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The wicked snake slithers
Saint John of Kronstadt
15 October 2019
As often as you can, lift up your heart in gratitude to God, to the Holy Spirit, Who gives you life and light. At the same time, avoid like the plague the spirit of doubt, of unbelief. Avoid also th... 
What is the forefathers’ sin and what are its consequences?
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
15 October 2019
It is the sin which our forefathers’ committed in the Garden of Eden where the Creator had positioned them. Because man was honest and harmless, without having an idea what sin was, he ought to be tes...
Think like them
Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos
14 October 2019
The saints always had the next life in mind. The recollection of death is a gift....
They reap thorns
Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff
13 October 2019
Those who sow in untilled soil lose the seed and harvest thorns instead of wheat. We, too, if we sow prayer in the soul but are solidly of the flesh, then, instead of good fruit, we’ll harvest sin. ...
The Parable of the Sower
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes
13 October 2019
In today’s Gospel reading, the Evangelist Luke presented the Parable of Sower. Our Lord Jesus Christ used examples from the daily life to express the heavenly and divine truths. He was able in this wa...
Lustrous pearls
Elder Arsenie Boca
12 October 2019
The tears of gratitude shed by the poor over your acts of charity towards them will be like lustrous pearls in your life beyond the grave....
The most unfair and the fairest
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
11 October 2019
Envy is the passion of the malicious soul which is consumed with jealousy when it sees other people prospering. It’s spitefully critical of anything good that others enjoy. It’s the root of all evil...
