How many times a day, and every day, whether we are at home or somewhere else, we need to leave what we are doing and do what the Lord […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Εlder Efraim of Arizona. The time of our life
The time of our life, my child, has been given to us as a sum of money so that each of us may trade for his salvation, and […]
Your cross is your seal
Just as in a document, when the seal is not properly placed, the document is not valid, so and a cross that we do not do correctly is not […]
Prayer works wonders
Prayer works wonders. A mother should not be content just with the sensual sweet caress of her child but should practice the spiritual caress of prayer. Saint […]
St. Joseph the Hesychast :It harms everyone
Negligence is like a drought that leaves nothing to grow. Vanity harms those who have fruit, those who have advanced, while negligence harms everyone. It hinders those who want […]
St. John the Chrysostom about the Holy Martyrs in front of Christ
Knowing the greatness of the position of the Holy Martyrs in front of Christ, let us always run to them in our prayers to ask for their help. For […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Humility
Didn’t Lucifer and Adam fall away from God through pride and rebellion? Wasn’t Adam saved by the humility of the Theotokos—“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be […]
St. John the Chrysostom about the holy martyrs
For his sake Because the Holy Martyrs endured everything for the sake of our Lord and for their faithfulness to Him, the Lord provides rich gifts to those […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Judgment and Condemnation of Others
Slander is a great evil. Just as the little rudder steers the whole ship wherever it wants, likewise the tongue leads a person either to good or to evil. […]
St. Nilos the Ascetic about the clear prayer and the true prayer
Anyone who loves true prayer, but gets angry and is resentful, is not blameless. For he is like one who wants to see well and clearly but shakes his […]