5. "“[…] unless a man pursues that same path as He did Who, though once in it, yet got beyond the difficulties which hemmed Him in.”"
4. "“[…] which they could not do, did they not follow him their leader step by step, so too, I pray you mark, the labyrinth of this our life cannot be threaded by the faculties of human nature […]”"
3. "“For as persons who are at a loss how to thread the turns of mazes, when they happen to fall in with someone who has experience of them, get to the end of those various misleading turnings in the chambers by following him behind, […]”"
2. "As Gregory of Nyssa put it: “It is, in fact, impossible for persons to reach the same goal unless they travel by the same ways.”"
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1. “Beholding of these visual labyrinths is closely connected with traps, pit-falls, wrong turnings and blind alleys, through which Christ has threaded the pathway to Salvation.”
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1. “Beholding of these visual labyrinths is closely connected with traps, pit-falls, wrong turnings and blind alleys, through which Christ has threaded the pathway to Salvation.”
“Labyrinth below feet of Holy Archangel depicted in the dome of parekklesion of the Chora Church, photo: Jasmina S. Ćirić”
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“Labyrinth depicted on the south door jambs between narthex and naos in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessaloniki, photo: Rémi Terryn”
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2. “While many other labyrinths featured an image of Theseus and the Minotaur in the center, this one contained the words “Sancta Ecclesia” (Holy Church), thereby reminding Christians where their focus should be set.”
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“'The Mind and Heart'
In Biblical literature, the concepts of the mind and heart are deeply intertwined, often representing the inner life of a person, including thoughts, emotions, intentions, and moral character.”
3. “Contrition is the state of feeling remorseful, and can describe both the show of deepest regret and the firmest sorrow for one's wrongdoings.”
2. “Only repentance implies a purpose of amendment, the resolve to avoid such hurtful behavior in the future. The words "true" and "firm" might be added to all but penance, to specify the depth of change in one's hurtful attitude.”