Comments on: The Great Earthquake of Constantinople (740) Why is this Event Remembered in the Church Calendar? https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2025/12/the-great-earthquake-of-constantinople-740 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Editor https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2025/12/the-great-earthquake-of-constantinople-740#comment-8359 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:50 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=41803#comment-8359 In reply to Dana Outón.

Thank you for your heartfelt request. We are indeed called to constant prayer for one another, that we may all find the strength and grace to abide in God’s holy will.

Your prayer brings to mind the words of the Psalmist: “The Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish” (Psalm 1:6). As we recall the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, we remember not only judgment but also God’s profound mercy. For the sake of even a few righteous, He withheld His wrath. This is a powerful testament that the prayers and lives of the faithful can become a protecting veil for the world.

Let us pray with hope and trust, knowing that the Lord will not forsake the righteous. May He, through the intercessions of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the Saints, grant us discernment, faithfulness, and the peace that comes only from dwelling in His will.

With love in Christ,
The Catalogue of Good Deeds Team

]]> By: Dana Outón https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2025/12/the-great-earthquake-of-constantinople-740#comment-8343 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:14:22 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=41803#comment-8343 Thank you for this beautiful article. Please pray for all of us. That we may stay in God’s will.

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