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Saint Nektarios, unappreciated by people, blessed by God Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian 9 November 2021 Saint Nektarios (9 November) Saint Nektarios was born on 1 October 1846, in Silyvria, Thrace, to poor and devout parents. At his baptism he was given the name Anastasios. He learned his first letters...
It’s freezing cold Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis 8 November 2021 What a blessing, what bliss it is when there’s ice and snow outside and we quickly get back to a home that’s cozy, either because it has a stove, central heating or a fireplace. We’re blanketed by the...
‘Do not fear; only believe, and she will be saved’ Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian 8 November 2021 In today’s Gospel reading, Saint Luke the Evangelist mentions two miracles performed by our Lord Jesus Christ: one is the cure of the woman with the issue of blood; and the other is the even more asto...
Wicked aggravation Saint John of Kronstadt 8 November 2021 If, when you’re trying to carrying our some task for God, you’re subjected to a wicked and manic attack of the passions and the aggravation of the devil, accept these trials as temptations for the...
God moves them forward Abbess Makrina, Holy Monastery of Our Lady the Guide, Portaria 7 November 2021 Those who are last go forward and those who go to the back God moves forward. Abbess Makrina, Holy Monastery of the Guide, Portaria...
Don’t set it free Saint Isaiah the Anchorite 6 November 2021 As long as you’re alive don’t let your heart go free. Just as the farmer can’t be sure about the harvest because he doesn’t know what’ll happen before harvest-time, so we shouldn’t leave our heart...
Three Motives Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos 5 November 2021 ‘We please God either because of our fear of hell, because of the hope of the reward we’ll be given or because it’s good to do so’ (Abba Dorotheos). If we examine our actions, our thoughts and the re...
On Church Attendance Saint John Chrysostom 5 November 2021 In many of his homilies, Saint John Chrysostom emphasized the great importance of attending church on Sundays, and what a great sin it is to avoid doing so. He said that the Jews had to give a tithe ...
That’s when they grow Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 5 November 2021 When the powers of the soul, that is the appetitive, the spirited and the rational don’t work naturally, but in an unnatural manner, that’s when the corresponding passions grow. Purification from ...
On Depression and Negative Thoughts Saint Theophan the Recluse 4 November 2021 You’re still worried. Tell me, why is that so? ‘Everything’s going well externally’; you’ve re-examined and sorted everything internal; you’ve taken your decision. So where are these worries coming fr...
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