At that awesome moment, with “Thine own of Thine own,”

The Holy Spirit comes and transforms the bread into the Body of Christ and the wine into the Blood of Christ.

for the remission of our sins and for eternal life. That is, that we may be made worthy without guilt. This is what “for the remission of sins” means: that we may have a life in the heavenly Divine Liturgy. So every person who dies—while we remain here and weep over them— if that person is one whom God has mercy on, because of their kindness, their forgiveness, their charity, And whatever good they have done, then they go to the heavenly Divine Liturgy. --- Let me tell you something else—I’ve told you this before. A poor mother once went to pick up her child from school, a 10-year-old boy. His name was Andreas—his real name. She was waiting, and the boy saw his mother across the street and ran toward her. A car came and struck the child. He was thrown into the air and fell dead at her feet. A 10-year-old child. --- Anyway, she came to me and said, with deep sorrow: “Be careful what you tell me. Many sent me to you. If you do not fill my soul with what you say, I will go and kill myself.” Imagine what that poor man felt at that moment. I cried and prayed within myself: “My Christ, enlighten me—give me one word, just one, to fill the soul of this grieving mother.” --- Then, suddenly, something came to me. There was the portrait of my own mother, who had also lost a child. I said to her: “You lost Andreas at 10 years old. My mother lost her son at 24.” And I told her the known story—that he fell into the arms of Christ, and now the mother managed, through prayer, to sanctify her son who died without confession, little by little, for Christ to forgive him, to raise him into the Light, so that he too may partake in the heavenly Divine Liturgy. Together with my father, who fell asleep before my brother Nicholas, and later Stella, and my son-in-law Andreas— many from my family are now in the heavenly Liturgy. --- She stood up. That’s all I told her. Then she knelt before my mother’s portrait, kissed it, and said: “Woman of God, grandmother, I beg you— tell Christ to send my Andreas to tell me even one word, and let my Andreas be where your Petros is.” She called her daughter Maria, who was outside, 15 years old: “Maria, come here—we found what we were looking for. We found the Messiah.” (I am not the Messiah—through this, she found Christ.) --- She asked me: “Do you have anything else to tell me?” I said: “I told you everything. I arranged it with my mother. Now all that remains is to pray that what you asked will happen— that Andreas will show you where he is.” --- Four months later, she came again. And what did she tell me? “I saw Andreas—my dead 10-year-old child. I saw him, but his face was a bright light, and I could not see it clearly. I could see the rest of him.” She said to him: “My Andreas, come down—what are you doing up there?” He replied: “I can’t come down. It is beautiful here above.” She asked him: “What do you do all day?” He said: “Here it is always day. It is always light. Do you know? Christ comes—the great one comes—and serves the liturgy. We stand around Him, and His light shines upon us. And according to the heart we had on earth, And according to your prayers, we receive light.” --- “And we learn things—many things we didn’t learn at school.” She said, “Come down to me.” He replied: “I cannot.” She begged him: “My child, let me at least see your face.” He answered: “The light of Christ does not allow you to see my face. Your eyes are not yet pure. Cleanse your eyes, and next time you will see my face as well.” --- Do you understand what is happening? That is why we say: “Jesus rose from the tomb and granted us eternal life and great mercy.” --- Thus, “Thine own of Thine own”— The Holy Spirit comes and makes the change of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. And we, because we have stalls (not seats, like others), Do not sit merely to observe the mysteries. We do not say “for those who are watching." but “for those who are partaking.” From the moment of the Cherubic Hymn onward, Those who are able should stand upright in their place.