The Cross is a way of life
It is the way of life The Cross is not only the “symbol” or “sign” of Christ, but it is also way of life for the Christians or rather […]
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Endure Patiently
Endure Patiently To be humble, it means that you believe, because of your sins, that you are worthy of being treated unfairly, to be humiliated, and to be […]
Patience! Patience! Patience!
Patience! Patience! Patience! Below is an amateur translation I did. It’s an excerpt from Words from the heart (pp. 246-250), a collection of homilies by Abbess Makrina of the Holy […]
To love and serve God
Only one thing we need: to love and serve our Lord. This is what we also learn from wise king Solomon in Ecclesiastes (12, 13): “Fear God and keep […]
A miracle of Saint Menas
Among the many miracles of Saint Menas is also the one that took place in 1826 in Heraklion, Crete, a city that particularly honors the Saint. In […]
The Love of God
Christ mentioned two types of love, the love for God and the love for one’s neighbor; and look, how much He exalted the latter. That is, after stating […]
Noble souls are initiated into the joy of the Resurrection
“This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us rejoice and be glad in it”. The Church calls us to rejoice and to delight in this day, […]
Palm Sunday
(John 12:1-8) A foretaste of the new life Between Great Lent which finished the day before yesterday on Friday, and Holy Week which begins tomorrow night, […]
Separation from God
Separation from God It is said concerning Abba Agathon that some monks came to find him, having heard tell of his great discernment. Wanting to see if he would […]
Abstinence
Some brothers from the Skete went to visit Saint Anthony. So, they got on a boat to go there and in it they found another Elder, who also […]