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Who doesn’t have weaknesses? Saint John of Kronstadt 21 February 2021 Every passion and all aloofness is merely a spiritual ailment. You have to heal the wickedness and spiritual sickness of others with love and goodness, as you would like them to treat you if were ...
It’s testimony Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 20 February 2021 People strive as hard as they can to achieve perfection, even in their everyday activities. This is testimony to the potential God has given us to become perfect and whole as psychosomatic entitie...
Miraculous appearance of Elder Ioakeim, the new builder of the Monastery of Grigoriou to a young man who wanted to become a monk 19 February 2021 An old monk by the name of Ioakeim, from the Monastery of Grigoriou, writes: I’d made my final decision and left secretly for the Holy Mountain. The journey was uneventful. I passed through and visit...
Pleased and pained Saint Mark the Ascetic 19 February 2021 Some, who’ve been praised by others for their virtue, have been pleased and have taken the pleasure of vainglory to be divine comfort. Others, who’ve been chastised over a sin, have been hurt and they...
Saint John Chrysostom and Family Life Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 18 February 2021 The Crisis in Family Life Today The institution of marriage is everywhere in crisis today. Saint John Chrysostom, whose demise 1600 years ago we commemorate this year, is considered to be the creator...
Monastic conversation with Archimandrite Zacharias Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou 18 February 2021 The nature of the love of God is a crucified love. Without crucifying ourselves, we cannot acquire divine love which has this character. When we give ourselves to prayer of repentance, we sometimes co...
Well pleased Saint Silouan the Athonite 18 February 2021 To be saved, you have to become humble. Even if you forcibly put proud people into paradise, they still won’t be content. Even there they won’t be satisfied, but will say: ‘Why am I not at the top...
It doesn’t rot Saint Paisios the Athonite 17 February 2021 If you immerse wood in oil, it doesn’t rot.  If children are immersed in reverence and the fear of God they’ll want for nothing for the rest of their life. When they’re cheeky towards their elders...
It’s sanctity that changes people Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 17 February 2021 One evening I visited the Elder with an acquaintance of mine. He received both of us at the same time in his cell. During the discussion that followed, my acquaintance said, among other things, that h...
2nd e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Faithful, with the Blessings of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church 16 February 2021 2nd e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Faithful, with the Blessings of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Tue. 16 Feb 2021 - 19:30 PM Athens EET   Theme - ...
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