Holy Fire Miracle in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Holy Fire Miracle in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Where and When Did the Miracle Happen?
The celebration that astounds the souls of Christians is held in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire is the most famous miracle throughout history in the Orthodox Church. It’s been happening at the same time, in the same way, in the same place every year for centuries.
No other miracle is known to occur regularly and consistently over time. It takes place in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, the holiest place on earth, where Jesus was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead.
Not to Death, But to the Resurrection with Christ
No, you did not show the clever rudeness of those who insulted you. You have given the moon the colors of your blood: this was to strengthen my lax tongue in your praise. No, you did not respond to the insults of the zealots, you who disturbed the base of the elements: this was to anoint my miserable forehead with the perfume of your mercy.
No′, you did not stab your guards’ innards with the sword, you who condemned the serpent to crawl on the ground: this was to preserve my aching bones as a treasure, and to make them worthy to live again at the resurrection.
No, when the stone was sealed before the tomb where I was alive, you did not throw them on the ground and did not make the chasm of the earth swallow them all of a sudden: I wanted to let a ray of your light rest in the orbit of my soul.
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Resurrection and Life
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26).
No, when the news of your disappearance, the rumor of the theft of your earthly corpse, spread, you did not strike them out with a fatal blow, nor wiped their entire race off the face of the earth: you wanted to include me among those whom you save from all loss and from all harm, I who is unworthy of any honor among the righteous, your elect.
No, when, in their shameful denial, they twice embezzled the donor money of your father’s treasure, to bribe him who would betray you or degrade you, you did not turn them into stone statues, the ancient punishment of Moab’s grandfather.
Deprived of any rule and sold to the empire of death, you wanted to redeem me with your blood and recreate me on your rock.
Blessed twice, may you be blessed again and be celebrated everywhere, forever and ever, Amen. (Google Translate)
By Saint Gregory of Narek (circa 944 – about 1010), Armenian monk and poet
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