S12E9: The Authority of the Crown of Thorns

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of the Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste, offers prayers for Stefaniya's father, his full recovery and perfect healing. We offer the prayers of the sick, for recovery of bodily health, from the end of the Rite of Extreme Unction. Today's reflection is two-pronged, discussing both the authority found in the Crown of Thorns as well as the example Christ sets for us to imitate in our own pursuit of Salvation, the meaning of which is only available to us because of the descent of God to us, first as the Messias and then as the Holy Ghost who makes the meaning of Our Lord's teachings clear to us, and His way is simple: putting aside ourselves.