Gold has to pass through the furnace to become purified, and the soul of a Christian has to pass through the furnace of temptations to receive the seal of […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
The Uncreated Light
The Uncreated Light, when seen, is much brighter in intensity than sunlight and of a different nature from it. It is the same light of the Transfiguration of […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The shorter road to God
I entreat our Panagia very much that she grant me humility in all things, for it is a fundamental virtue, and without it the grace of the All-holy Spirit […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-When you are quarreling you are doing the devil’s will
Give preference to your brother in everything. Let deference towards others characterize you. In the name of God, do not quarrel, do not criticize. These are not actions of […]
Salvation through Theotokos
– Someone, Elder, asked us: ‘Since our salvation is in God’s hands, why, when we invoke the Virgin Mary, we say: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”? – Let’s say […]
SAINT GEORGE OF GOMATI (celebrated 7th of May)
Saint George lived in Gomati of Halkidiki at the beginning of the 19th century AD, when Greece was enslaved to the Turks. He had a family and a mill. […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona.About the sin
Sin, as a hook camouflaged with the suitable pleasure, comes craftily as something sweet and charming to the tongue in order to attack the soul. However, […]
Be thankful for what you have
Be thankful to God, in every moment of your lives. But many have fallen into what happens to the unhappy people. They despise the things they presently have and […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Watch and be ready
“Eternity”—oh, what a great mystery! The world, the flesh, and the devil lead us astray and throw us into forgetfulness—and suddenly a voice is heard: “Behold, the Bridegroom comes!” […]
How to clean your conscience
Father, what happens when the conscience is darkened by sin? From where someone should begin in this situation? Can he regain the purity of his conscience? Certainly. He must […]