Thursday, December 3, 2020

"You received the love for the good things surpassing mind..."

St. Sabbas the Sanctified (source)

You received the love for the good things surpassing mind, and you disdained all things of this world, O inspired by God. Therefore, you did not pity the flesh as Adam did, for you cast out the serpent through your self-control, and proceeded through your life as an angel. And now, you join pasture with them in the Heavens, partaking of the tree of life. Entreat God on behalf of us who celebrate your memory in faith, O Sabbas the Sanctified.

-Doxastikon of the Litia, by Theophanes

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Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us! Amen!

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