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Tearful eyes
Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher
13 May 2021
Our eyes should always be brimming with tears at the good things given to us by God and we should be constantly thanking him.
Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher... 
Renewal in Joy
Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana
12 May 2021
‘So that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life’ (Rom. 6, 4).
The triumph of Jesus’ Resurrection over injustice, viol...
Prayer for deliverance against evil eye (vaskania)
12 May 2021
Sudden headache that does not go away with just a painkiller. Unexplained drowsiness, unbearable stomach ache, annoying feelings of weakness and unbearable dizziness, feeling of suffocation, high pr...
No connection
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
12 May 2021
Be wary of intemperate sorrow; it comes as the result of a just rebuke. Excessive sorrow over things is a temptation. There’s only one genuine sorrow: that which comes when we fully recognize the ...
The present adumbrates the future
Saint John of Kronstadt
11 May 2021
The present is an outline of the future. The future life will be a continuation of the our present internal state, somewhat modified are regards its degree, however. For the righteousness this mea...
Signs of progress
Saint Isaac the Syrian
10 May 2021
Signs of progress of the soul are: a) a rich prayer life; b) absence of pride and a willingness to overlook the failings of our neighbors; c) a desire to leave the body; d) joyful fortitude in sor...
The Good Unbelief of Thomas
Elder Moisis the Athonite †
9 May 2021
In one of its hymns, our Church calls the unbelief of Thomas "good". Understandably one would wonder - is there good and bad unbelief? There seems to be, because humans are not purely good or evil. In...
It’s their responsibility
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis
9 May 2021
Just as God is patient with you and puts up with you, so you must be patient with your children. You have a duty to advise them, not with friction and anger but calmly and peacefully. If they don’...
The ‘Sons of Thunder’ in the Gospel Readings
Maria-Eleni Efthymiou
8 May 2021
John and his brother James were the sons of Zebedee and Salome and came from Bethsaida, a town on the shore of Lake Tiberias. In Aramaic, the name Bethsaida means ‘fishing/fishermen’s place’ and it’s ...
Some symptoms
Saint Silouan the Athonite
8 May 2021
It’s very difficult to diagnose pride within yourself. But here are some symptoms: if you’re attacked by demons and tormented by wicked thoughts, this means that you don’t have humility. So, even ...
