What is the *Greatest* achievement of the Martyrs?

This homily is a synthesis of the two Gospel selections we read in liturgy and some experiences of Fr Seraphim, when he venerated Holy Iviron icon of Hawaii which was present the past two days for the feast of our sister parish: “Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church”, in Georgetown Texas. We bring together many things including the greatest achievement (miracles) of the Mother of God when people venerate her holy icons, the terrible confusion of our day when people are terrible confused about where and Who Jesus Christ is, when we talk about the incredulity of the Jewish ruling elite they heard Jesus preach in the synagogue: “And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?” No Christian should ask that question because they should know who Jesus is but we know only if we live according to the Spirit, and not according to secular life. This day is also the commemoration of the Holy Equal to the Apostles and Proto-martyr Thekla, and the reading for is a very common reading for women martyrs, about the 10 virgins. Only five achieve the greatest achievement the human being can have in this world, which is also the greatest of the martyrs. We talk about this achievement, how to be sure about how to live our life and not be confused. In the midst of our discussion, we mention the medical and social confusion of our day regarding sickness, and unfortunately some will focus only on these words, but we cannot understand anything without achieving that which we are called to, and the person who has this great gift is not confused about anything in life.

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