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It burns us
Saint Symeon the New Theologian
2 January 2023
If we’re to be united to the Lord and have eternal life, we have to partake frequently of his body and blood, since he’s the source of life. Otherwise, we’re not only separated from him, we’re dea... 
Saint Basil and our Spiritual Roots
Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th.
1 January 2023
Whenever there’s mention of Saint Basil, we always highlight his studies in Athens, his ascetic life in Pontus, his lack of possessions, his contributions to society, and his literary oeuvre. It’s cer...
Time and Creation
Theodore Rokas
1 January 2023
On January 1 our holy Church celebrates two great and important events: the circumcision of Christ, the formal entry of a male child into the Jewish community which according to their custom took plac...
Nothing happens
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
1 January 2023
Just know that Christ is everything; nothing happens without him. Become worthy of his love and then you’ll love him in return and he’ll give you his grace.
Saint Iosif the Hesychast...
That doesn’t help
Saint Silouan the Athonite
31 December 2022
There are people who spend the whole of their life working away to find out what’s on the sun, the moon or some such, but that’s of no benefit to the soul. But if we made an effort to see what’s i...
Importance and duty
Elder Gavriil, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Apostle Barnabas
30 December 2022
It’s extremely important and the duty of each one of us to save a soul in our society, in such blackness of evil.
Elder Gavriil, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Barnabas the Apostle...
They’re rare
Saint Amfilokhios Makris
29 December 2022
Pay no heed to anything earthly or impermanent. Have attention and patience and, in solitude, look to and examine yourself. We should improve ourselves first. The world wants to see people who imp...
Hysterical Reaction to the Nativity of Christ
Lambros Skontzos, Theologian
28 December 2022
The incarnation of the Son and Word of God is the most heartening and cheering event in human history, because it represents the dawning of the redemption of humankind and the whole of creation from t...
For our own good
28 December 2022
We should thank God, humbly glorify him, for everything good thing he’s given us so far, as well as for everything else, because it’s always for our good.
Elder Kyrillos, Monastery of Saint Dav...
Without Christ, nothing makes sense
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis
27 December 2022
‘Christ, by your word you bowed and stretched the heavens, and came and lay in the manger of irrational animals, wishing, out of love, to redeem us from our irrationality’ (ode 3, second canon of the ...
