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Our Most Holy Lady and the Church
Archimandrite Iakovos Kanakis
13 November 2021
Our Lady isn’t just an ordinary woman, nor, however, is she a goddess. She’s a special person whom God selected to be His mother and, by extension, the mother of the whole world. At Christmas, which w... 
They should stay away
Saint John Chrysostom
13 November 2021
Unrepentant sinners should stay away from the spotless sacraments because otherwise they’re just preparing judgment and a guilty verdict for themselves. Saint Paul says: ‘Whoever eats the bread or...
Teachings (2)
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
12 November 2021
Spiritual Struggle
The aim of our life is for us to become perfect and holy; to prove to be children of God and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. We must be careful lest, for the sake of this pr...
They’re fortified
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
12 November 2021
Through the Jesus Prayer, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me’, the faithful acquire divine illumination and strength, so that they can distinguish and repel sinful, negative thoughts.
Elder...
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 mind has a natural connection with its thoughts. And just as some parents love their children to excess, thinking them the mo...
Teachings
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
10 November 2021
The Road to Happiness
Nothing is greater than a clean heart, because such a heart becomes the throne of God. And what’s more glorious than the throne of God? Nothing, of course. Regarding those who h...
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 Jerusalem. From the heights of the spiritual life it sees with its clear eye the opposing forces around and within the soul.
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It’s selfish
Elder Gavriil Tsafos †
10 November 2021
Wanting everybody to love you is egotistical.
Elder Gavriil Tsafos...
An Approach to Orthodox Teaching on Angels
Fr. Christos Klavas
9 November 2021
The angels have a special position in the Orthodox Church and particular honor is accorded to them. Holy Scripture (Old and New Testaments) is full of references to angels, who are presented as playin...
Not affronted.
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
9 November 2021
Humble people don’t judge, because they consider themselves the worst of all people anyway. Humility has noble and innate attributes. It doesn’t become angry, it doesn’t judge and it wants nothing...
