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The Repose of Father Job (Miracles of Saint Joseph the Hesychast)
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
28 August 2023
In 1978 when I was at Philotheou Monastery, Father Job passed away. He was a good disciple of mine. Soon afterwards we had an all-night vigil for St. John the Forerunner. I have a soft spot for him, b...
Encomium on the Beheading of the Great Forerunner
Saint Theodore the Studite
28 August 2023
Dear God-fearing Christians, the feast which we have gathered here to celebrate together today is radiant and filled with divine joy. It is rightly called radiant because it shines from the very name ...
Our inseparable companion
Elder Gavriil, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Apostle Barnabas
28 August 2023
The whole of our life is a testing-ground, a vale of tears, a hotbed of pain and trials. Sorrow and pain are the lot of every mortal and our constant companion in this transient life. This is so i...
Geronda in Hawaii (Miracles of Saint Joseph the Hesychast)
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
27 August 2023
Geronda loved the sea and trees. That is Geronda why, when I went to Hawaii to hear confessions in 1987, I saw him in a vision in the midst of orange trees. Those orange trees were tall and loaded wit...
We wouldn’t know
Saint Theophan the Recluse
27 August 2023
It’s better to cast your eyes down and look at your feet, taking care where you’re treading. That’s the best path. Were it not for divine grace we wouldn’t know what we’re supposed to be like.
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The Spiritual Struggle
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous
26 August 2023
1. If somebody isn’t thinking and says something that annoys you, don’t get upset. Ignore them. Never mind what they said. Is that a reason for you to burn? In cases like that, say nothing. Instead ...
Like an old tree
Elder Cleopa Ilie
26 August 2023
Without regular confession, it becomes more difficult to uproot the passions within us. Just as an old tree can’t be cut down with just one stroke of an ax, so a habitual sin can’t be expelled wit...
It’s not a given
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
25 August 2023
Even in our everyday tasks, we people try to achieve perfection. This is testimony to the fact that God has given us the opportunity for our own personal perfection and fulfilment as psychosomatic...
The respect shown by the faithful to Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
25 August 2023
The degree of respect, honor and love shown towards the Mother of God by the faithful is second only to that shown to God. The respect for the Mother of God dates back to the 1st and 2nd centuries and...
The Christian Vision of Motherhood
Fr. Bassam Nassif, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, University of Balamand
24 August 2023
(Homily given at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Convention in Phoenix Arizona - Wednesday July 26, 2023)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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