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It stretches out over us
Saint Isaac the Syrian
10 September 2018
The protection and providence of God extends over everyone, but the only ones who see this are those who cleanse themselves from sin.... 
He fights slyly
Elder Cleopa Ilie
9 September 2018
Satan never appears before us face to face, never reveals himself directly as our enemy. Instead, he fights in secret, indirectly or through bad people, using every kind of wicked ploy so as to hide...
One follows the other
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
8 September 2018
Monastics hover between two indescribable states: the ineffable bliss felt by a spirit steeped in the Spirit of God; and great sadness over the salvation of the whole world. These states succeed eac...
Someone I like
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
7 September 2018
I have to refuse everything tawdry if I want a friend whose spiritual stature draws me. I have to get rid of my egotism if I want a friend who’s not egotistical. And I have to set aside any unseemli...
On Love
Saint Isaac the Syrian
7 September 2018
Practical love
Just as oil maintains the light of a lamp, so charity feeds the soul with true knowledge of God. The key for the heart to acquire divine gifts is given through love for our neighbour.
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