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Sustenance for the Strong Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian 15 April 2021 After those who came to be baptized in the ancient Church, the whole of their life was imbued with a godly passion for holy communion. Allegorical symbols of the heavenly food of the faithful filled p...
Cause and enemy Saint Dimitri of Rostov 15 April 2021 Jealousy and envy are the cause of every evil and the enemy of every good. They were the cause of Cain’s murder of Abel, the reason why Esau wanted to get rid of Jacob and why Saul hounded David. ...
Repentance, as I learned it from contemporary Saints and Elders (Part 2) Andreas Christoforou 15 April 2021 Then you can forgive others, as we said above. So you receive the remission of sins in prayer first and this is necessary so that you can go to your spiritual guide for confession and to receive fo...
Get rid of it Saint Basil the Great 14 April 2021 Don’t show off with eloquent words, nor embellishments in singing. Don’t give conceited and pompous speeches, but rather remove hyperbole from everything you do. Saint Basil the Great...
The Surest Promise Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos 13 April 2021 In the wonderful book The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Saint John the Sinaite speaks of the struggle against the passion of telling lies. And in presenting the disastrous consequences thereof he says: ‘Ly...
What we can bear Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 13 April 2021 Hope in God never leads to despair. Temptations bring humility. God knows how much each of us can bear and allows temptations commensurate with our strength. But we should also be vigilant and car...
Living the Faith in Today’s World 13 April 2021 ‘Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief’ This phrase shows the real struggle which Orthodox Christians are called upon to wage. Faith isn’t a philosophical construct nor an abstract concept but an actual ...
Repentance, as I learned it from contemporary Saints and Elders Andreas Christoforou 13 April 2021 I was fortunate enough to know personally quite a few of the contemporary Saints and Elders at the time when I was exploring the way of the spiritual life. What, in practice, is the path to being cur...
The Temptations of the Evil Spirit Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios † 12 April 2021 In this time of Great Lent, we can see a common theme throughout the Holy Services (Great Compline, the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, and the Divine Liturgy), as well as the Gospel lessons (including today’...
1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and Priests Wives 12 April 2021 Dear Friends, We would like to announce that the Web Magazine Pemptousia organizes the “1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and Priest...
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