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Smoke that’s dispersed
Saint John of Kronstadt
30 July 2019
When, on your journey towards God, you encounter obstacles, that is, doubt, disbelief, an unpleasant feeling towards someone, or, indeed, any other passion, don’t let it trouble you. Just remember t... 
Flee far away
Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff
29 July 2019
Cast off all enmity, get rid of malice from inside yourself, reject carnal love, acquire spiritual love. Flee far from evil and do good....
Prepare your lamp
Saint Dimitri of Rostov
28 July 2019
Prepare yourself, my brother, prepare yourself to welcome the heavenly Bridegroom, the most glorious Lord Jesus Christ. Behold, ‘He is coming in the middle of the night and blessed is the servant wh...
No pressure, no conscription
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
27 July 2019
The moral law is a law of moral freedom. It has nothing to do with violence and coercion. Moral freedom wants voluntary adherents. It doesn’t pressurize anybody or press-gang them into anything....
Clearly and secretly
Saint John of the Ladder
26 July 2019
I saw a person who had clearly sinned, but who secretly repented. And the person who I condemned as immoral, God held to be pure, because, through his repentance, God was completely reconciled to hi...
Pre-orders now available for Cypriot monastery’s groundbreaking new book on the Royal Martyrs
25 July 2019
Mesa Potamos, Cyprus, July 22, 2019
With great joy and feelings of deep emotion, the monastic brotherhood of the Holy Monastery of St. John the Forerunner of Mesa Potamos, Cyprus announces to the r...
Where God finds rest
Saint - Saint Seraphim of Sarov
25 July 2019
When people try to retain a humble heart and a calm outlook, then all the machinations of the enemy are deactivated. Because where there’s serenity of thought, God Himself finds rest: ‘His abode is ...
