Words of Life
They give off rays
Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos
17 November 2021
The grace of the Holy Spirit makes people emit rays. But the other peop...
More or less impossible
Saint Makarios of Optina
16 November 2021
Having faith doesn’t mean only that we believe in God as our Creator. I...
He’s insignificant
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
15 November 2021
This disillusionment, the existential void, the loneliness felt by post...
They tarnish it
Abbess Theosemni, the Holy Monastery of Chrysopiyi, Hania, Crete
14 November 2021
Unless the heart is cleansed, prayer isn’t easy. Judgements, selfishnes...
They should stay away
Saint John Chrysostom
13 November 2021
Unrepentant sinners should stay away from the spotless sacraments becau...
They’re fortified
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
12 November 2021
Through the Jesus Prayer, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me’, the ...
It doesn’t seem so
Saint Maximos the Greek
11 November 2021
Just as parents have a special natural love for their children, so the ...
With its clear eye
Saint - Saint Seraphim of Sarov
10 November 2021
In careful people, the mind is like a vigilant guardian of the inner Je...
It’s selfish
Elder Gavriil Tsafos †
10 November 2021
Wanting everybody to love you is egotistical.
Elder Gavriil Tsafos...
Not affronted.
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
9 November 2021
Humble people don’t judge, because they consider themselves the worst o...