(Mark 10, 32-45) As you feel the love of God, you ought to respond possitevely to His love The Lord goes up to Jerusalem in order […]
Akathist
The Akathist Hymn (Ἀκάθιστος Ὕμνος, unseated hymn) is a hymn of Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition dedicated to a saint, holy event, or one of the persons […]
Holy sayings
An armed guard Just as, when there is an armed guard in the house, no criminal dares to approach it, so in the soul where there is the […]
4th Sunday of Great Lent – St. John of the Ladder
(Mark. 9, 14-29) “I believe, Lord, help my unbelief” In today’s gospel passage, the Lord again is seeking faith. Today, even the best things erode the […]
Αrticles from selected categories
Appearance of Our Lady, the Theotokos, to St. Joseph
The Elder (Saint) Joseph the Hesychast, experienced a great temptation, which resulted in his patience being exhausted. Specifically, in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in the Skete […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Humility
Keep in mind the existence of your ego: it causes every evil. Humble yourself; strangle your ego, which comes like a venomous serpent to poison your […]
Heartfelt Prayer
Saint Paisios said characteristically: – Only heartfelt prayer is prayer because it has pain and brings results. One “Lord, have mercy” with pain is equivalent to a […]
Exercises You
Temptations in many ways afflict man so that he may seek divine help more tearfully; it is the economy of Divine Providence to train him, to exercise […]
2nd Sunday of the Lend St. Gregory Palamas
On the second Sunday of Lent our Church commemorates St. Gregory Palamas, who played a leading role in the triumph of Orthodoxy at a very difficult time in its […]
Reasons for Temptations
Temptations and trials are sent for the following reasons: To some to have their sins forgiven which they have already committed. To others to prevent them from sins […]