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It’s not ours Elder Dionisie of the Kelli of Saint George, Kolçu, Athos 7 March 2019 Never say ‘I’ll do that tomorrow’, because only that second we’re living in belongs to us. We don’t know if we’ll make it to the next second, the next minute....
On the Avaricious Nun 7 March 2019 From the Lavsaïko by Palladios This account is quite well-known, but because its subject matter is related to the Gospel reading for the Sunday of Meat-fare, it is topical and therefore bears repeati...
He’s hidden Saint Mark the Ascetic 6 March 2019 The Lord is hidden in His commandments and is revealed to the extent that those who seek Him keep those commandments....
Some Thoughts on the Period of the Triodio Archimandrite Theodosios Martzoukhos 6 March 2019 …Here is Paradise and Hell’s here, too (Greek folk song) … as the shepherd separates the goats from the sheep (the Gospel) There are many people, both in older times and now, who reject the metaphys...
Hymns after Psalm 50 in the Triodio, by Dimosthenis Païkopoulos (Open to me the gates of repentance – The multitude of my past iniquities) 6 March 2019 The period of the Triodio and Great Lent is very important for the spiritual life of the Church. This is because it prepares us properly for our participation in the greatest feast of the Church, th...
They won’t suffer Saint Seraphim Romanchov of the Monastery of Glinsk 5 March 2019 Those who suffer temptations with calm, patience and gratitude to God receive great benefit from their trials. They suffer in the body, but then they won’t suffer in the soul. They suffer for a cert...
Respect for Others as a Restriction of Freedom Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th. 5 March 2019 Saint Paul’s 1st Epistle to the Corinthians is the richest in terms of the number of issues he addresses. Among the many subjects the Corinthians asked him about was that of eating or not eating food ...
On Humility and the Humble Outlook – 1 Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 5 March 2019 The title of this speech in Greek is ‘Περί ταπεινώσεως και ταπεινοφροσύνης’. An Elder has explained the difference as being that ‘ταπεινοφροσύνη’ is an attitude of mind (hence ‘humble outlook’), while...
Tasted and sweetened Saint John the Sinaite 4 March 2019 Acquisition of divine love makes us angels, immortal, incorruptible. The pure flame of love extinguishes all other desire for earthly longings. You get the impression that those who love God aren’t ...
A barely noticeable manifestation Saint John of Kronstadt 3 March 2019 Be very careful and strict regarding any feeling of pride. Pride manifests itself imperceptibly, particularly in moments of anger and irritation towards someone else, over something entirely insign...
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