Words of Life
Don’t carry it around
Elder Panayis from Lysi
10 December 2022
Your heart must be taken up with prayer. If somebody says something nas...
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We know he loves us
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
9 December 2022
We mustn’t let sin separate us from Christ. When we believe that he lov...
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They touch and taste
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
8 December 2022
Sanctification is our participation in the uncreated energies of God, e...
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For its sake
Saint Theophan the Recluse
7 December 2022
Strive to acquire humility. Humility is Christ’s fragrance and his raim...
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Don’t give up
Archimandrite Symeon Krayiopoulos †
6 December 2022
In our relationship with God we should be as patient as Saint Symeon, w...
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So you remember
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
5 December 2022
Always remember your God with love and his love for us. Everything you ...
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Like a loom
Elder Gavriil, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Apostle Barnabas
4 December 2022
Like a loom, the bed of pain weaves the garment of salvation and virtue...
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Don’t get upset
Saint - Saint Seraphim of Sarov
3 December 2022
If you’ve eaten too much or given in to some other weakness, don’t upse...
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Difficult and sweet
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
2 December 2022
The Gospel message of sanctification can be put into practice by any pe...
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Do you love monasticism?
Saint Justin Popovich
1 December 2022
You’re an Orthodox Christian.
You don’t like monasticism?
You’re ...
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