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Our Holy Father John Climacus is commemorated because he wrote "The Ladder of Virtue" / "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" / "The Ladder of Paradise" / "The Stairway to Heaven". This book is available on the Internet is read in monasteries during Great Lent. Our Holy Father John Climacus wrote "The Ladder of Virtue" to instruct monks on how to live a life of asceticism and penance. In this book, Our Holy Father John Climacus teaches souls how to ascend to the summit of union with God in a step a step manner through the practice of virtues. Each chapter has an exposition of a virtue. Our Holy Father John Climacus starts with the practical virtues and progresses to the theoretical or mystical virtues. "The Ladder of Virtue" describes Christian life like climbing a ladder from earth to heaven. "The Ladder of Virtue" has 30 chapters. The reading of "The Ladder of Virtue" would be completed on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent. That is the reason why we honor him on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent. Our Holy Father John Climacus is also called "St John Climakos", "St John Klimakos", and "St John of the Ladder". His name "Climacus" is from the title of his book, "The Ladder of Virtue". "Climax" is the Greek word for the American word "ladder". EpistleHebrews 9:11-14 The reading is from St Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews. This reading reminds us that Holy God's promises can be believed because Holy God doesn't swear by any created thing to support his promise. He swears by Himself, unchangeable and unchanging. GospelSt Mark 10:32-45 In this reading, the father of the demon-possessed child asks Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ to help him, "if you can do anything." Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ answers that "all things can be done for someone who believes." Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or DoxastikonKONTAKION (TONE 1) Eparch Cyrille Bustros's Message, Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United StatesPascha CycleThe Sundays of Great Lent are within the Pascha Cycle. The Sundays of Great Lent are between the Fourth Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of Cheese fare - Forgiveness and the Transition Period between Great Lent and Great and Holy Week. Great Lent begins on Clean Monday and ends on the Friday after the Fifth Sunday of Lent. How to determine when the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent occursGreat Lent is Forty Days.
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