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Saddening temptations Saint Joseph the Hesychast 30 April 2019 Temptations in their various forms sadden people, so that they seek divine assistance all the more, and with tears. This is a dispensation of Divine Providence, in order to strip us bare. >Blesse...

After the Resurrection (2) Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras 30 April 2019 Let us, then, have a look at this mystery and understand it from a single appearance of Christ after His resurrection: to two of His disciples who were on the road to Emmaus, a small town some 10 mi...

Warm up your heart Saint Theophan the Recluse 29 April 2019 Struggle to warm up your heart and you’ll see how a warm heart reins in unruly thoughts. You have to practice violence on yourself. Without toil and intellectual effort you won’t acquire anything spi...

EASTERN MESSAGE 2019 BY METROPOLITAN SOTIRIOS OF PISIDIA Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios † 29 April 2019 Easter! “The Feast of Feasts and the Season of Seasons”! Tonight we celebrate the Resurrection! The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! That’s why our hearts are filled with such an exceptional joy...

After the Resurrection Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras 29 April 2019 In his Easter Homily, Saint John Chrysostom announces that ‘Christ has risen and we can take part in life’*. This means that Christ has risen and we now have true life, or, in other words, Christ has ...

The winner of the trophy of love (In memory of the great Martyr, St George, the Trophy bearer) Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 29 April 2019 Our Church today celebrates the feast of a martyr. If we try to pay any tribute to the celebrated martyr, we will demean him. This particular Saint is the glory of all martyrs, the boast of the Saints...

While the light of day still shines Saint Ephraim the Syrian 28 April 2019 The times and years of the world are pleasant, but vanish like smoke. They’re like a fleeting dream and our days are like shadows. The evening passes quickly and the morning doesn’t linger… Make has...

The Resurrection in the Orthodox Church Saint Justin Popovich 28 April 2019 In the Orthodox Church, the Resurrection is not merely the ‘feast of feasts’, but the all-embracing feast, which is the soul of all the others and is always present in them. In it we find all the divi...

Degrees of watchfulness Saint Theophan the Recluse 27 April 2019 You can’t concentrate your mind at the time of prayer. What can you do? The Lord sees that your weakness isn’t due so much to your indifference, but more to the conditions of your life. And when he s...

The Winding-Sheet: Love unto Death Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 26 April 2019 We all need to be loved and to have this love demonstrated, in word and deed, because we were created from love and we’re kept alive by it. When we feel loved, we dare to attempt difficult tasks, to c...

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