How to gain piety
To gain piety you must: a) live or associate with devout people and observe how they behave b) study with your mind everything that is holy and go […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Three times
If you need to make a quick decision and you realize that you need to be consulted by someone about a matter at hand, but you have […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Silence
Do not speak unnecessary words, my child, for they chill your soul’s divine zeal. Love silence, which gives birth to all virtues and fences in the soul […]
The Humble man
The humble man approaches the carnivorous beasts, and when their eyes fall upon him, their ferocity becomes tame, and they approach him as their master, and they […]
Appearance of Our Lady, the Theotokos, to St. Joseph
The Elder (Saint) Joseph the Hesychast, experienced a great temptation, which resulted in his patience being exhausted. Specifically, in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in the Skete […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Humility
Keep in mind the existence of your ego: it causes every evil. Humble yourself; strangle your ego, which comes like a venomous serpent to poison your […]
Heartfelt Prayer
Saint Paisios said characteristically: – Only heartfelt prayer is prayer because it has pain and brings results. One “Lord, have mercy” with pain is equivalent to a […]
Exercises You
Temptations in many ways afflict man so that he may seek divine help more tearfully; it is the economy of Divine Providence to train him, to exercise […]
Reasons for Temptations
Temptations and trials are sent for the following reasons: To some to have their sins forgiven which they have already committed. To others to prevent them from sins […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Through Time to Eternity
Righteous Lot was afflicted night and day, living amidst profligate and licentious people. He was oppressed, seeing their shameful acts. Nevertheless, he didn’t judge any of them, […]