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We bear His reproach, as said about the Prophet Moses,"esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than thetreasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. " (Heb. 11:26).For this reason the Church remains outside the camp, awayfrom the altar, away from the sanctuary, away from the firstChancel, the Chancel of Saints, remembering our sins that tookus outside the camp like Adam when sent forth from the gardenof Eden. We follow the Lord outside the Camp saying, "Youare righteous, we are evil, we deserve the curse and banishment,but You, Thine is the Blessing forever Amen, my Lord JesusChrist, the Good Saviour.While the Jews see in the Cross of the Lord Christ a symbol ofshame and humiliation, we say to Him: To You and to Yourcross is the blessing. With Your Cross we are blessed ineverything. The priests, with the sign of the Cross, bless theCongregation, and with the sign of the Cross, the consecrationand sanctification are completed.With the sign of the Cross in the baptistery, we obtain theblessing of the new birth and each member of our body isblessed and sanctified with the sign of the Cross in thesacrament of the Holy Chrism. Besides, all the Holy sacramentsof Eucharist, Priesthood and the other sacraments of the Churchare completed with the sign of the Cross by which we obtaingrace, blessing and gifts. So, we cry out from all our hearts,"Thine is the Blessing........We cross our food before we start eating and ourselves beforewe go to sleep and with this sign we become blessed ineverything. We look at the blessings of the Cross and say to the52
Lord in His passion, "Thine is the Blessing, forever Amen,Emmanuel our God and King".Thine, 0 Lord, is the blessing that we lost since the fall ofAdam, and of which we dreamt till this day, waiting forYou to grant to us; You, by whom all the nations of theworld are blessed.When Man was created, God blessed him, and when he fell, acurse came unto earth, as God said to Adam, "Cursed is theground because of you" (Gen. 3:17). Then the curse spreadamong human being themselves, so God cursed Cain (Gen.4:11), then Canaan and his descendants too.The curse extended and reached every sinner, as it was said inthe Law, "If you will not obey the voice of the Lord Your Godor be careful in following all His commandments and Hisstatutes which I command you this day, then all these cursesshall come upon and overtake you... The Lord will send youcurses, confusion and frustration in all that you undertake todo, until you are a-destroyed and perish quickly" (Dent. 28:15-20).Amidst the curses of the Law, mankind dreamt of Godfulfilling His promise to Abraham, ... "In your seed all thenations of the earth shall be blessed. " (Gen. 22:18).Mankind waited for Your coming, Lord, then You came ourloving, kind Lord to take away the curse of the Law and in Youall nations be blessed. We stand by Your side while on theCross, trusting Your promise to Abraham.53
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Page 15 and 16: THE PASCHA HYMNThine is the Power,
Page 17 and 18: The first thing we praise the Lord
Page 19 and 20: You showed Your Power as a Creator:
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Page 23 and 24: THINE IS THE POWERThe Cross is our
Page 25 and 26: destroy the Cross and those who wan
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Page 29 and 30: the Christ, the Son of God. “ He
Page 31 and 32: He struggled at Gethsemane... " The
Page 33 and 34: One of the beautiful stories about
Page 35 and 36: to announce His arrival and the hea
Page 37 and 38: fame at all. The Lord would not was
Page 39 and 40: devil said: could it be He?! But ho
Page 41 and 42: telling the parable of the vineyard
Page 43 and 44: saw the Lord despised and forsaken
Page 45 and 46: During the Passion Week, we see the
Page 47 and 48: You Are Our Glorified God:They desp
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