By
St Nikolai Velimirovich (+1956)
St. Martin, a child
of Pannonia,
And the great
illuminator of Gaul,
Despised the
earthly emperor's honors,
And became a
servant of the heavenly King.
The will of a
powerful giant
Was in Martin's
merciful heart.
Martin sprinkled
himself with ashes,
And on the ashes
this humble one slept,
Out of love for his
God-
Crucified for
sinful men.
And Martin had
crucified himself to the world
Solely to reach the
goal!
Martin led the
battle against demons,
Yielding to none of
their temptations,
And led the battle
against impudent men,
Against dark,
dishonorable heresies.
Martin was a knight
of Orthodoxy,
And a victor,
wondrous and glorious.
With the battle
won, the knight rests
With the angels
close to Christ the King:
And yet even now he
lifts up prayers,
And comes to the
aid of those in peril.
***
Via
https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/10/saint-martin-merciful-bishop-of-tours.html
--
Holy
Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema
to the Union!
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