Why do we fast before Dormition?
So why do we fast before Dormition? In a close-knit family, word that its matriarch is on her deathbed brings normal life to a halt. Otherwise important […]
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Advice for spiritual encouragement
Do you want to be assured whether you think, act, speak properly or not every minute of your life? Keep this in mind: “Do I act, think, or speak having […]
6th Sunday of Matthew (of the paralytic)
The Lord wants to see man’s faith so He can cure him The Lord desires to see something from man, in order that He might act. […]
Abba Sisoes at the tomb of Alexander the Great
St. Sisoes was renowned for his wisdom, repentance, his faith in God and particularly for his humility. Through his labours, St Sisoes humbled himself immensely and God […]
The Grace of God Excludes No One
The Grace of God Excludes No One We have instances from Church history of many people “in the world” (not monastics, that is), who pleased God and became great. […]
In the Honor of the Holy Apostles
In honour of the Apostles, whose Synaxi we will celebrate on June 30, the day after our celebration of the great beacons of the Gospel, Sts. Peter and […]
Sunday of All Saints
Each one of us can become a saint Today, we have before us the feast of All Saints. God not only saves, but He makes holy those […]
For the departed.The journey to the Light..
Names…in letters of Light I once passed by my grandfather’s house in Jdeydet Marjeyoun. I felt the need to read from a century old version […]
The perfect child
If we have very little faith, then we are distressed and sad. One of the great benefits of faith is to be free of worries and sadness. For […]
The Honest Deed
In Galatia of the Asian Paphlagonia there was a farmer called Metrios. So, he was seeing his neighbor who had sons and was preparing them for Constantinople to […]