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Most wonderful battle
Elder Efsevios Yannakakis
14 July 2020
Those who struggle against sin write the most beautiful pages in the book of God. Because everything’s written there.... 
What should we know in the battle against thoughts?
Saint Paisios the Athonite
13 July 2020
‘We should put a question mark against conjectures of suspicion’.
‘Elder what helps to get rid of suspicions?
‘Are things always the way you see them? Always put a question mark after each of your t...
They’re food
Saint John of Kronstadt
13 July 2020
When you pray, try very hard to feel the power and truth of the words of the prayer in your heart. Feed on them, because they’re imperishable nourishment. Sprinkle your heart with them, because they...
Liberation from the Power of Evil
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th.
13 July 2020
The central aim of the Gospel reading for the fifth Sunday of Matthew is to demonstrate Christ’s Messianic power. Through Jesus’ activity in the world, His crucifixion, resurrection then the foundatio...
More valuable
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
12 July 2020
A good work performed quietly is worth more than one accompanied by explanations and is worth incomparably more than the best spiritual explanation without any good work....
The Son and Word of God, the Saviour of the Human Race
Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian
12 July 2020
Most of the miracles performed by Jesus were the result of a request by people who needed the miracle, and only occurred after He had previously examined their faith. There were, however, miracles whi...
Liberating obedience
Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis
11 July 2020
Obedience doesn’t set people free of the bodily passions only, but of the spiritual ones, as well....
Outrage and anger
Saint Theophan the Recluse
10 July 2020
No matter how insignificant the passions seem, cast them out immediately, completely and without hesitation, so that no trace remains and stays within you. Get rid of them with outrage and anger. Do...
Just the same
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
9 July 2020
All the other capacities which we glimpse around the divine nature surpass the measure of human understanding, but lowliness is implanted within us and co-exists with those who come from below, are ...
Saint Vlasios from Sklavaina Appears to Saint Païsios
9 July 2020
(edited by Stelios Koukos)
Archimandrite Avgoustinos Katsambiris had repeatedly asked the Elder (Saint Païsios the Athonite) to pray that the newly-revealed Saint Vlasios, from Sklavaina, would appea...
