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Dealing with Sickness
Saint Neofytos Recluse
11 February 2021
So you should reflect on your sins and say ‘Glory to You, Lord, for You’re punishing me justly’. Recollect that, before, you’d forgotten God and say: ‘Glory to You, Lord, that you’ve given me cause an...
A weak vessel
Saint John of Kronstadt
11 February 2021
You must always preserve the treasure of the Spirit, the rivers of ‘living water’, in the heart, which is a weak vessel. You should be good, not lose your temper, not be led astray by self-esteem,...
2nd Digital Fellowship from Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery and French Orthodox Faithful
10 February 2021
2nd Digital Fellowship from Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery and French Orthodox Faithful
Friday, Feb 12, 2021, 07:30 PM Athens Time
Dear brothers and sisters,
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He’ll call for you
Saint Dimitri of Rostov
10 February 2021
Don’t show off your good works, lest you receive your reward here on earth, from people who will praise you. Hide them in silence and let God alone see them, and He will reward you in heaven. If y...
1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, and The Friends of Mount Athos – athosfriends.org
9 February 2021
1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, and The Friends of Mount Athos - athosfriends.org
You are invited to participate in the "1st Digita...
The Parable of the Talents
Panteleimon Lambadarios
9 February 2021
In today’s Gospel reading, Our Lord Jesus Christ narrates the parable of the talents. He sets before us a serious problem, which should concern all of us. Every one of us has been endowed by God with ...
They weep and lament
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
9 February 2021
In essence, everybody is persecuted and treated unfairly. But they don’t rejoice. Instead they weep and lament. Joy and comfort in sorrows doesn’t come from the nature of the temptations and tria...
The Prayer of Righteous Symeon
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
8 February 2021
At every Vespers, we hear the prayer: “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; For my eyes have seen your salvation ..." (Luke 2: 29-31). As St. Luke the Evange...
It never ends
Saint Gregory the Theologian
8 February 2021
Those who have cleansed their minds can expect the ineffable light and the contemplation of the holy and royal Trinity, which illumines more brightly and clearly and infuses the whole of the nous,...
They fear their own shadow
Saint Isaac the Syrian
7 February 2021
If you live a virtuous life, expect temptations. People who don’t believe in God are afraid even of their own shadow. If your conscience is easy, you’ll desire death.
Saint Isaac the Syrian...





