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Glory be to Jesus Christ!
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There were two readings today, one of which was dedicated to the actual event of Peter's imprisonment and miraculous release.
Paul's teachings to his disciple and friend Timothy were read from the daily Apostle.
putting hope in the Living God, Who is the Savior of all people, especially the faithful
— God saves everyone (has done, is doing and will do everything to save everyone), but not everyone will be saved. Nevertheless, eloquent testimony about the salvation of non-Christians.
Let no one despise your youth
is a warning against prejudice. Young, inexperienced, whom can he / she teach?
— false reasoning (God teaches people or the age?).
reading
— the Holy Scriptures.
prophecy
– Timothy's success in preaching was revealed to the prophets.
success, obvious to all
— the faithful should not be ashamed of or be somewhat confused by the success in good deeds.
The story of the conversion and repentance of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, was read from the daily Gospel.
Now salvation has come
– in the original happened
, come into being
– the translation deepens (underlines) the connection between the coming of Christ and salvation.
Reading serves as an introduction to preparation for Lent. Preparation for Great Lent begins tomorrow, a time of repentance and purification, a time of preparation for the joyous meeting of the Bright Resurrection of Christ. In fact, the Easter cycle begins, which lasts a third of the year – up to the 1st Sunday after Pentecost (4 preparatory weeks for Great Lent, 6 weeks of Great Lent, Holy Week, 7 weeks from Easter to Pentecost, 1 week after Fri. Pentecost, 20 weeks in total, this year it is up to and including June 11).
Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/Oleksandr.S.Zhabenko/posts/1683385722077550