Such is the power of love: it embraces, and unites, and fastens together not only those who are present and near, and visible, but also those who are distant. And neither time, not separation in space, nor anything else of that kind, can break up and divide in pieces the affection of the soul. [St. John Chrysostom]
"); break; case 2: // Great Lent document.write("Fasting aims at weakening the powers of the body, suppressing exciting passions and restraining carnal desires, so that the soul which was obscured by material darkness may shine and its mirror may be cleansed from the stains that soil it. [Mor Gregorius Bar cEbroyo, Ethicon]
"); break; case 3: if (dd==25) { document.write("Recount to me Mary, O fleeting cloud
How did you bear the God, Mighty for ever?
\"Gabriel came and greeted me and said,
\'From your womb will dawn the Savior of the world.\'\"
Halleluiah w-Halleluiah.
And He surely is the Savior of the world.
[Hymn from the Shhimo Tuesday morning]
Partake, all, of the cup of faith! Enjoy all the riches of His goodness! Let no one grieve at his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for Forgiveness has risen from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. [St. John Chrysostom]
"); }; break; case 4: if (dd == 9 || dd == 9) { // Good Friday document.write("To You, O Victor pierced by nails on the cross Who calls out to sinners saying: come, receive forgiveness freely—to You I unrelentingly pray, O my Savior: turn Your eyes away from my lawlessness, and by Your sufferings heal my sores that I may glorify Your kindness. St. Ephrem the Syrian.
"); } else if (dd == 11 || dd >= 11) { // Ressurection and after document.write("The Almighty rose from the tomb with great power. The prophet met Him and marvelled at Him. He drew near and asked Him: What happened to You, my Lord? Why are your garments red (Isaiah 63:2), Your side and Your hands pierced? I have mightily trodden the winepress in Sheol. I have fought the fight alone and I was splashed with blood (Isaiah 63:3), Halleluiah, I rose and was revived. [Hymn from the Veneration of the Cross conducted on Easter, Ma`de`dono: The Book of Feasts 1984]
I have fallen: raise me up and strengthen me, O Lord; for Thou raisest up all who have fallen. Stretch forth Thine hand to me and enliven me once again by Thy compassion. St. Ephrem the Syrian
Such is the power of love: it embraces, and unites, and fastens together not only those who are present and near, and visible, but also those who are distant. And neither time, not separation in space, nor anything else of that kind, can break up and divide in pieces the affection of the soul. [St. John Chrysostom]
"); }; break; case 5: // After Resurrection document.write("Yesterday I was crucified with Him; today I am glorified with Him; yesterday I died with Him; today I am quickened with Him; yesterday I was buried with Him; today I rise with Him. [St. Gregorius Nazianzen]
"); break; case 6: document.write("Lift up and stretch out your hands, not to heaven but to the poor; for if you stretch out your hands to the poor, you have reached the summit of heaven. But if you lift up your hands in prayer without sharing with the poor, it is worth nothing ... Every family should have a room where Christ is welcomed in the person of the hungry and thirsty stranger. The poor are a greater temple than the sanctuary; this altar the poor, you can raise up anywhere, on any street, and offer the liturgy at any hour. [St. John Chrysostom]
"); break; case 7: document.write("Faith is the door to mysteries. What the bodily eyes are to sensory objects, the same is faith to the eyes of the intellect that gaze at hidden treasures. Even as we have two bodily eyes, we possess two eyes of the soul, as the Fathers say; yet both have not the same operation with respect to divine vision. With one we see the hidden glory of God which is concealed in the natures of things; that is to say, we behold His might, His wisdom, and His eternal providence for us which we understand by the magnitude of His governance on our behalf. With this same eye we also behold the heavenly orders of our fellow servants. With the other we behold the glory of His holy nature. When God is pleased to admit us to spiritual mysteries, He opens wide the sea of faith in our minds. [St. Isaac the Syrian]
"); break; case 8: document.write("In her virginity Eve put on
leaves of shame. Your mother put on,
in her virginity, the garment of glory
that suffices for all. I gave
the small mantle of the body to the One who covers all. [St. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on the Nativity]
If I have done any good thing, it was done yesterday. As for now, I press forward to do another, if I can.[St. Jacob of Serugh]
"); break; case 10: document.write("May we be enriched by Thee, for Thou art wealth which diminishes not with the changes of time. [St. Ephrem the Syrian]
"); break; case 11: document.write("In Thee is wealth for the needy, heartfelt joy for the sorrowing, restoration for all the wounded, consolation for all who mourn. [St. Ephrem the Syrian]
"); break; case 12: document.write("Come, all you have discernment,
let us marvel at the Virgin Mother,
David’s daughter, herself most fair,
she gave birth to the Wonderful.
She is the spring that provides the Fountain,
the ship that bears joy from the Father,
that carries good news in her pure womb.
She took on board and escorts the great Steersman of creation
through whom peace reigns on earth and in heaven.
[St. Ephrem the Syrian]