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"content": "Sainted Porphyrios, Archbishop of Gaza<br /> Sainted Porphyrios, Archbishop of Gaza, was born in about the year 346 at Thessalonika in Macedonia. His parents were people of substance, and this allowed Saint Porphyrios to receive a fine education. Having the inclination for monastic life, at twelve years of age he left his native region and set off to Egypt, where he asceticised in the Nitreian desert under the guidance of the Monk Makarios the Great (Comm. 19 January). There also he met Blessed Jerome (Comm. 15 June), who was then visiting the Egyptian monasteries; he set off with him to Jerusalem on pilgrimage to the holy places and to reverence the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord (Comm. 14 September), after which he resettled into the Jordanian wilderness for prayer and ascetic deeds. There Saint Porphyrios fell under a serious malady. For healing he decided to go to the holy places of Jerusalem. One time, when fully paralysed he lay half-conscious at the foot of Golgotha, the Lord sent His servant into a salvific sleep-vision. Saint Porphyrios beheld Jesus Christ, descending with the Cross and turning to him with the words: \"Take this Wood and preserve it\". Awakening, he sensed himself healthy. The words of the Saviour were soon fulfilled: the Patriarch of Jerusalem ordained Saint Porphyrios to the priestly dignity and appointed him curator of the Venerable Wood of the Cross of the Lord. And it was during this time that Saint Porphyrios received his portion of an inheritance from his parents – 4 thousand gold coins. All this he gave away to the needy and for the embellishing of the churches of God.<br /> In 395 the bishop of the city of Gaza (in Palestine) died. The local Christians set out to Caesarea to the Metropolitan John with a request to provide them a new bishop, who would be able to contend against the pagans, which were predominant in their city and were harassing the Christians there. The Lord inspired the Metropolitan to summon the Jerusalem presbyter Porphyrios. With fear and trembling the ascetic accepted the dignity of bishop, and with tears he prostrated himself before the Life-Creating Wood and then set off to fulfill his new obedience.<br /> In Gaza he found all of only three Christian churches, but of the pagan temples and idols – there were a great many. During this time there had occurred a long spell without rain, causing a severe drought. The pagan-priests brought offerings to their idols, but the woes did not cease. Saint Porphyrios imposed a fast for all the Christians; he then made the all-night vigil, followed by going round all the city in a church procession. Immediately the sky covered over with storm clouds, thunder boomed, and abundant rains poured down. Seeing this miracle, many a pagan cried out: \"Christ is indeed the One True God!\" As a result of this, there came to be united to the Church through Holy Baptism 127 men, 35 women and 14 children, and soon after this, another 110 men.<br /> But the pagans just like before still harassed the Christians, passed them over for public office, and burdened them down with taxes. Saint Porphyrios and the Metropolitan of Caesarea John set off to Constantinople, to seek redress from the emperor. Saint John Chrysostom (Comm. 14 September, 27 and 30 January) received them and rendered them active assistance.<br /> Saints John and Porphyrios were presented to the empress Eudoxia who at that time was expecting a child. \"Intercede for us, – said the bishops to the empress, – and the Lord will send thee a son, who shalt reign during thine lifetime\". Eudoxia very much wanted a son, since she had given birth only to daughters. And actually through the prayer of the saints an heir was born to the imperial family... In consequence of this, the emperor in the year 401 issued an edict directing the destruction of the pagan temples in Gaza and the restoration of privileges to Christians. Moreover, the emperor bestowed on the saints the means for the construction of a new church, which was to be built in Gaza on the locale of the chief pagan-temple there.<br /> Saint Porphyrios to the very end of his life upheld Christianity in Gaza and guarded well his flock from the vexatious pagans. Through the prayers of the saint there occurred numerous miracles and healings. Over the course of 25 years the archpastor guided veritable flock and reposed at an advanced age, in the year 420.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/ocalendar/los/February/26-01.htm\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/ocalendar/los/February/26-01.htm</a><br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=StPorphyriusOfGaza\" title=\"#StPorphyriusOfGaza\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#StPorphyriusOfGaza</a>",
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"content": "Good Monday morning! <br /><br />For those of you who have come over from Gab, and especially those who joined my Orthodox Christians and Friends group here on Minds, I would like to please update you:<br /><br />1. I finally heard back from Minds early this morning with a link to reset my password for my original Minds account (so I could finally access my new group), and I clicked on it several times, and each time it brought me to…the page of my backup account. No opportunity for a password reset. That is major, major incompetence, or, it is also possible they are just like Gab in that if you are not a “pro” member, you are just trash to them and they string you along, never help you, and could not care less if you leave. It’s abundantly clear to me that if I choose to stay here, I am completely on my own on this very buggy website.<br /><br />2. My husband suggested that I start an Orthodox group on my second “backup” account, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/orthodoxfloridalady2\" target=\"_blank\">@orthodoxfloridalady2</a>, with the understanding that I’m on my own if anything goes wrong or if I need any help. He said that since the Orthodox presence on this site is virtually nonexistent, it’s like being a missionary: very difficult, but worth it. I very much respect his opinion, of course, but I would also like your opinion. Should I start a second Orthodox group, (since I’ve been locked out of the first one) or bail on Minds? I would much prefer to be on Telegram, but both my husband and I already have accounts there that we are using for other things, and they cannot be repurposed. You need a dedicated cell phone number for each Telegram account you have. I’d basically have to go buy another cell phone and get another cell phone number to get another Telegram account, which of course I am not going to do. I am very open to suggestions, and I really hope to hear from you. Thank you for reading, and have a blessed day.<br /><br />P.S. For anyone who has attempted to post anything in the Orthodox Christians and Friends group over the weekend, please understand that Minds requires each post in a moderated group to be approved by the group owner (another ridiculous policy), so I could not approve anything because I can’t sign into the group. Thank you.<br /><br /><a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/Karnyvore\" target=\"_blank\">@Karnyvore</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/bluntedagorist\" target=\"_blank\">@bluntedagorist</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/serapion\" target=\"_blank\">@serapion</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/thekla\" target=\"_blank\">@thekla</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/oregonorthodoxguy\" target=\"_blank\">@oregonorthodoxguy</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/robstopper\" target=\"_blank\">@robstopper</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/ashtonshah\" target=\"_blank\">@ashtonshah</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/rattierises\" target=\"_blank\">@rattierises</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/ptt3\" target=\"_blank\">@ptt3</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/rlyn\" target=\"_blank\">@rlyn</a>, <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/geret\" target=\"_blank\">@geret</a><br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=ORTHODOXY\" title=\"#ORTHODOXY\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#ORTHODOXY</a> <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=Orthodox\" title=\"#Orthodox\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#Orthodox</a> Christianity <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=Orthodox\" title=\"#Orthodox\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#Orthodox</a> Christians and Friends <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=OrthodoxFloridaLady\" title=\"#OrthodoxFloridaLady\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#OrthodoxFloridaLady</a> <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=orthodoxfloridalady2\" title=\"#orthodoxfloridalady2\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#orthodoxfloridalady2</a>",
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"content": "Good Monday morning! \n\nFor those of you who have come over from Gab, and especially those who joined my Orthodox Christians and Friends group here on Minds, I would like to please update you:\n\n1. I finally heard back from Minds early this morning with a link to reset my password for my original Minds account (so I could finally access my new group), and I clicked on it several times, and each time it brought me to…the page of my backup account. No opportunity for a password reset. That is major, major incompetence, or, it is also possible they are just like Gab in that if you are not a “pro” member, you are just trash to them and they string you along, never help you, and could not care less if you leave. It’s abundantly clear to me that if I choose to stay here, I am completely on my own on this very buggy website.\n\n2. My husband suggested that I start an Orthodox group on my second “backup” account, @orthodoxfloridalady2, with the understanding that I’m on my own if anything goes wrong or if I need any help. He said that since the Orthodox presence on this site is virtually nonexistent, it’s like being a missionary: very difficult, but worth it. I very much respect his opinion, of course, but I would also like your opinion. Should I start a second Orthodox group, (since I’ve been locked out of the first one) or bail on Minds? I would much prefer to be on Telegram, but both my husband and I already have accounts there that we are using for other things, and they cannot be repurposed. You need a dedicated cell phone number for each Telegram account you have. I’d basically have to go buy another cell phone and get another cell phone number to get another Telegram account, which of course I am not going to do. I am very open to suggestions, and I really hope to hear from you. Thank you for reading, and have a blessed day.\n\nP.S. For anyone who has attempted to post anything in the Orthodox Christians and Friends group over the weekend, please understand that Minds requires each post in a moderated group to be approved by the group owner (another ridiculous policy), so I could not approve anything because I can’t sign into the group. Thank you.\n\n@Karnyvore, @bluntedagorist, @serapion, @thekla, @oregonorthodoxguy, @robstopper, @ashtonshah, @rattierises, @ptt3, @rlyn, @geret\n\n#ORTHODOXY #Orthodox Christianity #Orthodox Christians and Friends #OrthodoxFloridaLady #orthodoxfloridalady2",
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"content": "Dear members of the Orthodox Christians and Friends group, I am very sorry if you have posted anything in the group over the weekend and it is not showing yet. I am temporarily locked out of my original Minds account, the one I used to form our group. Thus, I can’t give approval to posts. I accidentally wrote down my password with one character missing, so I was locked out of my account. I requested a password reset, but Minds never sent a link to my email so that I could reset it. I apologize for this situation. If I don’t hear from them by tomorrow I might have to start a second group with this account, my “backup” account. I wanted you all to know I am not forgetting or ignoring you. Thank you, and have a blessed day. Now, onward to church!",
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"content": "Dear members of the Orthodox Christians and Friends group, I am very sorry if you have posted anything in the group over the weekend and it is not showing yet. I am temporarily locked out of my original Minds account, the one I used to form our group. Thus, I can’t give approval to posts. I accidentally wrote down my password with one character missing, so I was locked out of my account. I requested a password reset, but Minds never sent a link to my email so that I could reset it. I apologize for this situation. If I don’t hear from them by tomorrow I might have to start a second group with this account, my “backup” account. I wanted you all to know I am not forgetting or ignoring you. Thank you, and have a blessed day. Now, onward to church!",
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"content": "Posted on Gab last night. I hope Abbot Tryphon will come to Minds.<br />AbbotTryphon<br /><br /><a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https://www.minds.com/AbbotTryphon\" target=\"_blank\">@AbbotTryphon</a><br /><br />8h<br />·<br />The Holy of Holies<br /><br />The Link Between the Old and New Testament Temples<br /><br />Orthodox temples have kept to the same form and function since ancient times. Using the Old Testament Temple model, Orthodox churches are divided into several courts or spaces peculiar to their function. The Holy Table, upon which is celebrated the Eucharist, is situated at the east end of the building behind the Iconostasis (icon screen). This is a continuation of and corresponds to the Holy of Holies in the ancient Israelite temple in Jerusalem.<br /><br />The whole area behind the iconostasis is called the altar, and is considered the most sacred part of the temple. While great respect must be shown throughout the Church, the altar is very special. It is here that the Holy Spirit descends making the offering of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.<br /><br />Only those who receive the specific blessing of the bishop or the priest may enter, since no one has the right to go behind the iconostasis. The Church allows only those who have a particular reason to be there, a specific task or function, to enter. A blessing must be received each and every time, even if a person serves regularly behind the iconostasis. No one should ever simply wander into the altar without a blessing.<br /><br />The Holy Table, the proskomedia table (table of preparation), and the discos and chalice, should never be touched by anyone other than a bishop, priest or deacon. The sacredness of these items, set apart for divine worship, is such because they have all been blessed by the Church for the worship of God.<br /><br />We approach our God with fear and awe, bowing down in worship before His Throne in wonder. We worship the Holy Trinity with the same reverence as did the ancients. The very God Who created us, and Who condescended to join His Divinity with our humanity, is worshiped in temples just as beautiful as that which He commanded to be built in the Holy City, because He has invited us into communion with Him. The worship we offer on this earth is an image of that which is taking place before the Throne in Heaven.<br /><br />With love in Christ,<br />Abbot Tryphon",
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"content": "Posted on Gab last night. I hope Abbot Tryphon will come to Minds.\nAbbotTryphon\n\n@AbbotTryphon\n\n8h\n·\nThe Holy of Holies\n\nThe Link Between the Old and New Testament Temples\n\nOrthodox temples have kept to the same form and function since ancient times. Using the Old Testament Temple model, Orthodox churches are divided into several courts or spaces peculiar to their function. The Holy Table, upon which is celebrated the Eucharist, is situated at the east end of the building behind the Iconostasis (icon screen). This is a continuation of and corresponds to the Holy of Holies in the ancient Israelite temple in Jerusalem.\n\nThe whole area behind the iconostasis is called the altar, and is considered the most sacred part of the temple. While great respect must be shown throughout the Church, the altar is very special. It is here that the Holy Spirit descends making the offering of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.\n\nOnly those who receive the specific blessing of the bishop or the priest may enter, since no one has the right to go behind the iconostasis. The Church allows only those who have a particular reason to be there, a specific task or function, to enter. A blessing must be received each and every time, even if a person serves regularly behind the iconostasis. No one should ever simply wander into the altar without a blessing.\n\nThe Holy Table, the proskomedia table (table of preparation), and the discos and chalice, should never be touched by anyone other than a bishop, priest or deacon. The sacredness of these items, set apart for divine worship, is such because they have all been blessed by the Church for the worship of God.\n\nWe approach our God with fear and awe, bowing down in worship before His Throne in wonder. We worship the Holy Trinity with the same reverence as did the ancients. The very God Who created us, and Who condescended to join His Divinity with our humanity, is worshiped in temples just as beautiful as that which He commanded to be built in the Holy City, because He has invited us into communion with Him. The worship we offer on this earth is an image of that which is taking place before the Throne in Heaven.\n\nWith love in Christ,\nAbbot Tryphon",
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