God Delights In The Death Of His Saints
"Many times I have seen the reflection of Your glory on the faces of the dead. What unearthly beauty and joy shone from them; how ethereal and immaterial were their features. This is the triumph of happiness and peace received gracefully, as they silently call upon You. At the hour of my death also illumine my soul as I call: Alleluia!
Kontakion 12
Akathist of Thanksgiving
Fr. Gregory Petroff
