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It gets thrown into the fire Saint Theodoros of Edessa 9 October 2022 Let’s gird ourselves well to apply the commandments of Christ, so that we’re not bound tightly to the chains of wicked desires and soul-destroying pleasures. These shackles are difficult to break ...
It’s not an easy matter Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 8 October 2022 The enemy and the passions are forever introducing thoughts of pleasure into our minds. It takes great sobriety, vigilance of the mind, in order to spot and identify these thoughts which incite th...
Lectionarygreek.help 7 October 2022 Hello, my name is John (Yiannis) Petropoulos, and I teach Ancient Greek Literature at the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece (https://duth.academia.edu/JohnIoannisPetropoulos). A classicist, I...
The most natural thing Archimandrite Symeon Krayiopoulos † 7 October 2022 When people are inducted into the real Christian spirit, it seems the most natural thing for them to say that they’re incorrigible servants. And the moment they acknowledge their degeneracy,  thei...
He’s with you Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea 7 October 2022 Make your heart a monastery. Strike the gong; call to vigil; cense; and whisper prayers unceasingly. God’s right next to you. Saint Luke of Crimea, the Physician...
The strength in weakness of the saints Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 6 October 2022 If you read what the holy Fathers wrote as regards their personal struggle to experience God in their lives, you see that they had the same or similar difficulties, temptations and even offences which...
It can’t be otherwise Saint Gregory of Nyssa 6 October 2022 As we sow, so shall we reap; that’s just the way it is. Sowing is the human disposition and reaping is our repayment. Saint Gregory of Nyssa...
The beauty of nature as a spur to spiritual reflection Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th. 5 October 2022 In recent years, the way of life in large cities has taken a turn for the worse. Contamination of the atmosphere, the accumulation of waste, electromagnetic and noise pollution, lack of greenery and t...
Not a moment of calm Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol 5 October 2022 We do everything we can to ensure that there’s not a moment of calm, so that the heart doesn’t feel isolated. But in the abode of the saints, calm and silence reign. Silence is considered a virtue...
My soul Saint Basil the Great 4 October 2022 Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul which is sorely wounded because I’ve sinned against you. Saint Basil the Great...
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