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Reflections and Daily Inspiration
Christ’s True Mission

When the Jews at the time of the Crucifixion asked the Lord to come down from the Cross so that they might believe, He did nothing of the sort. He had not come to impress a few people momentarily by working external wonders. He came down from the Cross dead. He descended into Hades. He conquered death and freed the ranks of those in bondage. He descended into Hades, to the hopelessness of everyone who is alone and broken down, raising them up to the light of eternal life.

He exists as if He did not exist. He intervenes as if He were absent, out of respect for His creature. And He gives us the treatment fitting of God, that of freedom. He offers a helping hand to whoever wants it. And He does not in any way bind anyone who does not wish to accept His help.
- Elder Vasileios  
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The Venerable John (820), Disciple of Saint Gregory of Decapolis

During the iconoclastic heresy, Emperor Leo the Armenian subjected John to torture, along with his teacher, Gregory, and St. Joseph the Hymn- When Gregory departed this life, John became the abbot of the Decapolis Monastery in Constantinople. Having become abbot, he intensified his ascetic labors for the sake of the Kingdom of God. He reposed peacefully in about the year 820. Following his death, St. Joseph buried him with honor next to the grave of St. Gregory.