Sunday, February 25, 2018

Theology is the content of our prayers ( Elder Sophrony )

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The contemporary spiritual, theological problem concerns the person [πρόσωπο]… Revelation reveals that “I am who I am” (Exodus 3:14)...
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Fasting is an ordinance of the Church, obliging the Christian to observe it on specific days... ( Saint Nektarios of Egina )

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Fasting is an ordinance of the Church, obliging the Christian to observe it on specific days. Concerning fasting, our Savior teache...
Monday, February 19, 2018

Great Lent begins...( St. John Chrysostom )

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The value of fasting consists not in abstinence only from food, but in a relinquishment of sinful practices, since he who limits his fas...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

The heart naturally seeks happiness and the Devil gives a false direction to this tendency, ( St. John of Kronstadt )

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If God had not been incarnate upon earth, if He had not made us godly, if He had not taught us in His Own person how to live, what to...
Monday, February 12, 2018

On the little things in Life ( St. John Maximovitch )

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Many people believe that to live according to the faith and to fulfill the will of God is very difficult. Actually, it’s very easy. O...
Friday, February 9, 2018

Everything that He does, He does for our benefit... ( Abba Dorotheus )

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When we suffer something unpleasant from our best friend, we know that he did not do it intentionally and that he loves us. We must thin...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Love the Word of God.. ( Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk )

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Love the Word of God, that is the Scriptures, handed down to us by the prophets and apostles, as God Himself. For the word of God is ...
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Faith is the door to mysteries...( Saint Isaac The Syrian )

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What the bodily eyes are to sensory objects,the same is faith to the eyes of the understanding that gaze at hidden treasures.Even as we...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

In the Kingdom of Christ to come, there will no longer be need for receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.. ( St. John Maximovitch )

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In the Kingdom of Christ to come, there will no longer be need for receiving the Body and Blood of Christ, for all who have been vouc...
Sunday, January 28, 2018

Do not have confidence in your wealth...

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Do not take pride in your education and wisdom because these are of no help to you, unless your knowledge helps to improve your cond...