Participating in Liturgy
Once Saint Nicholas Planas was using his censer during the ninth ode, when the chanters sang “the Timiotera of Cherubin …” and he passed a lady standing in […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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Fight him
If your enemy brings you thoughts that are incongruous and objectionable and neglectful of your spiritual work, or anything else against the salvation of your soul and […]
How to gain piety
To gain piety you must: a) live or associate with devout people and observe how they behave b) study with your mind everything that is holy and go […]
In the likeness of God
All men are created in the image of God. But “in the likeness of God” is only given to those who with much love have enslaved their freedom […]
Three times
If you need to make a quick decision and you realize that you need to be consulted by someone about a matter at hand, but you have […]
The movements of a pious person
Piety is the fear of God, shyness, spiritual sensitivity. The movements of the devout are subtle, careful. He always senses the presence of God, the angels, the […]
Movement of praise
Worship is not limited to a few prayers of thanksgiving addressed by man to God for his gifts and to certain requests for his salvation, his health, […]
Have you ever tried it?
Every one of us barricades himself behind his own justice. He believes the way he looks at things is absolutely right, he believes his reasoning is great, he […]
The Humble man
The humble man approaches the carnivorous beasts, and when their eyes fall upon him, their ferocity becomes tame, and they approach him as their master, and they move […]
Spiritual messages
The answer to global warming Love positively changes the nature of things. St. John Chrysostom The maximum of patience If the maximum of laziness is to […]