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Natural characteristic
Saint Gregory the Theologian
19 April 2021
Let’s acknowledge that not sinning at all is beyond human powers and is a characteristic of God alone. But if you remain untreated, that’s a characteristic of a wicked nature and of the forces tha... 
You can’t get them to stick
Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher
18 April 2021
Words which aren’t the outcome of prayer are like dried mud. They don’t adhere to anything, no matter how much wisdom and sense they appear to show. Words that are the result of prayer, on the oth...
The Memory of the Blessed Mary the Egyptian
Nektarios Thanos
18 April 2021
“… her many sins have been remitted, because she loved greatly” Luke 7, 47.
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Church honours the memory of a “street-walker”, a woman who led such a dissolu...
The service of the Nymphios (the Bridegroom Service)
Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou
17 April 2021
Having established the identity of Christ, let us now begin getting to grips with what He did for us, meaning above all, the events of Holy Week.
The Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Great Week are...
It’s pragmatic
Saint - Saint Seraphim of Sarov
17 April 2021
If, out of love for God and for the sake of a life of virtue, people don’t take undue care of themselves, believing rather that God will look after them, this trust in God’s providence is both pra...
Saint Mary of Egypt
Metropolitan Anthony Bloom †
17 April 2021
16 April 1989
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
We keep today the memory of Saint Mary of Egypt in the gradual progression from glory to glory which Lent is, and which must lead...
Repentance, as I learned it from contemporary Saints and Elders (Part 3)
Andreas Christoforou
17 April 2021
I saw Saint Païsios on a good number of occasions between 1979 and 1994, when he departed this life. Except for one time, I never asked him a question, but he always spoke to me and taught me.
In 1...
A Moment of Prayer with Metropolitan Paul Yazigi
Fr. Bassam Nassif, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, University of Balamand
16 April 2021
We stand on the threshold of Holy Week. The Lord Jesus Christ triumphally enters Jerusalem to raise us and save us through His Holy Crucifixion and Glorious Resurrection. The “hour” has come, and the ...
Holy Week Crafts Group for Kids with Presvytera Mallory Kasapakis and Alyssa Kyritsis
16 April 2021
Advance registration is required. Register HERE.
Join myOCN Interactive Virtual Community will be offering 30 minute virtual crafting activities for children every day of Holy Week beginning with Pal...
It makes for dislike
Saint John of Kronstadt
16 April 2021
Avarice causes a diminution of love. It sows hatred within us against others for embezzling or stealing what’s ours. Heartfelt goodwill, on the other hand, makes us love those towards whom we’re g...
