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 […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
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. […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona: I beseech God for you..
Sacrifice yourselves in order to find eternal life in paradise! Do not let forgetfulness overcome you and wipe away from you all spiritual dew, leaving you dry […]
Spiritual messages
Good Intentions God does not crown those who abstain from evil out of necessity, but out of good intentions. St. John the Chrysostom The Knowledge of […]
Through Time to Eternity
Oh, how much the memory of death should flourish in the soul of the Christian! Since he believes in the real truth, it is impossible for him to ignore […]