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formerly known as mikeDespite being a Polish citizen I am not a Pole.  Long live Belarus! "It's my constitutional right!"
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2012, 08:35:46 AM » |
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Have a blessed nativity, Merry Christmas!
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O God, cleanse me a sinner and have mercy on me.
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2012, 11:54:39 AM » |
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Merry Christmas 
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Christ is risen!
Do not be cast down over the struggle - the Lord loves a brave warrior. The Lord loves the soul that is valiant.
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2012, 11:55:23 AM » |
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You guys are so racist and intolerant.
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Even if we have thousands of acts of great virtue to our credit, our confidence in being heard must be based on God's mercy and His love for men. Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved. — Chrysostom BLOG
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2012, 01:47:31 PM » |
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Christus natus! Христос родился! Χριστός γεννιέται!
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Kristus syntyy, kiittäkää! Hyvää joulua!
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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2012, 02:07:34 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2012, 02:29:50 PM » |
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Buon Natale!
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"Yeah, the sparrow hath found an house..." -Psalm 84:3
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« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2012, 02:46:45 PM » |
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"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
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« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2012, 02:59:05 PM » |
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Joyeux Noël!
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To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.
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« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2012, 03:01:50 PM » |
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You guys are so racist and intolerant.
Happy Holidays.
It's ok. Solstice was the 21st.
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To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.
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« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2012, 03:06:37 PM » |
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Καλά Χριστούγεννα to you too! 
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The reason why clichés are so satisfying is because the truth never loses its residual force. Blog ~ Bookshelf ~ Jukebox
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« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2012, 05:08:22 PM » |
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Greetings on the Commemoration of St. Daniel the Sylite of Consantinopole!
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God did not create man equal. Samuel Colt made man equal. Blessed be the Peacemaker.
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« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2012, 05:30:58 PM » |
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Merry Christmas. 
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« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2012, 06:52:02 PM » |
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Merry Christmas! And, in addition, a blessed feast of the Holy Magi!
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O Master Lord our God...who are wondrous in glory; who keeps his covenant and his mercy to them who love him with all their heart; who has given us redemption...through his only-begotten son, Jesus Christ...the life of everyone, the help of those who flee to him, the hope of those who cry to him.
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Merry Christmas Brothers and Sisters!
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« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2012, 07:47:24 PM » |
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Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, And the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable One! Angels with shepherds glorify Him! The wise men journey with a star! Since for our sake the Eternal God was born as a Little Child!
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معظم المقدسة والدة الإله، ونجنا
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« Reply #17 on: December 24, 2012, 09:01:42 PM » |
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Greetings on the Commemoration of St. Daniel the Sylite of Consantinopole!
A fine opportunity to have a beer!
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« Reply #18 on: December 24, 2012, 11:44:27 PM » |
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Merry Christurgy!
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Merry Christmas!
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« Reply #20 on: December 25, 2012, 01:48:41 AM » |
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"Christ is Born!"
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« Reply #21 on: December 25, 2012, 01:55:03 AM » |
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A blessed and happy Christmas to all my friends here at OC.net. Christ is Born! Glorify Him! 
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« Reply #22 on: December 25, 2012, 02:01:42 AM » |
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« Reply #23 on: December 25, 2012, 04:39:27 AM » |
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Merry Christmas to all here and all the best wishes for a Happy New Year! 
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"I wish they would remember that the charge to Peter was "Feed my sheep", not "Try experiments on my rats", or even "Teach my performing dogs new tricks". - C. S. Lewis
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Merry Christmas to all of you good people! 
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To God be the Glory in all things! Amen!
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Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating our Lord's nativity on this day!
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« Reply #27 on: December 25, 2012, 11:57:59 AM » |
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Greetings on the Commemoration of St. Daniel the Sylite of Consantinopole!
A fine opportunity to have a beer! Mmmm, time for burgers and chicken to again be a part of my life. 
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« Reply #28 on: December 25, 2012, 03:34:53 PM » |
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Hristos se rodi! - Christ is born! All the best for all the posters of oc.net BTW, yesterday (Christmas Eve) there was the first anniversary of my chrismation and receiving into Orthodox Church  Greetings on the Commemoration of St. Daniel the Sylite of Consantinopole!
A fine opportunity to have a beer! Christmas - one of the best oppurtunities to have a wine after so long period 
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Pray for persecuted Christians, especially in Serbian Kosovo and Raška, Egypt and Syria
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« Reply #29 on: December 25, 2012, 03:50:09 PM » |
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Merry Christmas to all.
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Prov. 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Psalm 37:23 The Lord guides a man safely in the way he should go.
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« Reply #30 on: December 25, 2012, 03:54:30 PM » |
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BTW, yesterday (Christmas Eve) there was the first anniversary of my chrismation and receiving into Orthodox Church  Congrats  We have similar dates--my 11th anniversary would have been on the 22nd of December. Man I feel old now. 
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« Reply #31 on: December 25, 2012, 05:11:12 PM » |
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Merry Christmas, OC.net folks!
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« Reply #32 on: December 25, 2012, 05:36:49 PM » |
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Christ is Born!
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formerly known as mikeDespite being a Polish citizen I am not a Pole.  Long live Belarus! "It's my constitutional right!"
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and for our armenian friends, especially today: Festive Wishes to you and hope the New Year will be a peaceful and joyous. Ամանորեայ և Սուրբ Ծննդեան, Բարեմաղթանքներով, 2013. (Yes, I copied and pasted, but it was from a reliable source, so I can be confident it says happy Christmas!) Just off to church for eve / night liturgy 
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and for our armenian friends, especially today: Festive Wishes to you and hope the New Year will be a peaceful and joyous. Ամանորեայ և Սուրբ Ծննդեան, Բարեմաղթանքներով, 2013. (Yes, I copied and pasted, but it was from a reliable source, so I can be confident it says happy Christmas!) Just off to church for eve / night liturgy  Yay! This also. 
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and our dear patriarch said 'happy Christmas' much better than i can: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiHCM6a_fEit's worth listening to the end; some great and practical spiritual advice from a kind and wise priest. 
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Merry Christmas to all my fellow Orthodox Christians celebrating the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, today, and enjoy the Synaxis of St. John the Forerunner to those of us who celebrate according to the Revised Julian Calendar.
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« Reply #39 on: January 07, 2013, 08:33:29 PM » |
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What's worse than having to work on Christmas, having to listen to mainstream garbage on the radio all day on Christmas.
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Merry Christmas everyone.
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