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The Son of Man will be delivered Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos 12 April 2022 ‘We are going up to Jerusalem’, he said, ‘and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Genti...
They’re like a thick fog Saint John of Kronstadt 12 April 2022 Secular cares darken the spiritual horizon of your soul. They reduce your spiritual vision like a thick fog and shackle the soul. Be very careful. Leave all your sorrows and cares to the Lord, in ...
A wall of bronze Saint Joseph the Hesychast 11 April 2022 Let go of your will if you want to find spiritual peace. Because our will has become a wall of bronze that blocks out illumination and peace. Saint Iosif the Hesychast...
We have you as an example of repentance, Mary the Egyptian Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian 10 April 2022 On the fifth Sunday in Lent, the Church brings to our attention an exceptional female ascetic: Saint Mary the Egyptian. She’s someone for us to imitate and has a great deal to teach us. Her Life was p...
He’ll give them everything Saint Silouan the Athonite 10 April 2022 If you want to get to know the Lord, you don’t have to be rich or well-educated. You need to be dutiful, restrained, with a humble spirit and love for your neighbor. The Lord will love such souls,...
Saint Mary of Egypt Fr. Michael Gillis 9 April 2022 In the Holy Orthodox Church on the fifth week of Great Lent we read the life of St. Mary of Egypt: out loud, as part of compline. St. Mary is a repentant harlot who lived as a hermit for forty-seve...
Like little children Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos 9 April 2022 The holy fathers submitted to whatever God sent them like little children, in total simplicity. ‘If this is what you want, your will be done’. Sorrow’s pleasing to God so long as it doesn’t depriv...
It’s not lost Saint Symeon the New Theologian 8 April 2022 We should be aware of the fact that the sweat we shed over our purification and virtue isn’t wasted. Christ sees our effort and our struggle and will award us with crowns. He doesn’t let us strive...
We find a companion Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 7 April 2022 When we accept pain and sorrows with faith and patience, we find Christ as a companion in our life. Then we see the true light. We undergo a change for the better and experience the joy and peace ...
Nature in the Role of Intermediary Apostolos Nikolaïdis Professor Emeritus, University of Athens, President of the ‘Saint Maxim the Greek’ Institute 6 April 2022 The best and most beneficial role that the natural world can play is to mediate between God and humankind in order to restore the relationship of communion. The first question that arises is the reas...
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