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Sorrows and trials
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
21 August 2018
People are saved through sorrows. Nobody’s ever been saved without sorrows.
Without sorrows and trials, don’t expect any repose in the life beyond the grave.
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The nature praises God
Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis
20 August 2018
The mountains, the hills, the trees, the sea and the fish all praise God.
But because we’ve blackened the understanding of our souls, we understand very little of this, very little.
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A Strange Young Man
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos
20 August 2018
It’s clear from the outset that the rather unusual young man who approaches Christ in today’s Gospel reading has no hidden agenda. He didn’t go to try and trick the Lord, as did the lawyer and some of...
The health and sickness of the soul
Saint Basil the Great
19 August 2018
Take care that you know the health and sickness of your soul.
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On spiritual health
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
18 August 2018
It’s great to walk, to work, to move and to have your health. But first you should have your spiritual health.
Your spiritual health is fundamental, then comes bodily health.
Almost all sicknesses c...
Earthly things
Saint Paisios the Athonite
17 August 2018
People are never satisfied with what they’ve got, since the soul wasn’t made for this world.
So earthly things can’t make them content.
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The Stranger
Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos
16 August 2018
Hospitality’s the greatest of the virtues.
It attracts the Grace of the Holy Spirit.
My child, in the face of every stranger, I see Christ Himself.
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Be patient
Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis
15 August 2018
Be patient with your own passions and be patient with mine.
Then you’ll become a saint.
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