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The Troparion of Pentecost (English, Greek, and Arabic)

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Experience the Sacred Power of Sri Sudarshana Mahamantra Homam

Sri Sudarshana Mahamantra Homam is a powerful Vedic ritual dedicated to Lord Sudarshana, invoking divine protection, positivity, and spiritual well-being. Performed with sacred chants and homa rituals, this spiritual ceremony helps remove negative energies, overcome obstacles, and attract peace, prosperity, and divine blessings into life.

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Celebrating the feast of the meeting  of the Lord in the Temple.(Tue.Feb.,15_Feb.2)

Mon. Feb.14th -Sat. Feb. 19 (Feb.1_Feb.6): Week of the Publican and the Pharisee. Fast free week

According to the Orthodox tradition. 

The Meeting of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is described in the third Gospel (Luke 2:22-40). Forty days after His birth the Divine Child was brought to the Temple at Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord. According to the Law of Moses (Lev. 12:2-8), a woman who gave birth to a male child was forbidden to enter the Temple for forty days. At the end of the time of her purification, the mother went to the Temple with the child, to offer a young lamb, two turtledoves, or pigeons to the Lord as a sacrifice. The Most Holy Virgin had no need of purification, since she had given birth to the Source of purity and sanctity. Out of humility, however, she fulfilled the requirements of the Law.

At this time the righteous Elder Simeon (February 3) was living in Jerusalem. It had been revealed to him that he would not die until he beheld the promised Messiah. By divine inspiration, Saint Simeon went to the Temple at the very moment when the Most Holy Theotokos and Saint Joseph had brought the Child Jesus to fulfill the Law.

Saint Simeon received the divine Child in his arms,1 and giving thanks to God, he spoke the words repeated by the Church each evening at Vespers: “Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, a light to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel” (Luke 2:29-32). Saint Simeon said to the Most Holy Virgin: “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against. Yea, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed” (Luke 2:34-35).

At the Temple was an 84-year-old widow, Saint Anna the Prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel (February 3), “who did not leave the temple, but served God with fasting and prayers night and day." She arrived just when Saint Simeon met the Divine Child. She also gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those who were looking for redemption of Jerusalem” (Luke 2:38). In the icon of the Feast she holds a scroll which reads: “This Child has established Heaven and earth.”

Before Christ was born, the righteous men and women lived by faith in the promised Messiah, and awaited His coming. The Righteous Simeon and the Prophetess Anna, the last righteous persons of the Old Testament, were deemed worthy to meet Him in the Temple.

The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord is among the most ancient feasts of the Christian Church. We have sermons by the holy bishops Methodios of Patara (+ 312), Cyril of Jerusalem (+ 360), Gregory the Theologian (+ 389), Amphilokhios of Iconium (+ 394), Gregory of Nyssa (+ 400), and John Chrysostom (+ 407). Despite its early origin, this Feast was not celebrated so splendidly until the VI century.

In 528, during the reign of Justinian, an earthquake killed many people in Antioch. Other misfortunes followed this one. In 541 a terrible plague broke out in Constantinople, carrying off several thousand people each day. During this time of widespread suffering, a solemn prayer service (Litia) for deliverence from evils was celebrated on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, and the plague ceased. Giving thanks to God, the Church established a more solemn celebration of this Feast.

Church hymnographers have adorned this Feast with their hymns: Saint Andrew of Crete in the VII century; Saint Cosmas Bishop of Maium, Saint John of Damascus, and Saint Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople in the VIII century; and Saint Joseph, Archbishop of Thessaloniki in the IX century.

Today we also commemorate the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos known as “the Softening of Evil Hearts” or “Simeon’s Prophecy.” The Mother of God is depicted without her Child, and seven swords piercing her breast: three from the left side, three from the right, and one from below.

A similar Icon, “Of the Seven Swords” (August 13) shows three swords on the left side and four from the right. The "Softening of Evil Hearts” Is also commemorated on August 13.

The Icon “Simeon’s Prophecy” symbolizes the fulfillment of the prophecy of the righteous Elder Simeon: “a sword shall pierce through your own soul” (Luke 2:35).

In Constantinople, the Emperors would celebrate the Feast Day at the Blakhernae church during the All-Night Vigil. This custom continued until the Fall of the Byzantine Empire.

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Saint Kassiani was a Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymnographer. She is commemorated by the church on September 7. She is especially known as the composer of the Hymn of Kassiani.

Kassiani is one of the first composers whose scores are both extant and able to be interpreted by modern scholars and musicians. Approximately fifty of her hymns are extant and twenty-three are included in the Orthodox Church liturgical books. The exact number is difficult to assess, as many hymns are ascribed to different authors in different manuscripts and are often identified as anonymous. In addition, some 789 of her non-liturgical verses survive. Many are epigrams or aphorisms called "gnomic verse". An example:

I hate the rich man moaning as if he were poor.

She was born between 805 and 810 in Constantinople into an wealthy family  and grew to be exceptionally beautiful and intelligent. Three Byzantine chroniclers, Symeon Metaphrastes, George the Monk (a.k.a. George the Sinner) and Leo the Grammarian, claim that she was a participant in the "bride show" [3] organized for the young bachelor Theophilos the Iconoclast by his stepmother, the Empress Dowager Euphrosyne. Smitten by Kassia's beauty, the young emperor approached her and said: "Through a woman [came forth] the baser [things]", referring to the sin and suffering coming as a result of Eve's transgression. Kassia promptly responded by saying: "And through a woman [came forth] the better [things]", referring to the hope of salvation resulting from the Incarnation of Christ through the Theotokos. According to tradition, the dialogue was:

"Εκ γυναικός τα χείρω." (Ek gynaikós tá cheírō)

"Kαι εκ γυναικός τα κρείττω." (Kaí ek gynaikós tá kreíttō)

His pride wounded by Kassia's terse rebuttal, Theophilos rejected her and chose Theodora as his wife.

The next we hear of Kassiani is that in 843 she founded a monastery in the west of Constantinople, near the Constantinian Walls, and became its first abbess. [4] Although many scholars attribute this to bitterness at having failed to marry Theophilos and becoming Empress, a letter from Theodore the Studite indicates that she had other motivations for wanting a monastic life. She had a close relationship with the nearby monastery of Stoudios, which was to play a central role in re-editing the Byzantine liturgical books in the 9th and 10th centuries, thus ensuring the survival of her work (Kurt Sherry, p. 56).

She wrote many hymns for liturgies; the most famous being the eponymous Hymn of Kassiani, sung every Holy Wednesday (liturgically; actually chanted late in the evening of Holy Tuesday).

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Ready? Beats return February 11th at @healingmuse Apothecary 7-9pm Sacred drumming circle & sacred chanting facilitated by Monika @healingmuse & Lisa @innerbeautyinnerpeace . . Honouring the new moon beginnings: Join us to celebrate sound, vibration, healing, voice. No experience necessary. No drum required. All welcome - $10 in advance &$15 at the door. Super fun gatherings. Come learn about your inner beat. Leave refreshed & empowered. #lovedrumming #drumcircle #drumcircletime #drumcirclesunday #chanting #sacredchants #sacredchanting #healingsounds #healingwithsound #healingmuse #healingmuseapothecary #healingmuseworkshops (at Toronto, Ontario)

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❤️ Namaste Friends! Finally settled in my new space and shot a new video today! It is up at The Dancing Soul on my blog! Link in bio 😘 http://thedancingsoul.com/2016/08/release-and-transform-negative-tensions/ Rudi's Negative Tension Release Meditation/Visualization with singing bowls, of course ;) This meditation is said to be like taking an internal shower!!! Its a short and sweet one! Sat Nam #awakenryhthmsofinnerbliss #thedancingsoul #yoga #meditation #stressrelief #sacredsound #singingbowls #releasetension #selfcare #slowdown #taketimetomeditate #collectiveconsciousness #riseyourvibration #sacredspace #soundhealing #bliss #heart #loveandlight #artoflife #yogameditations #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogini #palmbeachwellness #palmbeachgardens #loveandlight #mantra #sacredchants #satnam #waheguru #video #releasestress #stressreliever #heart