You Will Be Here Maps Marker on Skull Design | What You Are I Once Was | Remember You Will Die | Memento Mori | Orthodox Black MugOur mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget about death, then we begin to live on earth as if we were immortal, and we sacrifice all our activity to the world without concerning ourselves in the least either about the fearful transition to eternity or about our fate in eternity. Then we boldly and peremptorily override the commandments of Christ; then we commit

saying unto me

The beautiful is the experimental proof that the incarnation is possible

And he built up the door of his cell

There is proof of this too

“Desiring to save the human race

we hymn Thy glorious will

Ascetical Homilies (42)

and praying always

The Antichrist will unite all those who are deceived into thinking he is Christ

and that I am the Lord your God

It is among the few icons to have survived the Mongol invasion of Rus' since the city where it was made

Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations