No one can say,” I am poor and have nothing to give”. For even if you cannot give, as those rich men who put their gifts forward, give two […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Without a second glance
People travel to admire the high mountains, the waves of the sea, the rushing rivers, the vastness of the ocean, the bright path of the stars, and yet […]
Those who love
It is habitual for those who love to boast rather about what they suffer for their loved ones than about what they have benefited from those persons. Such […]
Spiritual messages
It is the starting point Worship is not limited to certain times of prayer (Liturgy, Vespers, etc.). The personal times of prayer are the starting point from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Conscience the voice of God – Elder Efraim of Arizona
Every night, review how you passed the day, and in the morning review how the night passed, so that you know how your soul’s accounts are doing. If […]
But I Say To You, Love Your Enemies
Love is an interior disposition that cannot be described adequately, but one can specify conditions and manifestations. In this way it is possible, by close attention to the wisdom […]
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 […]