![]() ![]() ![]() "Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy house," (Ps. They crucified my God, the King of Glory, moved rather by envy and hatred against God their Benefactor. They are not participators in divine power, nor have they contributed to my salvation. I venerate and worship angels and men, and all matter participating in divine power and ministering to our salvation through it. I cherish them and every holy temple of God, and everything connected with God's name, not on their own account but because they show forth the divine power, and through them and in them it pleased God to bring about our salvation. For instance, I venerate Mount Sinai, Nazareth, the stable at Bethlehem, and the cave, the sacred mount of Golgotha, the wood of the Cross, the nails and sponge and reed, the sacred and saving lance, the dress and tunic, the linen cloths, the swathing clothes, the holy tomb, the source of our resurrection, the sepulchre, the holy mountain of Sion and the mountain of Olives, the Pool of Bethsaida and the sacred garden of Gethsemane, and all similar spots. ![]() “Secondly, we worship creatures by honouring those places or persons whom God has associated with the work of our salvation, whether before our Lord's coming or since the dispensation of His incarnation. ![]()
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