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It’s sobering
Saint John Chrysostom
11 July 2021
Just think whom you’re standing before at the time of Holy Communion and who are there with you- the cherubim, the seraphim and all the heavenly powers. Bear in mind who you’re praying and singing...
The Prophetic Ministry of the Word of God in Saint Sophrony
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
10 July 2021
Christ is the miracle that astounds us. He is the sign of God for all generations until the end of times, for in His Person every impasse has found its solution. During His earthly life, ‘He lived the...
It’s not a chore
Saint Paisios the Athonite
10 July 2021
Place the greatest weight in your efforts on prayer, because that’s what keeps us in touch with God. And this contact has to be continuous. Prayer is the oxygen of the soul, it’s a need of the sou...
How to recognize the authentic Christian experience
Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki
9 July 2021
What are the characteristic features of the authentic Christian experience?
We can begin by looking at the end of the first chapter of the Gospel according to Saint John, the section regarding the ca...
Depending on the case
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
9 July 2021
Prayer can have many forms, as regards it’s extent and expression. It’s shaped according to the instance and the need of the moment. If we need defence and aid, we turn to ‘God who is able to save...
“Let Us Commend Ourselves to Christ our God”
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
8 July 2021
The most frequently heard exhortation of the Church which the faithful who attend daily Services hear is, “Let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.” The Celebra...
Recognizable Attributes of the Christian Faith
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
8 July 2021
Our religion is love, it’s burning love, it’s excitement, it’s madness, it’s longing for God. It’s all of this, within us. Our soul demands that we make these things our own. For lots of people, thou...
It has no end
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
8 July 2021
Ardent love of Christ is something else. There’s no end to it and it’s never satisfied. It gives life, it gives resilience, it gives health, it gives and gives and gives. And the more it gives, th...
You won’t tire
Saint Dimitri of Rostov
7 July 2021
How does unceasing prayer lead to humility? Because, if you look into the depths of your soul, you’ll see that there’s nothing good there and that you can’t achieve anything without the help and t...
On Conscience (Rom. 2:10-18)
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
6 July 2021
Today’s apostolic reading (2nd Sunday of Matthew) speaks about the theme of judgment and conscience.
Our God is a God that ‘trieth the hearts and reins’. The day of Judgment will come as a surprise b...





