St. Nikanor the Wonderworker (Feast Day – August 7)
Saint Nikanor was born in 1491 in Thessaloniki of wealthy parents, John and Maria, who had great difficulty having children. Their faith however, displayed by their prayers, fasting and […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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Αbout repentance and fasting
Fasting is always connected with ascesis and spir- itual mourning, which is repentance, contrition, de- voutness, and humility. When such is the life of man, a life of […]
The Holy New Martyr Saint Theodore of Çanakkale
Coming from the village of Erenkioi in the Hellespont, located on the site of the ancient city of Ofrynion, Saint Theodore settled in the city of Çanakkale at the […]
When somenone humbles himself
When man humbles himself and becomes fully aware of his weakness, then God intervenes. The same goes for us here, too. When we are totally left on our […]
Εlder Efraim of Arizona. Do not lose your courage
Do not lose your courage, my child, no matter how much the tempestuous sea of various passions might rage at times. You should reflect that all these things—and […]
Τhe Jesus prayer is not an invention of the monks.
The request of the two blind men, that is, “Have mercy on us, Son of David” (Matthew 9:27), is a variation of the well-known prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son […]
You will find Him!
It is noteworthy that although the honorable skull of John the Forerunner is in the possession of an Arian archimandrite, it nonetheless works wonders. It is not prevented. […]
Εlder Efraim of Arizona. Do not speak unnecessary words
Do not speak unnecessary words, my child, for they chill your soul’s divine zeal. Love silence, which gives birth to all virtues and fences in the soul so […]
Heal first yourself and then ask for the others
Today many children are suffering because of the unfaithfulness and hard-heartedness of their parents. I remember in Athens there was a husband and wife who once invited an elder […]
We’ re hoping for the grace of God
Commonly, man takes a posture such that his passions are protected, his weaknesses, his specific sins: as if he has a friendship with all of them, as if he […]