5th Sunday of the Fast—St. Mary of Egypt
(Mark 10:32-45) God spoke in particular to St. Mary of Egypt We Christians fall far short. In the Day of Judgement the Lord will say to […]
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Holy sayings
ON MENTORSHIP The mentor who recedes to a mentee that speaks back at him improperly, he allows his mentee to wonder on this topic and prepares him to violate […]
Training obedience
Abba Agathon loved very much Abba Alexander, because he was very ascetic, humble, extremely gentle and of mild nature. One day all his disciples where working next to the river […]
2nd Sunday of the fast. Saint Gregory Palamas
(Mark. 2, 1-12) The second Sunday of Great Lent, we could easily say, is a second Sunday of Orthodoxy, a Sunday of Orhodox practice. And it is not by […]
Holy sayings
LISTENING When someone has a problem, you must listen to him carefully. The entire time that he is talking do not show him that you got tired, because […]
Cheesefare Sunday
Return to God Great Lent is a forty-day period for us to return to God. Due to our sins, we find ourselves outside of paradise. Realizing this fact we seek […]
Holy sayings
It is the light The continuous study of the Holy Scriptures is the light of our soul and it protect us from the passions. St. Isaak the Syrian […]
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
And with our sins, even though we are Christians! Theword ‘prodigal’ (ἄσωτος)comesfromtheverb ‘tosave’ (σώζω) and its negation, as is indicated by the alpha (α). After the fall, man finds […]
Holy sayings
Proper leadership When you are in charge, the one who doesn’t listen to you and obey you with your first word, don’t pressure and quarrel with him, and […]
Holy sayings
TEACHING Truly wise is not the one who teaches with words, but the one who teaches with his example. Abbas Iperehios THE TEACHER The true teacher is the […]