Spiritual
The Rebellion of Some Offers Hope to the World
Have you noticed that if you mention God on Facebook you are erased? Friends of mine have been banished for it, so I typed in the lyrics to “God Bless America,” since I am also media, surprisingly I was not banned. The word God is suddenly taboo….why? I believe in God and I dare anyone to get me to think differently. Even as I am tying this my words keep changing. Seriously annoying.
I do not however believe in church, because I think it has sold out. There are many who use God’s name for their own agenda’s. The belief in God is personal, but it has been used to cause wars, strife and disconnection. God has never been about that. He is about unconditional love, acceptance and connection.
I was sent this story, which I share with you. Snoops has deemed it partly true, but then again it is owned by George Soros and meant to hide the truth. Several other sources have confirmed the truth of it. It is called simply “The Sneeze.”
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With their rich, maroon gowns flowing and the traditional capes, they looked almost as grown-up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and moms freely brushed away tears.
This class would not pray during the commencement, not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it. The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.
The speeches were nice, but they were routine, until the final speech eceived a standing ovation. A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened. All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly sneezed.
The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, “God bless you!” and walked off the stage. The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found a unique way to invoke God’s blessing on their future with or without the court’s approval.
It happened May 20, 2001 during the commencement exercises at Washington Community High School in Washington, Illinois.
Celebrating India’s 77th Independence Day August 15, a stone art inspired by The Konark Sun Temple was put on displayed in Times Square. The piece was made by Amaresh Chandra Bindhani and team from Odisha, India and is available to see at 44th Street and Broadway until August 22.
The artwork shows 24 wheels of the Konark Sun Temple, giving a glimpse of the rich Indian heritage and an opportunity to Americans to get an idea of the temple’s architecture. Made of sandstone and was unveiled by Indian celebrity chef Vikas Khanna on Tuesday.
Afterwards it will be installed at Vikas Khanna’s upcoming flagship restaurant in 2024.
We have showed you insight to Mount Athos, in several articles thanks to The Holy Father, Geron Nektarios, Abbot of the Kalyve of Holy Cross in Skete of Saint Anne in Mount Athos. We also got to see Mount Athos in winter.
He has generously sent us more of Mount Athos to share with our readers.
We are especially proud to show these to you as Mount Athos has never been inhabited by women and now the head of the island is personally showing this to our readers.
They have been doing lots of maintenance and these video’s show the daily work in progress.
Geron Nektarios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos will be coming to New York around October 20th and T2C will definitely be covering that.
Thanks to the Holy Father, Geron Nektarios, Abbot of the Kalyve of Holy Cross in Skete of Saint Anne in Mount Athos, T2C readers got two insights into the spiritual peninsula of Mount Athos.
In Greek mythology, Athos is the name of one of the Gigantes that challenged the Greek gods during the Gigantomachia. Athos threw a massive rock at Poseidon which fell in the Aegean Sea and became Mount Athos.
Homer mentions the mountain Athos in the Iliad.
The peninsula was on the invasion route of Xerxes I, who spent three years excavating the Xerxes Canal across the isthmus to allow the passage of his invasion fleet in 483 BC. After the death of Alexander the Great, the architect Dinocrates (Deinokrates) proposed carving the entire mountain into a statue of Alexander.
The history of the peninsula during latter ages is shrouded by the lack of historical accounts. Archaeologists have not been able to determine the exact location of the cities reported by Strabo. It is believed that they must have been deserted when Athos’ new inhabitants, the monks, started arriving some time before the ninth century.
Geron Nektarios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos should be coming to New York in October and T2C will definitely be covering that.
Two supermoons in the same month is a truly remarkable and rare, last occurring in January 2018 and will happen again until 2037.
The supermoon on August 1st is in Aquarius it brings extra energy with revelations, unexpected change, freedom, and profound insights, enhancing the transformative power of the Full Moon.
During this time, a collective shift is in the air, urging us to break free from old patterns that no longer serve us. We might feel a strong inner call to let go of unhealthy relationships that drain us emotionally and don’t reciprocate our love and care.
Now is the perfect opportunity to embrace your uniqueness and celebrate your individuality.
As we journey towards the next full supermoon at the end of August, we can expect profound changes to take place in our lives.
An abundance of blessings and opportunities will come out of nowhere and lead us down paths we never imagined, opening doors we never knew existed.
Embrace this time of good luck and fortune.
Spiritual
Travel: Inside Mount Athos By The Holy Father, Geron Nektarios, Abbot of the Kalyve of Holy Cross in Skete of Saint Anne in Mount Athos Part 2
Yesterday we showed you insight to Mount Athos.
According to the legend, the Blessed Virgin Mary was sailing accompanied by St John the Evangelist from Joppa to Cyprus to visit Lazarus. When the ship was blown off course to then-pagan Athos, it was forced to anchor near the port of Klement, close to the present monastery of Iviron. The Virgin walked ashore and, overwhelmed by the wonderful and wild natural beauty of the mountain, she blessed it and asked her Son for it to be her garden. A voice was heard saying, “Ἔστω ὁ τόπος οὗτος κλῆρος σὸς καὶ περιβόλαιον σὸν καὶ παράδεισος, ἔτι δὲ καὶ λιμὴν σωτήριος τῶν θελόντων σωθῆναι” (Translation: “Let this place be your inheritance and your garden, a paradise and a haven of salvation for those seeking to be saved”). From that moment the mountain was consecrated as the garden of the Mother of God and was out of bounds to all other women.
Always under repair. This peninsula is kept in working order.
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