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The economical management in the first great coenobia in Egypt
Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia
4 February 2017
With the appearance of coenobitic monasticism and the foundation of the first great coenobia in Egypt by Saint Pakhomios, things became increasingly organized. The first coenobium- and this is of gr... 
What positions to seek
Abbess Christonymfi, Monastery of Our Lady the Queen of All, Keratea
3 February 2017
Don’t seek positions which bring honours and relaxation, but those which demand self-sacrifice, self-denial, and a spirit of love and humility....
A Remarkable Royal Family
W. J. Lillie
3 February 2017
February 3, Feast of Saint Werburga
While it may be true that history doesn’t repeat itself, it is also true that human beings do. Each generation, each person, is born into the same spiritual state ...
The Presentation and the Crucifixion
Metropolitan Anthony Bloom †
3 February 2017
(Extract from a sermon preached at the University Church of Great St Mary's, Cambridge, on 19 May 1985)
And then, lastly, two events which I would like to bring together. The Presentation of Jesus in...
Holy Communion
3 February 2017
At this point, the curtain of the Royal Doors is usually closed, and preparations are made for the Holy Communion of the priests and the faithful. While this is happening, the Communion Hymn is sung, ...
Those who honour the Son honour the Father Who sent Him
Metropolitan Amfilhije (Radović) of Montenegro and the Littoral
3 February 2017
Through sin, we did not only set aside God’s commandment but also engendered within ourselves a false idea and notion about God. In reality, the false idea and notion about God are actually the very...
It doesn’t fade
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
2 February 2017
Good glory is the glory of virtue. It never grows old, it never fears treacherous actions, it remains solid, it isn’t taken away, it doesn’t fear loss. It always remains robust, it isn’t threatened ...
Torment and tormenter
Saint John of Kronstadt
1 February 2017
It’s worth noting that some people who are choleric, after a violent and extended fit of temper, become like velvet, meek and peaceable. Every passion, by itself, becomes both a torment and tormente...
Going beyond religious fanaticism
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
1 February 2017
Religious fanaticism is defined as the absolute rule of the holy over the secular, even through violence. Nowadays the term ‘religious fundamentalism’ prevails over the Greek equivalent: ‘religious fa...
