The Jesus prayer is not an invention of the monks
The request of the two blind men, that is, “Have mercy on us, Son of David” (Matthew 9:27), is a variation of the well-known prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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Elder Efraim of Arizona-Τhe value of repentance
Beloved brother, may God, Who has visited our humbleness, grant us genuine repentance, through which God’s tribunal is propitiated. Sincere repentance is repentance that displays regret for sins committed, […]
Crying for love
Man accepts the charity and the great mercy of the Holy Trinity and offers a heart that constantly repents, gives thanks, praises, weeps with love for the Lord, constantly […]
The man who blames himself for his sins
A man who blames himself for his sins, expe- riences this truth and this reality: that he’s a sinful “nothing”. He gives up all hope that something good […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- The death and the judgment of God
The life of man hangs by a hair; at every step, our life hangs in the balance. How many millions of people woke up in the morning, never to […]
Sources of bitterness
The unbeliever ignored what the source of true happiness is and ran, without realizing it, to the sources of bitterness. Pleasures brought him satiation and satiation brought him […]
St. Nektarios Aiginis. Spiritual messages
They are powerless The heart of the unbeliever is no longer full of infinity and is always groaning, seeking and longing, but never satisfied. This is because the pleasures of […]
The uncreated light. The energy of God
Saint Gregory Palamas often makes references to the event of the Lord’s Transfiguration. “And His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light”. […]
About the Jesus prayer
The human mind is ever moving, it is constantly working. So, give it work, the Jesus prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me”. Because man is not […]
Venerable Stephen of Saint Savva Monastery
Saint Stephen of Saint Savva’s Monastery, the nephew of Saint John of Damascus (December 4), was born in the year 725. When he was ten years old he […]