The apostle Gregory who once went on a mission to the Seven Hills Empire was now wearing a set of gorgeous white sacrificial robes. He held a bell in one hand and a cup in the other. All living beings knelt at his feet and listened to his sermons.
"Emmanuel took the cup, gave thanks, and said, 'Take this, and let us all drink from it. This is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.'"
The sun penetrates the irregular-shaped colored glass above the church, casting a strange light on the kneeling believers.
When Gregory's voice fell, the believers lowered their heads and chanted: "Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, please have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, please have mercy on us! Who takes away the sins of the world, please have mercy on us!"
Lamb of God, give us peace!”
Their kneeling posture was more humbling than any slave, and they were truly like obedient lambs.
The bell rang again, three times in total, and each sound shocked people's souls.
Gregory put down the glass of wine, picked up the biscuits, and said:
"Emmanuel also took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my flesh which is given for you; you must do this in remembrance of me.'"
This time, after Gregory's voice fell, the believers chanted again: "Our heavenly Father, may your name be glorified, may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven...
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The sound of prayer floated out of the church and echoed in the countryside of the Alemannic Federation.
The bell rang for the third time.
"Lord, with humility and sorrow, we hope to please you; I hope that what we offer today will be acceptable to you."
As he spoke, Gregory walked to the wine and bread he had just used, and silently blessed: "O eternal and almighty God, please bless this holy sacrifice specially prepared for your holy name!"
This is a ritual held every Sunday by the Abrahamic Orthodox Church in the Heavenly Empire. It is said that through this series of rituals, the wine and bread will truly become the blood and flesh of the Son of God.
This time, when Gregory's voice fell, the believers seemed to have encountered some great joy. They stood up together and sang in unison: "Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord, all things."
God! Your glory shines on heaven and earth! The sound of joy resounds throughout the sky!”
During the singing, the believers walked out of their seats one by one and lined up in front of Gregory.
The baptized believers took the bread from Gregory's hand and swallowed it with their hands together; the unbaptized believers folded their arms and bowed in front of Gregory, so that Gregory could paint on their foreheads.
Previous cross.
Gregory blesses every believer: "The Lord be with you."
And the believers replied: "It is also with your soul."
After the ceremony, Gregory walked out of the church, took off his gorgeous clothes, and put on the coarse cloth that had been mended many times.
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A group of children ran out of the church and gathered around him. Among them was a skinny little boy who pulled his sleeves, raised his head, and asked in a childish voice: "Mr. Father, God has to give meat to you every week."
If you give it to us, won’t it be finished?”
"Of course not, because God is infinite." Gregory touched the child's head lovingly, then patted the back of his head, pointed to the long queue outside the church, and said, "Go quickly
Well, if you don’t go, you won’t be able to schedule it.”
The group of children laughed and ran to the end of the queue and lined up. Right in front of the queue, several monks and nuns in the church were distributing bread to the poor.
This is a city in the Alemannic Federation, Cologne.
Two years ago, the Count of Île-de-France expressed his surrender to the Tianfang Empire. After that, the Tianfang Empire sent batches of missionaries to the Alemannic Federation to preach. Cologne was presented to the priests by the Count of Île-de-France.
A piece of land has now become the center of the entire Alemannic Federation Church.
Although it is daytime, the moon has not yet set and hangs faintly in the sky, adding a bit of lightness to the sky.
In the past two years, with the efforts of the priests, more and more people in the Alemannic Federation believe in the Abrahamic Orthodox Church. In the entire northern part of the Federation, there are currently only Duke Otto of Angria and a few small lords.
Still clinging to the ancient polytheistic beliefs. Thinking back to the hardships when he first came to the Alemannic Federation, and looking at the current results, Gregory breathed a long sigh of relief.
He lowered his head and prepared to go back to his room to continue studying the scriptures. People kept greeting him along the way, and he responded to them all with a smile.
But just when he came to his house and was about to step into the room, he suddenly froze for a moment and retracted half of his extended foot. He looked up at the sky again, and the moon was still hanging there.
And it's more conspicuous than before.
Today is a full moon. The moon should not appear during the day.
When he realized this, the sky quickly turned dark. Not satisfied even after covering the entire sky, the darkness hung down from the sky like a curtain, covering the entire world.
The houses, the crowds, the sounds, everything disappeared, leaving only the moon, darkness, and Gregory surrounded by darkness. After a while, a Milky Way slowly flowed past Gregory's eyes, and the stars in the Milky Way were bright.
There are thousands of stars.
Gregory snorted, his tone full of disdain: "'Apostle of Immortality' Clodis, right? I heard that you control the immortal fifth element."
Speaking of this, Gregory suddenly raised a finger to the sky and shouted: "But even if it is the fifth element, as long as it exists, it must have its 'place'. Clodis, your magic is right
I am invalid!"
Following his voice, the darkness that filled everything suddenly dispersed as if it was squeezed by something. Although most of the world was still shrouded in darkness, Gregory's house appeared brightly in the sky.
before his eyes.
"Claudius, if you don't come out, I will go back to my room and read a book."
A frightening laughter came from the darkness: "Apostle who controls 'place', you seem to be stronger than your predecessors."
Clodis strode out of the Milky Way. His attire was the same as that of Ella's pirates, both of whom were the traditional toga robes of the Seven Hills Empire. But when the same clothes were put on him, it was like
Showing a sense of solemnity.
Gregory frowned and asked: "Claudius, do you know that we are at war with the 'dragon'? What are you doing after you have disappeared for decades?"
"I am as long as the stars. Who is the Tianfang Empire? How can it drive me?" Clodis smiled and put his head in front of Gregory, "But you, Gregory, why did you appear?
Here? What kind of thing is the Alemannic Federation? It actually wants the Tianfang Empire to dispatch an apostle? Is preaching in this barbaric country more important than the war on the Eastern Front?"
