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As he wishes Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher 31 May 2021 There are many times when we don’t receive what we want from God. This is to keep us close to him, for our faith and endurance to be tested, so that we’ll appreciate what we’re given. God doesn’t ...
They aren’t troubled Saint John of Kronstadt 30 May 2021 Those people for whom sin’s an everyday need and who live in wickedness aren’t bothered by the evil spirits, because they belong to them anyway, since they live carelessly and pay no heed to the s...
It helps not at all Elder Moisis the Athonite † 29 May 2021 Sitting at ease in comfortable rooms, talking about ascetic accomplishments and the gifts of the elders, but at the same time insisting on retaining your own will is a waste of time. Wanting to wander...
Why are we agitated? Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos 28 May 2021 ‘The beginning of quietude is to repel the blows of the demons, because they trouble you to the depths of your heart. The end of quietude is not to fear turmoil, but to be indifferent to it’ (Saint Jo...
He pours poison Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 28 May 2021 Take care to guard the joy of the Holy Spirit in your heart and not to allow the evil one to pour out his poison. Take care! Be careful, lest the paradise which is within you be transformed into h...
Saint John the Russian Metropolitan Meletios of Nikopolis † 27 May 2021 For people who have any understanding of God and his kingdom, nothing’s a misfortune. Saint John suffered one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall anyone. He was taken prisoner of war. By the ...
“’Man of God’: A Work of Beauty and Love” John G. Panagiotou 27 May 2021 Movie Review by John G. Panagiotou of the movie “Man of God” about the life of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis the Wonderworker In these days, very rarely do we find made a film made about a true saint,...
It opens the eyes Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis 27 May 2021 When we read study Holy Scripture, the lives of saints and Patristic texts, the eyes of our soul are opened....
What do we celebrate at Mid-Pentecost? Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. † 26 May 2021 Not many of the faithful know much about this feast. Apart from the clergy and a few lay people who have close ties to the Church, many don’t even know of its existence. Few attend church on the day a...
Both together Saint Isaiah the Anchorite 26 May 2021 Let us stand with fear of God, let us preserve the exercise of the virtues and let us not place any obstacle in the way of our conscience. Let us guard ourselves in fear of God until our conscienc...
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