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Concentrating the mind at the hour of prayer Saint Theophan the Recluse 22 June 2023 What can we do when the mind wanders here and there and we can’t gather it in prayer? If we’re alone, at home, we can delay the start of prayers, or, if we’ve already started, take a short break. If, ...
Listen to your neighbor; see your God Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 20 June 2023 People today have a real need to speak and to be heard. When the most profound experiences are shared, the pleasant ones are intensified and the unpleasant ones are alleviated But only when those who ...
The libecchio of sensuality Bishop Irinej of Yekaterinburg and Orbits 20 June 2023 There’s a wind called the libecchio which is unbearably hot and destructive. Wherever it blows, all the plants in the fields and gardens dry up. But the thick, hard thorns aren’t affected. The libecci...
I haven’t got pepper Elder Ieronymos, Aegina 20 June 2023 Don’t get angry. They’ll mock you and you’ll suffer. Don’t be afraid. If they offer you pepper, give sugar in return. Think: ‘I don’t have pepper, I have sugar and that’s what I’ll give. Sweeten o...
Second Sunday of Matthew: Christ gives us an invitation and awaits our answer Sotirios Theologou 19 June 2023 Today Christ gives all of us an invitation which concerns our life and the course we wish to pursue. In the Gospel reading, we hear about the call of Christ’s first apostles and their acceptance of h...
You do well Saint Isaac the Syrian 19 June 2023 Don’t be fooled: labor for God and the sweat of implementing his commandments are preceded by hope in God. If you believe, you do well, but faith requires works, and hope in God is shown in the tr...
The Call of the Disciples Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia 18 June 2023 ‘He called them’ In the Gospel reading for the 2nd Sunday of Matthew, Jesus invites the first four disciples to follow him. These were Peter, Andrew and the brothers, James and John. In the Gospels, ...
Calling of the Apostles Metropolitan Anthony Bloom † 18 June 2023 It is essential for us to realise the link there is between Christ and the apostles. <...> If you read the Gospels you will see that the apostles and the Lord Jesus Christ were born and lived in...
It never forgets Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 18 June 2023 If a person’s soul tastes the grace of God even once, it never forgets. It’s a great thing for people to have permanent inner peace, and this shows the presence of Christ in their heart. We’ve for...
Words multiply Saint Paisios the Athonite 17 June 2023 Nowadays, unfortunately, there’s a proliferation of words and a paucity of experiences, because people have been influenced by the secular spirit which seeks all the comforts but avoids bodily eff...
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