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- Release Date: Sep 4, 2013
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation 3
- Summary: Mickey Mouse returns to star in Castle of Illusion, a reimagining of the Sega Genesis classic. With all-new HD graphics and gameplay, Castle of Illusion brings Mickey and his world to life in this magical Disney adventure. When the evil witch Mizrabel kidnaps Minnie, it's up to Mickey to face the dangers of the Castle of Illusion to rescue Minnie. Build your courage and traverse enchanted forests, challenge on hordes of rebellious toys and navigate mazes of living books. Play as Mickey and save Minnie from Mizrabel's evil clutches.… Collapse
- Developer: Sega
- Genre(s): 2D
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
Positive: 8 out of 26
Mixed: 17 out of 26
Negative: 1 out of 26
Sep 18, 2013Superb remake that recaptures the original's magic while adding new twists to classic ideas. [Nov 2013, p.70]
Sep 3, 2013Quite simply, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is one of the best platformers Sega has put out in years.
Sep 10, 2013The brushed up version of this classic looks really nice, but doesn't offer much challenge. The controls feel a bit slow and it's not a really long game either. Still, you'll enjoy the game a lot while it lasts.
Sep 4, 2013It's a short and very solid piece of jump and run entertainment, combining a pretty homage to the genre and its own forebear with loving nods to later games in platform history.
Sep 5, 2013Castle of Illusion is not the same than twenty years ago. Has some improvements like 3D platforms events or magic visuals, but is also so irregular in level design, poor in content and with some issues in Mickey's control.
Sep 3, 2013A lot of care and attention has gone into recreating the Mega Drive original's stages for a new generation, and the structure has been changed akin to Super Mario 64's hub world. But the platforming and control mechanics on offer here wouldn't cut it in any era.
Score distribution:
Positive: 10 out of 12
Mixed: 1 out of 12
Negative: 1 out of 12
Sep 5, 2013I have very fond memories of the original and this is a very faith re-imagining. Each scene feels familiar yet the graphics, sound, story, control, etc, all come together to bring the game to life in a way not possible before. I definitely recommend this game to any fan of the original and for those who missed it. Anyone who enjoys the adventure plat-former genre should get there moneys worth out of this game.… Expand
Dec 19, 2013I remember fond memories of Castle of Illusion as well as other Mickey Mouse and Disney games on the Sega Genesis and this remake of the 1990 smash hit game is a dream come true and it lived up to the hype as well as Duck tales remastered another childhood classic. Castle of illusion does everything right from the level narration, to the beautiful soundtrack and it also includes the original soundtrack and to top it off it plays perfectly and looks stunning but as it is Disney you cannot expect anything less.… Expand
Sep 3, 2013I give this game a 9/10 cause the devs did what needed to be done, re-made the game with making sure if it ain't broken, why fix it!?
Beautiful graphics, amazing sound. Excellent music and gameplay works the same way like before, although they did made some changes, like jump and certain things.
Love this game and now I want is World of Illusion, its sequel.… Expand
Sep 7, 2013The original Castle of Illusion is a wonderful game (on both Master System and Megadrive), and when I heard that Sega were publishing a remake, I honestly wondered what it was going to be like. Perhaps, like Flashback as well of recent, these aren't remakes, but more realisations, and ultimately attempted transformations of a classic, and in a way trying to make it appeal to a modern audience?
Ultimately they both fail, as the originals are still classics, and if you really want to sample them, go to the originals!! But still, I have to say that I felt spoilt with this latest update.
The graphics and sounds are wonderful. To me, it not only evoked the care and attention to detail that belongs perhaps to the DIsney universe, but more to the fact that I was reminded of the other Mickey Mouse games on Megadrive, Fantasia and World of Illusion!! The graphics are gorgeous beyond belief, almost hand drawn and animated it seems, and the music and sound effects compliment them it all melts together, and I couldn't help to be pulled-in.
The gameplay is where the game falls-down a little. The game is far too short, and any challenge to be found is in the initially cumbersome control method, which does need tweaking. But if the game can be a mite unfair, and if it is over too fast, then its a quality ride for sure, and one that has been treated with a lot of due care and attention, and the platforming action (and challenges!!) will keep you coming back in the short-term.
No, its not the ultimate edition of a long-loved classic, but its a quality, passionate tribute. I would recommend playing the demo and having a go of it, and see what you think.
My last word is for Sega: If you really wanted a Mickey Mouse game to update, could you update Fantasia? It wasn't the best game ever (even though it looked pretty), and with today's standards (exercised in this game for example), it could truly shine.… Expand
Jun 25, 2014Cute game if you have kids. They will love it. Nice graphics simplistic gameplay. Is it worth the 15 Euros? NOPE. But on sale its great. I got it for 7 euros and it was a great deal. If your kid is in love with mickey mouse as is mine its totally worth the 7 Euros.15Euros on the other hand hmm I dont know. If you want it wait for it to go on sale on xboxlive. Sega games often have special sales. If you are an adult who wants a platform experience AVOID this game and buy a Rayman game , a Sonic game or a Mario game if you own a Nintendo concole. This game is strictly for kids… Expand
Sep 4, 2013The game was good, but not great. It was incredibly short and way too easy. I'm talking Journey's length. When the challenge started to ramp up a bit it was already the last level. I commend Sega for their efforts because it's true to the original and I think they really put effort into this. The music is awesome, the graphics are nice, and it's definitely charming and delightful, I just wouldn't recommend it for $15 considering the lack of challenge and having finished it in less than two hours.… Expand
Sep 6, 2013Are you guys all part of the development team for this game? How you could have actually played this game and given these positive reviews I don't know. Even with my having loved the original game and really wanting to like this game, I could not.
There was more to dislike but the biggest problem with this game by far is the one thing that had to be right for the game not to be ruined and kind of pointless. What do you do in this game more than anything else from the beginning of the game to the end? Jumping. The controls are awful and the jumping is the worst! This is unforgivable. Both the accuracy and the timing of the jumping are off.
Another problem is the voice over. When you are listening to the voice over you will think you are playing a game for preschoolers. Mickey should throw apples? Really? It's like playing a "Doom" remake and they add a voice over that says you should fire your gun and open doors. If only the narrator had some advice on how to improve the controls. With this much wrong with the game there's not much point in critiquing anything else. Do yourself a favor and play the demo before buying.… Expand
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Present and future collided in spectacular fashion for the Red Sox on Saturday, in a manner that not only secured the team's entry to the World Series but also laid the cornerstone of the coming Era of Xander.
Xander Bogaerts is 21 years old, having reached that landmark age just this month. He is the youngest Red Sox player ever to start a game in the postseason. After he opened the year in Double-A, having played just one month at that level in 2012, there is an element of absurdity to the fact that he even has the opportunity to play in October, let alone to the fact that he is thriving there.
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"I'm not even supposed to be here," he beamed during the clubhouse celebration after the Red Sox clinched their spot in the Fall Classic with a 5-2 win in which Bogaerts was the most impactful player. "Now, I'm sitting back, seeing some of the things I do, some of the pitches I take, and I don't know how it's happening."
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He doubled off the bench against Tigers closer Joaquin Benoit in Game 4 of the series. In his first start in Game 5, he hit another double and worked a walk in which he refused to expand the strike zone. Then came Game 6.
Against Max Scherzer, the pitcher who had the most dominant season in the American League in 2013 and who had tremendous stuff in the ALCS, Bogaerts had the best at-bats of any member of the Red Sox lineup in the clinching Game 6 victory of the American League Championship Series.
He worked a seven-pitch walk in his first plate appearance, an at-bat that included a take of a 2-2 slider that surprised even Bogaerts after the game.
"I don't know how I took it. I don't know why I took it. It's a pitch that everyone would swing at. I just started laughing," admitted Bogaerts. "How did I take that? I thought that was a sign that my night would be good."
That first walk represented an extraordinary at-bat in its own right. But it gains even more significance in that a year ago, in that month in Double-A, Bogaerts walked once in 97 plate appearances. With both that third-inning walk and another in the seventh inning that served as a prelude to Bogaerts scoring the game-winning run on Shane Victorino's grand slam, he's now walked five times in 11 playoff plate appearances against some of the best pitchers in the American League.
"It's hard to put into words the poise he's shown in these games and at-bats. It's one thing to go up there and get a mistake, hit a ball hard, but he's having quality at-bats, seeing pitches, taking tough pitches. It's pretty remarkable what he's doing," Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said. "You think back to the conversation last winter and spring training with him, with our player development people, that if there was one part of his game that maybe needed to tick up a little bit, it was his discipline at the plate. He said, 'OK, I'll do that.' Sure enough, he did it. He did it in Double-A. He did it in Triple-A. And now he's doing it in the playoffs. It's pretty impressive."
But he's been more than an on-base machine. When he swings the bat, he hits rockets. He's 3-for-6 in his postseason at-bats, with all of his hits having been doubles. The full-count double he smashed high off the Wall in left-center against Scherzer was no cheapie, either -- it was a blast that would have cleared almost any fence that did not possess monstrous dimensions.
"Come on! I thought I had all of that," Bogaerts pronounced. "I saw it going, then I saw the wall -- a little more to center and it would have been gone. I guess this was a series of only doubles for me. And so many walks."
Doubles and walks -- an impressive combination. In his limited playoff exposure, which now includes two starts and 11 plate appearances, Bogaerts is a striking 3-for-6 with three doubles and five walks, good for a comical line of .500/.727/1.000.
To appreciate what Bogaerts has done at this age in his limited playoff opportunities to date, it is necessary to seek the context of history.
He is just the second player ever, at the age of 21 or younger, to have two games in which he accepted multiple free passes, joining Edgar Renteria (1997 as a 21-year-old) in doing so.
His five walks are the third most ever by a player age 21 or younger in the postseason, behind only Renteria (8 in 1997 as a 21-year-old) and Andruw Jones (7 in 1996 as a 19-year-old). The roll call of players who are just behind Bogaerts on the list of most walks by a 21-year-old features some dazzling names, including Miguel Cabrera (4 as a 20-year-old in 2003), Stan Musial (4 as a 21-year-old in 1942) and Mickey Mantle (3 as a 20-year-old in 1952 and as a 21-year-old in 1953).
Meanwhile, Bogaerts' three doubles put him in rare air with some of the greatest hitters of all time. He is just the ninth player in history to collect three multi-base knocks at age 21 or younger. The other eight include Cabrera (eight-time All-Star, likely to win his second straight MVP this year), Mantle (three-time MVP and Hall of Famer), Jones (five-time All-Star, 434 career homers), Joe DiMaggio (three-time MVP and Hall of Famer) and Jimmie Foxx (three-time MVP and Hall of Famer), as well as Renteria, Bryce Harper and (outlier alert) Wayne Garrett.
Those performances point to the notion that young players with the ability to maintain a disciplined approach, draw walks and drive the ball under circumstances where other players falter have the potential to do special things in the game. And if it wasn't already clear, it is now in this postseason talent show: Superstardom is within Bogaerts' reach.
Red Sox international scouting director Eddie Romero often cautioned as Bogaerts was coming up through the Red Sox system that it was important, every now and again, to "pump the brakes," to try to maintain realistic expectations about any young player given the near-inevitability of struggles at some point.
And now?
"There are no brakes. Let him go," Romero said with a laugh in the clubhouse celebration. "He's always had an advanced feel for the game even though he'd never played that much. It's just an instinct, an uncanny ability to slow things down. He's always performed, being younger for his league everywhere he's gone. I just couldn't be happier for him. He's such an amazing kid. He's such a hard worker. He's fit in the clubhouse here so incredibly well. It's not just natural: He works his [tail] off, too."
The performance of a young player on this stage represents a tantalizing hint of what is to come. Yet it would be a mistake to evaluate what Bogaerts is doing as a mere glimpse of the future with considerable promise for the Red Sox.
His talents are already glimmering. Bogaerts has arrived, ready for prime time as the Red Sox prepare for the World Series.
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By Thy Cross, Thou didst destroy death,to the thief Thou didst open Paradise.For the Myrrh-bearers Thou didst change weeping into joy,and Thou didst command Thy disciples, O Christ Godto proclaim that Thou art risen,granting the world great mercy.
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Welcome to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Tacoma Washington. We pray that your visit will be a source of blessing for you. Though our manner of Christian worship is centuries old, most Americans find it a bit different at first -- but watch and listen, and the timeless beauty of heavenly, eternal worship will begin to reveal itself to you. Please, when you visit, don't worry about "doing the right thing;" we count it a sin to judge others while we pray (Luke 18:10-14). As you will see, we do like to stand in the presence of God, but if you need to sit, please do so! While the worship of the Holy Trinity is the very heart and foundation of our community and faith, we also find encouragement in fellowship with one another through our various parish activities. You will find that we simply enjoy being with each other!
We are one of the oldest Orthodox Christian communities in the United States, and the first to use English exclusively in Washington. Having outgrown historic Holy Trinity church in Wilkeson, we have moved into our new home southeast of Tacoma city limits. Here, amidst ten beautiful acres of field and forest, we have built and have had to enlarge preliminary buildings as we grow and welcome more people to our faith. There is no hiding the fact that we are very excited to be a part of one of the fastest-growing faiths in North America, while at the same time a part of the oldest Christian Church in the world. Most of us were new visitors once, and most of us are converts to Orthodox Christianity!
Whether you spend a morning, an evening or a lifetime, you will at least have come away with the experience of how, for centuries, countless millions of Christians have worshiped the Most Holy Trinity throughout Eastern Europe and the lands around the eastern Mediterranean. It is a way shaped by the churches of Jerusalem, Antioch and Constantinople, a way inspired by Kiev and Moscow: now it is our turn in Pierce County, Washington, and we would be blessed to have you be a part of it!
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The Myrrhbearers Sisterhood will continue their annual tradition of collecting your generous donations of new toys for the Toys for Tots program sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. Please bring new, unwrapped toys to the Parish House through early December.
Discourse On the Nativity of ChristSaint Gregory Thaumatourgos, Bishop of Neo-Caesarea
Brethren, we behold now a great and wondrous mystery. Shepherds with cries of joy come forth as messengers to the sons of mankind, not on their hilly pastures with their flocks conversing and not in the field with their sheep frolicking, but rather in the city of David Bethlehem spiritual songs exclaiming. In the highest sing Angels, proclaiming hymns Archangelic; the heavenly Cherubim and Seraphim sing out praises to the glory of God: "Holy, Holy, Holy…" Together all do celebrate this joyous feast, beholding God upon the earth, and mankind of earth amidst the heavens.By Divine providence the far distant are uplifted to the highest, and the highest, through the love of God for mankind, have bent down to the far distant, wherefore the Most High, through His humility, "is exalted through humility." On this day of great festivity Bethlehem hath become like unto heaven, taking place amidst the glittering stars are Angels singing glory, and taking the place of the visible sun—is the indefinable and immeasurable Sun of Truth, having made all things that do exist. But who would dare investigate so great a mystery? "Wherein God doth wish it, therein the order of nature is overturned", and laws cannot impede. And so, of that which was impossible for mankind to undertake, God did aspire and did descend, making for the salvation of mankind, since in the will of God this is life for all mankind.On the present joyous day God hath come to be born; on this great day of arrival God is become That Which He was not: being God, He hath become Man, so to speak as though removed from Divinity (though His Divine Nature be not divested of); in being made Man, He hath remained God. Wherefore, though He grew and flourished, it however was not thus as it were by human power to attain to Divinity nor by any human ability to be made God; but rather as the Word, by miraculous sufferance, wherein He was incarnated and manifest not being transformed, not being made something other, not deprived of that Divine Nature which He possessed previously. In Judea the new King is born; but this new and wondrous nativity which pagan Gentiles have come to believe, the Jew have eschewed. The Pharisees comprehended incorrectly the Law and the prophets. That which therein was contradictory for them, they explained away mistakenly. Herod too strove to learn of this new birth, full of mystery, yet Herod did this not to reverence the new-born King, but to kill Him.That One, Who did forsake the Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominions, and all the constant and luminous spirits—He alone having come a new path, does issue forth from an inviolate of seed virginal womb. The Creator of all comes to enlighten the world, indeed not leaving His angels orphaned, and He appears also as Man, come forth from God.And I, though I see by the NewBorn neither trumpets (nor other musical instruments), nor sword, nor bodily adornments, neither lampadas nor way-lamps, and seeing the choir of Christ composed of those humble of birth and without influence—it doth persuade me to praise of Him. I see speechless animals and choirs of youth, as though some sort of trumpet, songfully resonant, as though taking the place of lampadas and as it were shining upon the Lord. But what shall I say about what the lampadas do light? He—is the verymost Hope and Life Itself, He is Salvation Itself, Blessedness Itself, the focal point of the Kingdom of Heaven. He is Himself borne as offering, so that there would in power transpire the proclamation of the heavenly Angels: "Glory to God in the Highest," and with the shepherds of Bethlehem be pronounced the joyous song: "And on earth peace, good-will to mankind!" Born of the Father, in His Person and in His Being passionless, now in a manner dispassionate and incomprehensible He is born for us. The praeternal birth, He alone Who was born dispassionately doth know of; the present birth, is supernaturally known only by the grace of the Holy Spirit; but in both the first birth truly, and in the present birth in kenotic humbling, actually and immutably God was born from God, but He—is also Man, having received flesh of the Virgin. In the highest of the One Father—He is One, the Only-Begotten Son of the One Father; in kenotic humbling Unique of the unique Virgin, the Only-Begotten Son of the one Virgin… God suffereth not passions, in being born God of God; and the Virgin did not suffer corruption, since in a manner spiritual was born the Spiritual. The first birth—is inexplicable and the second—is insurmiseable; the first birth was without travail and the second was without impurity ... We know, Who now is born of the Virgin, and we believe, that it is He, born of the Father praeternally. But what manner of birth it was we would not hope to explain. Neither with words would I attempt to speak of this, nor in thought would I dare to approach it, since the Divine Nature is not subject to observation, nor approachable by thought, nor containable by the hapless reasoning. Needful only is to believe in the power of His works. The laws of corporeal nature are evident: a married woman conceives and gives birth to a son in accord with the purpose of marriage; but when the Unwedded Virgin gives birth to the son miraculously, and after birth remaineth a Virgin,—then is manifest and higher corporeal nature. We can comprehend what exists according to the laws of corporeal nature, but afront that which is beyond the laws of nature, we fall silent, not through fear, but moreso through sin-wrought fallibility. We must needs fall silent, in silent stillness to reverence virtue with a worthy reverence and, not going beyond the far limits (of word), to be vouchsafed the heavenly gifts.What to say and what shalt I proclaim? To speak more concerning the Virgin Birth-Giver? To deliberate more on the miraculously new birth? It is possible only to be astonished, in contemplating the miraculous birth, since it overturns the ordinary laws and order of nature and of things. About the wondrous works (of God) one might say in brief, that they are more wondrous than the works of nature, since in nature nothing begets itself by its own will, though there be the freedom thereof: wondrous therefore are all the works of the Lord, Who hath caused them to be. O, immaculate and inexplicable mystery! That One, Who before the very creation of the world was the Only-Begotten, Without-Compare, Simple, Incorporeal, is incarnated and descends (into the world), clothed in a perishable body, so that He be visible to all. For if He were not visible, then by what manner would He teach us to keep His precepts and how would He lead us to the invisible reality? It was for this therefore that He became openly visible, to lead forth those of the visible world to the invisible.Far more so do people reckon their eyesight as more credible a witness than mere hearsay; they trust that which they see, and doubt that which they see not. God willed to be visible in body, to resolve and dispel the doubts. He willed to be born of the Virgin, not to initiate of Her something unneeded and wherein the Virgin knew not the reasons of the matter, but rather the mystery of His birth is an immaculate act of goodness, wherein the Virgin Herself asked of Gabriel: "How can this be, in that I know not a man"—to which She received in reply: "The Holy Spirit shalt come upon Thee, and the power of the MostHigh shalt overshadow Thee" (Lk 1:34-35). But in what manner did the Word, Who was God, therefore issue forth from the Virgin? This—is an inexplicable wonder. Just as a goldsmith, having obtained the metal, makes of it a thing suitable for use, thus did Christ also: finding the Virgin immaculate both in spirit and in body, He assumed of Her a spirit-fashioned body conformable to His intents, and was arrayed in it, as in clothing.On this wondrous day of the Nativity the Word was neither afraid nor ashamed to issue forth from the virginal womb, nor did He consider it unworthy of Himself to assume flesh from His creation—so that the creation, made the attire of the Creator, should be esteemed worthy of glory, and so that mercy should be made known when revealed, from whence God through His goodness hath descended. Just as it would be impossible for an earthen vessel to appear before it be clay in the hands of the potter, so likewise would it be impossible for the perishable vessel (of human nature) to be renewed otherwise, to make it the attire of the Creator, Who is garbed in it.What more to say, what shall I expound on? The new wonders do strike me with awe. The Ancient of Days is become a Child, to make people children of God. Sitting in glory in the Heavens, because of His love for mankind, He now layeth in a manger of dumb beasts. The Inpassionate, Incorporeal, Incomprehensible One is taken by human hands, in order to atone the violence of sinners and the iniquitous and free them of their slavery, to be wrapped in swaddling cloths and be nourished on the knees of Woman, so that shame be transformed into honour, the impious to be led to glory, and in place of thorns a crown. He hath taken on my body, so that I be made capable to have within myself His Spirit—He hath appropriated unto Himself (my nature), being garbed in my body, and doth give unto me His Spirit, so that I, giving and in turn receiving, might discover the treasure of life.What shall I say and what proclaim? "Behold, a Virgin in womb shalt conceive and She shalt give birth a Son, and they will call Him the name Emmanuel, in interpretation: God is with us [S nami Bog / Meth' hemon ho Theos / Nobiscum Deus]" (Mt 1:23). The saying here deals not with something for future whereof we might learn to hope, but rather it tells us about something that already has occurred and it awes us with something that already has been fulfilled. What formerly was said to the Jews and fulfilled amidst them, is now thus amidst us realised as an occurrence, whereof we have received (this prophecy), and adopted it, and believed in it. The prophet says to the Jews: "Behold, a Virgin shalt conceive" (Is 7:14); for Christians however, the saying devolves upon the fulfilling of the actual deed, the full treasure-trove of the actual event. In Judea a Virgin gave birth, but all the lands of the world accepted Her Son. There—was the root of the vine; here—the vine of truth. The Jews squeezed the wine-press, and the Gentiles have tasted of the sacramental Blood; those others planted the kernel of wheat, and these thrive by the grain harvest of faith. The Jews were pricked to death by the thorns, the Gentiles are filled by the harvest; those others sat beneathe the tree of desolation, and these—beneathe the tree of life; those expounded the precepts of the Law, but the Gentiles reap the spiritual fruits. The Virgin gave birth not Herself of Herself, but as willed He needing to be born. Not in corporeal manner did God act, not to the law of the flesh did God subordinate Himself, but the Lord of corporeal nature manifested Himself to appear in the world by a miraculous birth, in order to reveal His power and to show, that in having been made Man, He is born not as a mere man,—that God is made Man, since for His will nothing be difficult.On the present great day He is born of the Virgin, having overcome the natural order of things. He is higher than wedlock and free from defilement. It sufficed that He the preceptor of purity should shine forth gloriously, to emerge from a pure and undefiled womb. For He—is That Same, Who in the beginning did create Adam from the virgin soil, and from Adam without wedlock did bring forth for him his wife Eve. And as Adam was without wife before that he had a wife, and the first woman then was brought into the world, so likewise on the present day the Virgin without man giveth birth to That One, about Whom spake the prophet: "He—is Man, who is he that doth know Him?" The Man Christ, clearly seen by mankind, born of God, is such that womankind was needed to perfect that of mankind, so that perfectly would be born man for woman. And just as from Adam was taken woman, without impairment and without diminishing of his masculine nature, so also from woman without man was needed to bring forth a man, similar to the bringing forth of Eve, so that Adam be not extolled in that without his means woman should bring forth woman.Therefore the Virgin without cohabitation with man gave birth to God the Word, made Man, so that in equal measure it was by the same miracle to bestow equal honour to both the one and the other half—man and woman. And just as from Adam was taken woman without his diminishing, so likewise from the Virgin was taken the body (Born of Her), wherein also the Virgin did not undergo diminishing, and Her virginity did not suffer harm. Adam dwelt well and unharmed, when the rib was taken from him: and so without defilement dwelt the Virgin, when from Her was brought forth God the Word. For this sort of reason particularly the word assumed of the Virgin Her flesh and Her (corporeal) garb, so that He be not accounted innocent of the sin of Adam. Since man stung by sin had become a vessel and instrument of evil, Christ took upon Himself this receptacle of sin into His Own flesh so that, the Creator having been co-united with the body, it should thus be freed from the foulness of the enemy, and man thus be clothed in an eternal body, which be neither perished nor destroyed for all eternity. Moreover, He that is become the God-Man is born, not as ordinarily man is born—He is born as God made Man, manifest of this by His Own Divine power, since if He were born according to the general laws of nature, the Word would seem something imperfect. Therefore, He was born of the Virgin and shone forth; therefore, having been born, He preserved unharmed the virginal womb, so that the hitherto unheard of manner of the Nativity should be for us a sign of great mystery.Is Christ God? Christ is God by nature, but not by the order of nature did He become Man. Thus we declare and in truth believe, calling to witness the seal of intact virginity: as Almighty Creator of the womb and virginity, He chose an unshameful manner of birth and was made Man, as He did will.On this great day, now being celebrated, God hath appeared as Man, as Pastor of the nation of Israel, Who hath enlivened all the universe with His goodness. O dear warriors, glorious champions for mankind, who did preach Bethlehem as a place of Theophany and the Nativity of the Son of God, who have made known to all the world the Lord of all, lying in a manger, and did point out God contained within a narrow cave!And so, we now glorify joyfully a feast of the years. Just as hence the laws of feasts be new, so now also the laws of birth be wondrous. On this great day now celebrated, of shattered chains, of Satan shamed, of all demons to flight, the all-destroying death is replaced by life, paradise is opened to the thief, curses be transformed into blessings, all sins forgiven and evil banished, truth is come, and they have proclaimed tidings filled with reverence and love for God, traits pure and immaculate are implanted, virtue is exalted upon the earth, Angels are come together with people, and people make bold to converse with Angels. Whence and why hath all this happened? From this, that God hath descended into the world and exalted mankind unto Heaven.There is accomplished a certain transposition of everything: God Who is perfect hath descended to earth, though by Nature He remaineth entirely in the Heavens, even at that time when in His wholeness He be situated upon the earth. He was God and was made Man, not negating His Divinity: He was not made God, since He was always such by His very Nature, but He was made flesh, so that He be visible to everything corporeal. That One, upon Whom even the Heaven-dwellers cannot look, chose as His habitation a manger, and when He came, all around Him became still. And for naught else did He lay in the manger, than for this, that in giving nourishment to all, He should for Himself extract the nourishment of infants from maternal breasts and by this to bless wedlock.On this great day people, leaving off from their arduous and serious affairs, do come forth for the glory of Heaven, and they learn through the gleaming of the stars, that the Lord hath descended to the earth to save His creation. The Lord, sitting upon a swift cloud, in the flesh wilt enter into Egypt (Is 19:1), visible fleeing from Herod, on that very deed which inspires the saying by Isaiah: "On that day Israel wilt be third amidst the Egyptians" (Is 19:24).People entered into the Cave, thinking not at all about this beforehand, and it became for them an holy temple. God entered into Egypt, in the place of the ancient sadness there to bring joy, and in the place of dark gloom to shed forth the light of salvation. The waters of the Nile had become defiled and harmful after infants perished in it with untimely death. There appeared in Egypt That One, Who upon a time turned the water into blood and Who thereafter transformed these waters into well-springs of the water of rebirth, by the grace of the Holy Spirit cleansing away sins and transgressions. Chastisement once befell the Egyptians, since in their errors they defied God. But Jesus now is come into Egypt and hath sown in it reverence for God, so that in casting off from the Egyptian soul its errors, they are made amicable unto God. The river waters concurred worthily to encompass His head, like a crown.In order not to stretch out in length our discourse and briefly to conclude what is said, we shall ask: in what manner was the passionless Word made flesh and become visible, while dwelling immutably in His Divine Nature? But what shall I say and what declare? I see the carpenter and the manger, the Infant and the Virgin Birth-Giver, forsaken by all, weighed down by hardship and want. Behold, to what a degree of humiliation the great God hath descended. For our sakes "impoverished, Who was rich" (2 Cor 8:9): He was put into but sorry swaddling cloths—not on a soft bed. O poverty, source of all exaltation! O destitution, revealing all treasures! He doth appear to the poor—and the poor He maketh rich; He doth lay in an animal manger—and by His word He sets in motion all the world. He is wrapped in tattered swaddling cloths—and shatters the bonds of sinners having called the entire world into being by His Word alone.What still should I say and proclaim? I see the Infant, in swaddling cloths and lying in the manger; Mary, the Virgin Mother, stands before it together with Joseph, called Her husband. He is called Her husband, and She—his wife, in name but so and seemingly wedded, though in fact they were not spouses. she was betrothed to Joseph, but the Holy Spirit came upon Her, as about this the holy evangelist doth speak: "The Holy Spirit shalt come upon Thee, and the power of the MostHigh wilt overshadow Thee: and He to be born is Holy" (Lk 1:35) and is of the seed of Heaven. Joseph did not dare to speak in opposition, and the righteous man did not wish to reprove the Holy Virgin; he did not want to believe any suspicion of sin nor pronounce against the Holy Virgin words of slander; but the Son to be born he did not wish to acknowledge as his, since he knew, that He—was not of him. And although he was perplexed and had doubts, Who such an Infant should be, and pondered it over—he then had an heavenly vision, an Angel appeared to him and encouraged him with the words: Fear not, Joseph, son of David; He That shalt be born of Mary is called Holy and the Son of God; that is: the Holy Spirit shalt come upon the Immaculate Virgin, and the power of the MostHigh wilt overshadow Her (Mt 1:20-21; Lk 1:35).Truly He was to be born of the Virgin, preserving unharmed Her virginity. Just as the first virgin had fallen, enticed by Satan, so now Gabriel bears new tidings to the Virgin Mary, so that a virgin would give assent to be the Virgin, and to the Nativity—by birth. Allured by temptations, Eve did once utter words of ruination; Mary, in turn, in accepting the tidings gave birth to the Incorporeal and Life-Creating Word. For the words of Eve, Adam was cast out of paradise; the Word, born of the Virgin, revealed the Cross, by which the thief entered into the paradise of Adam. Though neither the pagan Gentiles, nor the Jews, nor the high-priests would believe, that from God could be born a Son without travail and without man, this now is so and He is born in the body, capable to endure suffering, while preserving inviolate the body of the Virgin.Thus did He manifest His Almightiness, born of the Virgin, preserving the virginity of the Virgin intact, and He was born of God with neither complication, travail, evil nor a separation of forsaking the immutable Divine Essence, born God from God. Since mankind abandoned God, in place of Him worshipping graven images of humans, God the Word thus assumed the image of man, so that in banishing error and restoring truth, He should consign to oblivion the worshipping of idols and for Himself to be accorded Divine honour, since to Him becometh all glory and honour unto ages of ages.
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Although most people just assume that stay-at-home moms are luxury-swaddled layabouts who have chosen to remain in the silk, childrearing cocoon of a home that their rich doctor/lawyer/business executive husband has graciously provided for them, research has shown again and again that this simply isn't the case. Most… »
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Wade Phillips would like to put an asterisk on Peyton Manning's touchdown record.
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NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA said Thursday that its referees made a mistake when they ejected Los Angeles forward Blake Griffin in the Clippers' 105-103 loss at Golden State on Wednesday night.
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Tres chic cake from Pacific Weddings…you can check out the whole issue online!
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Tres chic cake from Pacific Weddings…you can check out the whole issue online!
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Abby's got a great new feature over at Style Me Pretty called the Wedding Guide. Here it is in her own words…..
The Wedding Guide is your source for the latest in Wedding Etiquette, Trends and Styles, Reception Ideas, Color Palettes, Unique Favors, Budgeting and anything else that helps to make your big day, a smashing success. Written more like a magazine, than a blog, We will have guest writers and interviews with industry experts, so SMP can be your one stop shop for a unique and inspired wedding.
Check it out…I'm sure she'll be coming up with some great ideas….
What a great idea for invites instead of the traditional 4×6 route….try a poster instead!
Poster Bride is a fresh idea: a new approach to the invitation that beckons your guests to the big day. We make unique, handmade works of art that celebrate the fanfare of your party like nothing else can. A serigraph, up to 19″ x 25″, hand-printed and designed just for you, suitable for framing, following the tradition of silkscreened event posters, provides not only your wedding invitation, but a timeless gift of art for your loved ones.
I totally love this…..they're a new company so there isn't too much information on the website, but contact Matt and I'm sure he'll be more than helpful….
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sigh…..what a beautiful tablescape [via Oh Happy blog]
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I'm a tad mystified by the white motocycle gloves, but I'm loving this new collection from Lagerfeld Bridal.
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Scion looks to end product drought with iM hatchback
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Jaguar beefs up powertrain options on F-Type
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BMW 1-series sedan for the U.S.?
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BMW, Toyota move ahead with development of midsize sports car platform
with BMW. In January, Toyota showed the FT-1 coupe concept at the Detroit auto show. The company said the rear - wheel - drive sports car's design drew from past models including the Supra, 2000GT and Celica. The development of a sports
BMW, Toyota move forward with midsize sports car program
showed the FT-1 coupe concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The company said the rear - wheel - drive sports car's design drew from past models including the Supra, 2000GT and Celica. In addition to the sports
Next-generation Wrangler will get an aluminum body
current five-speed would significantly boost mileage. The eight-speed automatic that the automaker uses in its rear - wheel - drive lineup doesn't fit in the current Wrangler. That transmission helps the Ram 1500 achieve the highest highway
Kia to build production version of GT concept
Kia's GT concept, a four-door luxury coupe that turned heads at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show, will be produced for the U.S. market The new Kia halo car is expected to appear in 2017, according to a person familiar with the company's plans. Kia shared plans for the rear-wheel drive , mid-luxury car ...
BMW's taboo-breaker, the 2-series Active Tourer
groceries while comfortably transporting four or five people. For BMW purists who love the slick performance of rear - wheel - drive cars, the model will no doubt be hard to stomach. Four-wheel drive and M-line performance versions will launch
How the XE will help Jaguar forget the failed X-Type
controlled by India's Tata Motors, built an all-new rear - wheel - drive architecture that's 75 percent lightweight aluminum ..... more rearward situated cabin, made possible by the rear - wheel - drive platform. "Because the X-Type was on a front
Acura grabs page from Subaru's awd playbook
Fukuo said. It also will stay clear of rear - wheel - drive layouts. Acura had planned to roll out an rwd V-8 but scrapped the idea when the global ..... its vehicles with awd only, except for the rwd BRZ sporty car. Acura is introducing next
Cadillac to offer plug-in hybrid version of CT6 big sedan
engineered the car to use 20 percent fewer parts than other vehicles of its size, he said. Cadillac will position the rear - wheel - drive CT6 against the Mercedes S class and BMW 7 series. It will be built at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant
Fiat Chrysler lags rivals in EPA's mpg report
percent of Ram 1500 production. The company also will equip more of its lineup with fuel-saving eight-speed rear - wheel - drive and nine-speed front-wheel-drive transmissions. Jeff Lux, Chrysler's head of transmission powertrain
Renault's radical new Twingo could become segment leader
generations of the minicar. It has a rear-mounted engine, rear - wheel drive and five doors. These features could help propel the ..... leader, the Fiat 500. Renault is touting the Twingo's rwd and roomy interior as standout features in the segment
Cadillac preps plug-in hybrid CT6 rated at 70 mpg or more
engineered the car to use 20 percent fewer parts than other vehicles of its size, he said. Cadillac will position the rear - wheel - drive CT6 against the Mercedes S class and BMW 7 series. It will be built at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant
Carlos and Dieter show goes from strength to strength
jointly-developed vehicles. Built on a shared rear - wheel - drive architecture, the new Renault Twingo minicar went ..... Infiniti is far weaker. "We spoke in general about rear - wheel drive cars, but didn't find a business case for it
Luxury makers move into new hot spots
expensive nameplates from Cadillac's German luxury competitors. Cadillac also has declared that it will produce rear - wheel - drive entry-level luxury models, a move to differentiate itself from the new lower-end offerings from Mercedes and
GM's bold platform plan aims to reduce complexity, save billions
compact Chevrolet Volt to the full-size Impala; rear - wheel - drive vehicles, from the sporty Chevrolet Camaro to the ..... executive: "You are not going to get from a large rear - wheel - drive Cadillac to a Volt, crossovers, large SUVs and
Musk's mysterious 'D' is probably an awd Model S
wheel-drive version of the Model S sedan. Tesla executives have long suggested that the company could equip the currently rwd -only Model S with the dual-motor awd system from the forthcoming Model X crossover, which rides on the same platform. It