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We have an obligation
Saint Gregory the Theologian
17 January 2018
The law (Deut. 22, 1-4) commands that if an animal strays or falls into a ditch, we should rescue it and take care of it. Given that people are not of any less value, it follows that we should show... 
In Honour and Memory of Archimandrite Placide (Deseille) Simonopetritis
17 January 2018
On 11 January, the funeral was held for Archimandrite Placide Deseille at the Holy Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Saint Laurent en Royans, France, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Simono...
With fear and love
Saint Mark the Ascetic
16 January 2018
Those who wish to have their sins remitted welcome being humbled. Those who judge their neighbour are simply prolonging their own wickedness. It’s better to pray for people to God, with fear and lov...
Everything will be fine
Elder Amvrosios Lazaris
15 January 2018
Christ is here. Why don’t you believe it? Believe it and all will be well. Only believe. Don’t fear. The grace of God is enveloping you. Just wait. Ask the Lord for love. All the virtues are contain...
He doesn’t have the right
Elder Cleopa Ilie
14 January 2018
Satan has neither the power nor permission to lord it over us, to deceive us and bend our will towards sin. He simply brings us into temptation through a variety of ploys, fantasies and recollection...
Divine and Human Love in the Song of Songs
† Elder Placide Deseille, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in France
14 January 2018
Reading the Song in the light of Church tradition and the experience of the holy Fathers we can tell ourselves: ‘It’s absolutely clear that our Lord Jesus loves us who are members of His body, the m...
It lights and illumines
Saint Theophan the Recluse
13 January 2018
The fear of God is the root of every good work. Never let it out of your heart even for a minute. Like a candle, may it light and illumine all your thoughts, all the inner movements of your heart. I...
The Song of Songs as Divine Revelation (2)
† Elder Placide Deseille, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in France
13 January 2018
Christ’s love for each of us is absolutely unshakeable and unblemished. Our familiarity with Him can’t be lost unless we knowingly cease to take account of His will and no longer communicate with Hi...
No easy way
Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou †
12 January 2018
There’s no such thing as a Christian without a cross and struggle. There’s no such thing as a Christian who follows the easy path. Some people thought- and think- that to be a Christian is to observ...
