“You have filled all with joy, O our Savior, by coming to save the

“He is now to be among you at the calling of your heart. Rest assured this troubadour is acting on His part. The union of your spirits here has caused Him to remain for whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name, there is love, there is love.

Paul Stookey ›

a part of the famous 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary

Direct quote

“May our Lord Jesus Christ, who united heaven and earth, also unite your hearts, wherever you may be across the globe, in a single aspiration: to know Him, to love Him and to follow Him

“Thou it was Who brought us from non-existence into being, and when we had fallen away didst raise us up again, and didst not cease to do all things until Thou hadst brought us up to heaven, and hadst endowed us with Thy Kingdom which is to come.

“Come home, come home, ye who are weary come home!

“Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.

“Every tongue is at a loss to praise Thee as is due; even a spirit from the world above is filled with dizziness, when it seeks to sing Thy praises, O Theotoos. But since Thou art good, accept our faith. Thou knowest well our love inspired by God, for Thou art the Protector of Christians, and we magnify Thee