offbeat modest dress's Polyvore

"Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love." (1 Cor 16:13-14)

You, O Christ, are the kingdom of Heaven; You, the land promised to the meek; You, the table set for all, You, the bread of life -St. Simeon

May God be compassionate to us & bless us; & show us the light of His countenance, and be merciful to us. Lord have mercy! Amen.

"Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come."

Evening Compline Prayers
Grant us, Master, as we depart for sleep, rest for body and soul. Protect us from the gloom of sinful sleep and from all dark pleasures of the night. Calm the impulses of passion, and quench the fiery darts of evil which are treacherously cast against us. Check the turbulence of our flesh and lull all our earthly and mundane thoughts. Grant us, O God, a watchful mind, prudent reason, a vigilant heart and tranquil sleep, free from all evil dreams. Raise us up at the hour of prayer, strengthen us in your commandments, and keep unshaken within us the remembrance of your judgments. Grant us to glorify you all night long that we may praise and bless and glorify your all honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
 
Most glorious, ever virgin, blessed Theotokos, present our prayers to your Son and our God, and plead with him, that through you he may save our souls.
 
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection, the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity, glory to you.
 
My every hope I place in you, Mother of God. Keep me under your protection.

September 27

What started out with just a dozen quilts 36 years ago now has over 1,300 quilts from 35 states and four countries. And it draws nearly 15,000 fans from all over the world who come to ooh and ahh at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.

Our righteous Mother Euphrosyne, who lived during the reign of Saint Theodosius the Younger (408-450), was the daughter of Paphnutius of Egypt. Forsaking her father and his wealth, she renamed herself Smaragdus, and pretending to be a eunuch of the imperial palace, she dressed herself as a man and entered a monastery of men where her identity remained unknown until her repose thirty-eight years later.

September 24
† Holy Protomartyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st c.)
She was born in Iconium of prominent pagan parents. At the age of eighteen she was instructed in the Faith of Christ by the Apostle Paul himself. She forsook her family and her betrothed, vowing herself to a life of virginity in the service of Christ. She traveled in the ministry of the Gospel with St Paul. After many travels and sufferings for the sake of Christ, she retired to Seleucia to devote herself to prayer and asceticism. There she healed many of the sick by her prayers, and brought many more to the Faith ...