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Excessive torment
Saint John of the Ladder
14 July 2022
Repentance means reconciliation with the Lord, through acts of virtue which are the opposite of our transgressions. It means cleansing of the conscience; it means deliberate fortitude in the face... 
Preparation takes place
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
13 July 2022
Saint Gregory Palamas demonstrates to people today the truth and life which open the human person up to eternity. So this earthly life is a preparation for eternity and people consciously and free...
Our Weapons against Fear
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
12 July 2022
‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety’ (Lev.25, 18; cf. ibid....
A brief life of Saint Paisios
12 July 2022
On July 25, 1924, the future Elder Paisios (Eznepidis) was born to pious parents in the town of Farasa, Cappadocia of Asia Minor. The family's spiritual father, the priest-monk Arsenios (the now cano...
Saint Paisios the Athonite, Patron Saint of Signalmen
Nikolaos G. Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia
12 July 2022
Following a request by the Office of Military Chaplains, part of the General Staff of the Greek Armed Forces, the Holy Permanent Synod of the Church of Greece has declared Saint Paisios the Athonite t...
There’s no other way
12 July 2022
Those who wish to be redeemed from their sins are so redeemed through tears. Those who wish to acquire virtues do so through tears. Because weeping is the way handed down to us by Scripture and by...
The Power of Faith
Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia
11 July 2022
‘Go, and let it be done to you as you have believed’.
Today’s Gospel reading describes a moving incident. A Roman officer came and asked the Lord to heal his servant: ‘My servant is lying at home par...
You’ll be happy
11 July 2022
If you’re close to God, you’ll find peace and joy, provided you love him with all the power of your soul. Close to God, you’ll enjoy eternal bliss in the kingdom of heaven. Love God truly and then...
We’re in exile
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
10 July 2022
Our life is sorrow because we’re in exile. Don’t seek perfect repose. Christ took up his cross and we must do the same. If we bear our sorrows, we will find grace in the Lord. This is why the Lord...
With open arms
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
9 July 2022
The Church has its arms open to welcome us. Let those of us whose conscience is heavy hasten to it. If we do so, the Church is prepared to lift our heavy burden, give us boldness towards God and f...
