Bishop Anthony Bloom: "Among that multitude, where am I, who am I?"

The Betrayal of Christ, fresco from Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos (source)

  
"Let us bring ourselves to the Passion of Christ. Among that multitude, where am I, who am I? One of the Pharisees? One of the Scribes? A betrayer? Who? Or, perhaps I would stand together with the Apostles?"
-Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Souroz

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

 

Metropolitan Anthony Bloom on the New Year

Icon of Christ: "I am the light of the world..." (source)

  
"At the beginning of the war, King George I said words that we could say at the start of every new year. In his message to the Nation, he read a quote:
'I told the man standing in the doorway to the new year: give me a light to go out with safety into the unknown, and he responded: 'Go out into the light, and place your hand in the hand of God, for it would be better for you than any other light, and more safe than a well-known road.'
"This I call on us to do, and today, let us make a decision to be faithful to our calling, and to begin the New Year with courage. Amen."
-Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Souroz

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