Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels

      Saint Nilus the Younger, also called Saint Neilos of Rossano (910 – 1005) was a monk, abbot, and founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. Once in […]

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  When the evil spirit of pride fights against us, we shall never stop falling. But falls make us aware of our wretchedness and help us attain humility. Then Christ […]

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      HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS He who wants to overcome temptations without prayer and patience, not only will not overcome them, but will become even more entangled with […]

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    Pray, my child, because everything depends on prayer —especially the salvation of our souls. When we pray with pain and humility, God hears our prayer and responds according […]

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Abba Isaac, the hesychast* philosopher, says, “Man changes at every moment.” Indeed, the dispositions of both the soul and body do not stop changing at any moment, sometimes bringing about […]

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    And in order not to be timid and low-spirited, always remember that where the sorrows of the world are, this is where there is the heavenly consolation of […]

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    We have so much material offered by the devil, the world, and our carelessness to talk about idly, so many events and stories that are taking place and […]

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    Do not be disturbed  If you have succumbed to any sin or weakness, do not be disturbed, do not add another wound to the wound. Take with courage […]

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    May your entire soul cleave with love to the meaning of the prayer, so that your nous, your inner voice, and your will—these three components of your soul—become […]

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    The world is held together with praying. And when prayer gets weakened, then the world is lost. St. Silouan the Athonite   Endure them without complaining Our illnesses […]

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