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Welcome! (06.05.2012 18:34)

CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY Mission: Not to save souls but to set them free! To proclaim the Good News of Freedom in Christ from under the burden of the legalistic religion. To heal the blind, the deaf, the mute, the paralyzed, the leper...everything within that prevents us to fully live our life. To drive out evil spirits, negative thoughts and feelings concerning your worth, that were forced to you from without. To raise the souls who were dead to themselves back to life. And no poisonous words of the snake-tongued people can hurt you any longer...for we speak the new tongue of love, from heart to heart.(Compare to Mark.16:17-18) Vision: New, fresh wind, wind of freedom, is blowing; new creation has begun in Christ and man is its instrument - God is no longer without, high in heavens, but within our innermost hearts: same spark of Divine Life has been laid down on the foundation of every soul. It may enlighten our thoughts, warm up our hearts, and kindle our will; and once flamed up, it may again be united with the Highest Fire. Everyone will experience the Spirit individually, yet we can understand one another. Future is for the religion of the Holy Spirit: Spirit unites people with invisible bonds, from within. (Compare to Acts 2:1-4) Scandinavian branch of the Mystical Order of the White Rose since 2011; online-monastery, Monastery of the Heart...for contemporary Mystics. Just like internet connects us externally, so are we weaving inner-net between one another! Name "skete" comes from Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and it refers in its earliest form typically to community of - usually - monks, living in huts grouped around a small Church, a sort of miniature monastery under some larger monastery. Monks can live as hermits, each practicing their own prayer rule apart from others. That's why it well depicts our Ministry. Besides, "Scandinavian Skete of Mary Magdalene" has got alliterations and it sounds good! Send e-mail to: mowrscandinaviansketeofmm[at]gmail.com Feedjit Live Blog Stats Would you like to add our banner on your website or blog? Right click and "save as", and don't forget the link! Resize if you wish. Your banner is also welcome, if it suits our topics! Now also new flash banner available (copy and paste the code): We are listed on SpiritFind Join the Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign! Send Free e-cards From our Card Home Page

Home Altar and Incense (05.05.2012 19:19)

HOME ALTAR Catholic Encyclopedia: History of the Christian Altar How to build a Prayer Closet How to create your personal altar Make your Shrines online My Home Altar: Resources to people of all faiths or spiritual paths... OrthodoxWiki: Altar Personal Home Sanctuary: Order your own ready made The Home Altar: Making where you live a Sacred Space. The Home Shrine The Why and How of Home Altars by Lutheran Pastor, Walter Snyder. Why Create a Home Sanctuary Wikipedia: Crucifix Wikipedia: Icon Your Altar INCENSE IN LITURGY: A PROTESTANT PERSPECTIVE Holy Trinity Church, UK: On Incense Matt Kennedy: In Defense of Incense The Prayer Foundation - Evangelical Protestant Monks: Why do we use Incense in Our Worship Servise? The Use of Incense (episcopal) The Use of Incense in the New Testament Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: How is Incense used in Worship? USE OF INCENSE AT HOME A Brief History of Incense A Christian Perspective on Aromatherapy All things about Incense Anointing oil - Incense - Essential oil. Aromatic Medicines in The Bible (article) Biblical Aromatherapy Buddhist Incense Meditation Burning Incense is Psychoactive Catholic Encyclopedia on Incense Did you know? How to burn incense sticks How to burn resin incense How to burn resin incense without charcoal How to make incense Incense - Enjoying the Aroma by Barney Garcia Jewish Encyclopedia on Incense Methodists - Incense burning by Rev. Gregory S. Neal Should a Christian use Incense by Clara Huset The Way of Incense in Japan. TripAtlas.com: Incense Wikipedia: Incense Three Wise Men offer God three precious gifts in me; The Soul, the gold of love; the body, the myrrh of pain, The spirit, frankincense of devotion, as its fee. Oh, that I ever could thus three times wise remain. Angelus Silesius

Seven Sacraments (05.05.2012 19:17)

Seven Sacraments - in relation to seven "I AM"-sayings and Miraculous Signs of Jesus in the Gospel according to John... and seven Chakras: Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Sacrament ”I AM”-saying Miraculous sign Chakra Anointing of the Sick I am the Resurrection and Life (Jh.11:25) Raising Lazarus (Jh.11:1-44) Crown Ordination I am the Light of the World (Jh.8:12) Healing the man blind from his birth (Jh.9:1-41) Third eye Absolution I am the good Shepherd (Jh.10:11) Bethesda (Jh.5:1-9) Throat Baptism I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jh.14:6) Cana (Jh.2:1-11) Root Confirmation I am the Vine, you are the Branches (Jh.15:1) The Son of a Nobleman (Jh.4:43-54) Solar plexus Communion I am the Bread (Jh.6:35) Feeding of the 5000 (Jh.6:1-5) Sacral Marriage I am the Door (Jh.10:9) Walking on the Sea (Jh.6:16-25) Heart Seven Sacraments, Chakras Caroline Myss: Chakra model as a Flash presentation Praying on the Seven Sacraments - an Ignatian Method of Prayer (pdf) Sacraments and Ritual in the New Age (pdf) Second Thoughts on the Seven Sacraments (pdf) The Atlantean Origin of the Seven Sacraments The Hidden or Esoteric Meaning of the Seven Sacraments (pdf) The Science of the Sacraments by The Rt.Rev.C.W.Leadbeater, Late presiding Bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church The Seven Psychic Circles (Chakras) The Seven Sacraments and the Seven Chakras Masculine and Feminine Principles "What do Christians know of the meaning of the sacraments instituted by the Church? Just take the eucharist and marriage: these two sacraments celebrate the union of the masculine and feminine principles thanks to which life is perpetuated on all levels of creation. There is a difference, in that marriage is more concerned with the physical plane, with life in society, while the eucharist, the communion with the body and blood of Christ represented by the bread and the wine, concerns the spiritual life, the inner life. But the symbolism is the same, and it can be found at the beginning and the end of Jesus' mission. We are told in The Gospel according to John that Jesus was invited to a wedding at Cana in Galilee, where he performed his first miracle, changing water into wine. The fact that Jesus went to a wedding and performed his first miracle there tells us that he must have accorded a great deal of importance to this ceremony. And his last act before his death was to institute the eucharist. How can we fail to see that the essence of Jesus' teaching rests on knowledge of the two principles?" Omraam Mihaël Aivanhov The Pillars of the Church The two main sacraments, baptism and the Eucharist, are the spiritual pillars of the Church. They are not simply instruments by which the Church exercises its ministry. They are not just means by which we become and remain members of the Church but belong to the essence of the Church. Without these sacraments there is no Church. The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism and the Eucharist. When people are baptised in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and when they gather around the table of Christ and receive his Body and Blood, they become the people of God, called the Church. Henri J.M. Nouwen The Second Birth The Seven Sacraments of the Church are the prismatic colours of the White light of one sole Mystery or Sacrament, known as that of the Second Birth, which the Master pointed out to Nicodemus in the nocturnal initiation conversation which He had with him. Valentin Tomberg Priesthood A Brief History of Esoteric Sacramental Initiation and the Priesthood God Calling Vocations Priesthood in the New Age by Lewis Keizer, M.Div., Ph.D. (Book in PDF form) Roman Catholic Womenpriests The Devotion to Mary Priest The Priesthood of all believers Women's Eucharist Society of St. Agnes for Women in Ministry The Seven Sacraments The Esoteric Meaning of the Seven Sacraments [1910] - Karadja, M.L.S. Princess Download The Seven Sacraments: Are They Biblical ? @ pdfURI.com

Daily Bread Prayers: Watch and pray (04.05.2012 15:14)

He said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31) Jesus' ministry of three years was rhythmed by periods of active work and silent moments of prayer. Everyday at 21.00/9.00 p.m. (in Finland) if it suits you, you have an opportunity to join a prayer in spirit: Then at least someone is always praying with you! Spirit knows no distance..."The wind blows wherever it pleases"...(John 3:8 - "wind" as spirit, pneuma in greek) People "from every nation under heaven" (Acts 2) are reached and touched through the Spirit. Please, let us know if you are going to participate, so we can be aware of your presence! Webmaster Marko before his home altar. The Second best thing is to have your personal Prayers at 9 pm. your local time in order to tune with us. And the main thing of course is to pray daily anyway (be sure to hold us in your prayers as well)! David Hayward a.k.a. nakedpastor; permission to use for non-profit purposes. Please, join with Marko also on Heart to Soul interfaith Prayer Channel for Peace Vigil at 9 pm GMT; This lovely service is offered by Tau Community of St. Francis. Lord, you said that when two or three would gather together in your name, then you would be present with them. I am praying by myself (or ‘on the Internet’) but I am uniting myself with many individual Christians throughout the world who, though separate, are gathered together in another sense to pray to you, and I trust that you are with me now. This is what it means to be the Online-Monastery, Monastery without walls, Monastery of the Heart... Watch with me - Watch and pray. The Lord's Prayer is the most important: It includes ALL children of Our Father - whole praying Christian Community - brothers and sisters in Christ; It is a compact formula containing everything necessary: all current needs of humanity as well as our future hopes. Jesus Christ is praying for us, with us, within us, and He teaches us how to pray. Other prayers worth considering - this is only a suggestion - is The Prayer of the Chalice below, and the Peace Prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi ("Lord, make me an instrument of your peace..." see video). You may also wish to pray in particular for glbt-people of the world - especially those who live under oppression or persecution! And don't forget to pray for our "enemies" too, as our Lord told us to do! Love will overcome hate and Love is what Love does! Perhaps you want to include in your prayers our brethren, the animals, our beloved mother Earth, and ecological conversion of human race. Not to mention peace on earth and unity among Christians. If it is part of your tradition, we encourage you to take part in Worship and Communion. Personal prayer life grows in care of the praying community. "'Not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God', said our Lord. Bread and word! Host and prayer. Otherwise, you will not live a supernatural life." (Josemaría Escrivá: The Way) Date and Time (in 24 hours) in Finland Make Your Own Globe The Icon of the Mother of God "The Inexhaustible Cup" You are able to purchase a copy here (Jesus is usually depicted as a child) The Peace Prayer of St. Francis in a song

Prayers and Affirmations (23.04.2012 19:50)

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