“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!” […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
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 […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Humility
My child, as a rule you should have continual self-reproach. In every controversy, do a prostration first; thus you receive the crown first, and you cause your brother to […]
Life advices
Be not separated from Christ, nor from the Church. Do you hear the priest ringing the bells? Get up immediately, get ready, and go to church, and listen to […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Repentance
Let us sincerely repent; let us confess frankly and in detail. Let the tribunal of God and His decision preoccupy us continuously, and let us say, “I wonder, shall […]
The value of the frequent prayer
As fire makes iron such that it cannot be touched, so frequent prayers makes you stronger in the war with the enemy. Therefore they try with all their might […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The benefits of Illness
My child, I pray that the God of patience and consolation will strengthen you in your illness, which you have fallen into by the will of God. When I […]
Living with God
An American industrialist at the age of 70 went bankrupt. His factory was repossessed by his creditors, his friends and relatives abandoned him, and he was left alone, old, […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The pure pleasures of Godf Arizona.
May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your salvation. Amen; so be it. I pray that God gives […]
The Holy New Martyr Christodoulos from Kassandra (+1777)
The new martyr Christodoulos was born in a village of Kassandra, called Valta. At a young age he came to Thessaloniki, where he made a profession as a tailor. […]