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Feeble eyes
Saint John of Kronstadt
28 March 2022
The fact that certain Christians can’t understand our Orthodox faith and its sacraments is an indication that they have antipathy in their mind and heart. This means they can’t endure the purity a... 
Not as you’d like
Saint Nilos the Ascetic
27 March 2022
Don’t ask for things to come to you for your own good, but rather as they’re pleasing to God. In this way, you’ll be full of peace and joy at the time of prayer.
Saint Neilos the Ascetic...
‘Man of God’ Stuns Box Office, Finishes Among Top-Five Highest Grossing Movies in U.S.
25 March 2022
Movie of hope and healing in these troubled times captivates viewers during Lent
“Man of God,” the movie about the inspirational and award-winning story of Saint Nektarios — one of the most renowned ...
Contrived and transitory
Saint Isaac the Syrian
25 March 2022
The sweetness of sin is unreal and fleeting. It’s only with God that you’ll find real consolation and refuge. Hate the works of sin and then God will come to you and will send you his grace.
I...
First Discourse on the Annunciation (part 3)
Saint Gregory the Wonder-Worker, Bishop of New Caesarea (ca. 213-270)
25 March 2022
Just as the pearl comes from two natures, from lightning and water, from the unfathomable parts of the sea, so also our Lord Jesus Christ proceeds, without confusion and without change, from the pur...
Easter before Easter, the Annunciation of the Resurrection
Father Nikolaos Patsalos
25 March 2022
This year, the 5th Sunday in Lent coincided with the great feast of the Mother of God, her Annunciation. We’d left the middle of Lent the previous Sunday, that of John of the Ladder, and, instead of t...
The Annunciation (Luke 1, 26-33)
Archimandrite Vasileios Bakoyannis
24 March 2022
About six months had passed from the time when Mary had gone to live in Nazareth, in the home of Joseph. It appears that, during this time, the veil of the temple had become worn and needed renewing. ...
They always thrive
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
24 March 2022
People are made calm and rational, so anger never sits well with their nature. With love, on the other hand, they always thrive and are docile. You can make many people calm through love and goodn...
First Discourse on the Annunciation (part 2)
Saint Gregory the Wonder-Worker, Bishop of New Caesarea (ca. 213-270)
24 March 2022
: ‘You alone, All-Holy Virgin, now receive the mysteries unknown to all of these and learn their origin. For where the Holy Spirit is, everything is already well-ordered.
Where there is Divine Grac...
