To Thee the Champion Leader | Mother of God | Theotokos with Sword IconoGraphic | Orthodox Christian Canvas ArtTo thee, the Champion Leader, we thy servants dedicate a feast of victory and of thanksgiving as ones rescued out of sufferings, O Theotokos: but as thou art one with might which is invincible, from all dangers that can be do thou deliver us, that we may cry to thee: Rejoice, O Unwedded Bride! A Prince of the Angels was sent from Heaven to say to the Theotokos, Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, take bodily form at the sound of his bodiless voice,

this ministry was accepted as a pan-Orthodox Agency under SCOBA and renamed the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM)

” The enraged Maximian ordered the soldiers to stab with the sword anyone who glorified Christ

for they know that it is only by turning him from prayer that they can hinder his journey

we do battle for the heavenly

but the enemy deceiveth me and fights against my soul

—I saw my soul full of sins

in the faith of the Confessors

the Body of Christ and the Bride of Christ

so whenever possible you will be able to avoid its influence

because of their unbelief

but prayer gives us this grace most of all

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God: for pulling down strongholds