of unleavened bread, on the eighth of the month Xanthicus, at the ninth hour of the night, so great a light shone about the altar and the temple that it seemed to be bright day; and this continued for half an hour. This seemed to the unskillful a good sign, but was interpreted by the sacred scribes as portending those events which very soon took place.
And at the same feast a cow, led by the high priest to be sacrificed, brought forth a lamb in the midst of the temple. And the eastern gate of the inner temple, which was of bronze and very massive, and which at evening was closed with difficulty by twenty men, and rested upon iron-bound beams, and had bars sunk deep in the ground, was seen at the sixth hour of the night to open of itself.”
Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History 3.8
Explain Yoma 39b. In the period immediately following Jesus's crucifixion up until the Temple’s destruction, the lot for the Lord no longer came up in the high priest’s right hand, the crimson thread tied to the scapegoat ceased turning white, the westernmost lamp of the menorah would not stay lit, and the doors of the Hekhal would open by themselves at night.
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if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you
but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses
My hope is the Father;
my refuge, the Son;
my protection, the Holy Spirit.
Holy Trinity, glory to you.
O Lord, grant that I may meet the coming day in peace.
Help me in all things to rely upon Thy Holy Will.
In every hour of the day, reveal Thy will to me.
Bless my dealings with all who surround me.
Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout the day with peace of soul, and with the firm conviction that Thy will governs all.
In all my deeds and words, guide my thoughts and feelings.
In unforeseen events, let me not forget that all are sent by Thee.
Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others.
Give me the strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day with all that it shall bring.
Direct my will.
Teach me to pray.
Pray Thou Thyself in me.
Amen.
O Lord our God, in Whom we believe and upon Whose Name we call more than any other name, grant relief to our souls and bodies as we go to sleep.
Keep us from every fantasy and dark pleasure. Halt the rushing of passions and quench the fiery arousals of the flesh. Grant unto us to live chastely in thought, word, and deed.
Having embraced a virtuous life, may we not fall away from Thy promised blessings, for blessed art Thou forever.
Amen.
