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With attention and readiness
Saint John Chrysostom
16 February 2021
While we’re in church, our behavior should be appropriate, befitting those who are standing before God. We shouldn’t get involved in pointless discussions, but should rather stand with fear and tr...
“Now You are letting Your Servant Depart in Peace”
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
15 February 2021
When the righteous Symeon held the Holy Infant in his arms at the Temple of Jerusalem, he prostrated his soul before Almighty God, glorifying the majesty of His Divinity with these words:
“Lord, now ...
They’re our guides
Saint Isaac the Syrian
15 February 2021
Those who desire to do the will of God have the angels as guides. Those who bear slanders with humility have reached the heights of perfection and are admired by the angels.
Saint Isaac the Syr...
Harmful and dangerous
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
14 February 2021
Excessive grief masks pride. This is why it’s harmful and dangerous and is often exacerbated by the devil, in order to hinder those who are striving.
Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis...
They’re hiding something.
Saint Thalassios the Libyan
13 February 2021
Those who praise others with their mouth but bruise them with their heart are concealing hypocrisy beneath their pretend love. Those who tell another person about bad comments made about them by a...
The Veneration of the Holy Mother of God in the theology of St. Maximus the Greek
Neža-Agne Zajc, Insitute of Cultural History, Scientific-Research Centre of Slovenian Academy of Sciencea and Arts, Ljubljana-Slovenia
13 February 2021
Abstract
This paper presents the circumstances of the trials against St. Maximus the Greek, and focuses particularly on the the second trial in 1531. The author focuses on the accusation of supposed ...
Saint Neilos of Sinai
13 February 2021
Saint Neilos was born into a wealthy and illustrious family and was probably a pupil of St. John Chrysostom from as early as when the latter was preaching in Antioch. His birth and personal attributes...
«Ὑπαπαντή» and the service to a new mother as challenges for change
Dr. Anastasios Ioannides
12 February 2021
Participating in the services for the feast of «Ὑπαπαντή» (Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple, February 2), a festival dating back to the 4th century, I bring to mind the texts by several ...
My Neighbour, my Salvation
Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos
12 February 2021
One of the greatest problems of Orthodox spirituality in recent years has been the distortion applied to Orthodox eschatology, that is the prophetic discourse concerning the last times. It’s common fo...
Like a sword
Elder Amvrosios Lazaris
12 February 2021
You have to acquire strong faith, on your own, with patience, goodness and fairness. Let’s not lose the faith. Keep the faith and God will give His help. Without prayer, we’re lost. Don’t think a...





