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Christ’s Discussion with Nicodemus – Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross
Archimandrite Ioïl Yiannakopoulos
12 September 2020
The Work of Redemption
As were the Jews when they gazed upon the bronze serpent, so we, too, are cured when we see Christ crucified. Let’s investigate what this cross of Christ’s is, what its benef... 
Everlasting faith
Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea
12 September 2020
Keep our faith, which is eternal and beyond doubt....
A stumbling-block
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
11 September 2020
Vainglory is a feeling of empty pride about yourself. It’s hollow externally, since it has nothing of substance and pursues only the superficial admiration of other people. Everything vainglorious p...
…so must the Son of Man be lifted up (John, 3, 14-16)
Archimandrite Ioïl Yiannakopoulos
11 September 2020
After His dialogue with Nicodemus, Christ embarks on a monologue on His own work of redemption, under three headings: revelation, redemption and judgement.
In the Gospel of Saint John (3, 11), the Lo...
The only way
Fr. Ioannis Matonakis
9 September 2020
It’s our duty to show compassion towards and to help in particular those who don’t have God in their heart. It’s our obligation to understand that there’s only one path to salvation- and that’s with...
In a strange manner
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
8 September 2020
Abbas Pimen had a wonderful saying: ‘Bind yourself to a man who fears God and you will have fear of God’. Who is it who really fears God? People who are without passions, are virtuous, sanctified, a...
Homily on the Birth of the Theotokos
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
8 September 2020
“Your birth, Oh Theotokos, brought joy to the whole world, for from you dawned the sun of righteousness, Christ our God. Freeing us from the curse, He gave us His blessings. Abolishing death, He gra...
A dry heart
Saint John of Kronstadt
7 September 2020
We must definitely compel our heart to pray, or else it’ll dry up completely The characteristic features of prayer are love for God, directness and simplicity. The same is true of the prayers we mak...
