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Tears unseen Saint Arsenie Boca 21 April 2020 Nobody can say exactly when and how tears come. They well up suddenly. Of course, you shouldn’t weep so that people will see you. Profound repentance is tears unseen. You suddenly feel such a sinne...

Smoothly, until grace comes Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 20 April 2020 If you comply with the words of God and have no regrets in your conscience, and if you’re calm and perform good works, then you’ll gradually feel your way into prayer, smoothly, until grace comes. » ...

Getting nowhere Saint Maximos the Greek 19 April 2020 We should realize that, as long as we’re in sin, that is, transgressing against Christ’s divine commandments, we can be as pious as we like, read all the prayers of the saints, the various hymns and t...

The Time, Location and Purpose of Christ’s Descent into Hades, according to Biblical and Patristic Tradition Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian 19 April 2020 The time of the descent. As regards the time of the descent, we can see that Christ’s divine soul descended into Hades immediately after His exclamation on the Cross ‘It is finished’, when His soul w...

Patriarchal Encyclical for Holy Pascha 2020 Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 18 April 2020 † B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: MAY THE GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY OF CHRIST RISEN IN GLORY BE WI...

Through the prism of eternity Saint Justin Popovich 18 April 2020 For us, Christians, who are illumined and enlightened in Christ, everything in this world has value and meaning only insofar as it’s a means and path to eternity. Because we see what’s not apparent an...

The Dogma of Christ’s Descent into Hades Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian 17 April 2020 The descent in the Orthodox dogmatic system There is evidence for the Orthodox dogma of Christ’s descent into Hades both in Holy Scripture and Sacred Tradition, though it is vague and general. Holy S...

Immaterial vs nylon Saint Paisios the Athonite 17 April 2020 There’s more grace in one of God’s little flowers that in a whole bunch of artificial paper ones. In the same way, the immaterial differs greatly from the nylon. » Venerable Païsios the Athonite...

‘You Who clothed Yourself with light as a garment’ – Great Friday Vespers 17 April 2020 ...

Joy rather than sorrow Saint Arsenie Boca 16 April 2020 Struggle to live in such a way that at the hour of death you’ll have more joy than sorrow. Love death as a friend who will bring you closer to Christ » Elder Arsenie Boca (of Romania)...

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