To have contact with Christ, He must rest with your whole life. And Christ rests when you rest your neighbor, in the good sense. That’s why I emphasize […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Elder Efraim of Arizona-illness
When you are in pain, gather the powers of your soul and try to understand what heaven is trying to tell you in this trial of yours. If […]
How to Overcome Inactivity
When Saint Antony the Great was in the desert, he once fell into inactivity and dormancy and great confusion of his thoughts and said to God: “Lord, I want […]
The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul as Pillars of the Church
Where the Cherubim sing the glory, where the Seraphim are flying, there shall we see Paul, with Peter, and as a chief and leader of the choir of the […]
Love and Trust in God
“When life is full of troubles, people get the feeling that the curse and anger of God has come upon them. But when these trials have passed, they’ll see […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. What we have to think every day and night
When God brings the new day, let us think that it is our last day and that when the sun sets we shall depart to the judgment seat of […]
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Among the Church’s feasts, there are three in honor of God’s saint which in their significance stand out from the others devoted to the saints and are numbered among […]
Faring is the Foundation
Fasting is the beginning and foundation of all spiritual work. Whatever you build on this foundation, therefore, becomes indestructible because it is built on solid stone. But if you […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Never lose your courage
. 25. Yes, my child, Jesus alone will become everything to you. Put your trust in Him Who said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 1 Never lose […]
Saint Methodius the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Methodius, who lived during the time of the iconoclast emperor Theophilos (829 – 842 AD), was born in Syracuse, Sicily, in a noble family. After finishing his studies […]