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They cleanse Saint Dimitri of Rostov 22 August 2023 Repent and bring the Lord your tears as myrrh of repentance. Tears cleanse the soul and wash away every stain. They clear the conscience, illumine the mind, break the fetters of the passions and t...
Don’t be so sure Saint Sophrony of Essex 21 August 2023 Given our fallen state, we’re in no position to judge other people. Don’t be so certain that they’ve erred. Don’t judge. Saint Sophrony in Essex...
They’re hard to break Saint Theodoros of Edessa 20 August 2023 Let’s gird ourselves tightly and labor to carry out the Lord’s commandments, lest we be bound tightly with the chains of wicked desires and soul-destroying pleasures, which are difficult to break....
Samuel the Judge and Prophet (+ Αugust 20) Theodore Rokas 20 August 2023 The Prophet Samuel, the last Judge of Israel, appeared on the stage of Biblical history towards the end of the period of the Judges, which, because of the lack of a king (“there was no King in Israel”...
The way Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 19 August 2023 Breaking the commandment, which is considered to be repudiation, caused the fall, devastation and death. Now, the way back for us is practical confession. Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos...
Words from the heart Saint Basil the Great 18 August 2023 Our words emerge from the superfluity of our heart. Because the heart is like a spring, and our words are like a rivulet flowing from it. Saint Basil the Great...
Saint John Cassian and Abbas Serenus: Do the Wicked Ultimately Prosper? Saint John Cassian 17 August 2023 How we ought not to despise those who are delivered up to unclean spirits. It’s clear that we ought not to hate or despise those whom we see to be delivered up to various temptations or to spirits of...
How Elder Iosif Resolved the Issue of a Priest-Monk who Mocked Him Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 17 August 2023  The humility, goodness and love which Elder Iosif bore in his soul moved God and were the solace of our brotherhood, who looked to him as our guide. Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos, (1921-2009) Metropo...
Bad language Saint John Chrysostom 17 August 2023 If you want to show that you don’t like using foul language, then don’t put up with listening to it, either. Saint John Chrysostom...
Works of belief Saint Mark the Ascetic 16 August 2023 When you hear the scripture that ‘he will render to each according to their works’ (Matth. 16, 27), don’t think about works of hell or of the kingdom, but works of belief or unbelief in him. God w...
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