Holy Heritage: Elder Anthony of Optina
Elder Anthony (March 9, 1795 – August 7, 1865) Responding to a letter from his older brother who was then at Sarov Monastery, the future Elder Anthony […]
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St. Hilarion of Optina. Holy sayings
The following teachings of St. Hilarion of Optina were taken from Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina, Holy Trinity Publications, 2005: Anger If […]
Holy sayings
Help for injustice The one who receives unfairness and injustice from others, he is released from many sins and gets help from God analogous to his distress and sorrow. […]
5th Sunday of Luke -The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus
(Luke 16: 19-31) The most difficult thing is for someone to bear seeing himself In today’s Gospel, our Lord presents in the person of the […]
Holy sayings
To be crushed God allows a prideful person who thinks that his power is secured forever, to be crushed and humbled. St. Nikolai (Velimirovich) of Ochrid and Zicha […]
The sin of Lucifer
Angels! Who believes in angels today? People have become materialists unfortunately. And the following anecdote is characteristic. When the Russian astronaut flew high with the spaceship and after […]
2nd Sunday of Luke – The Golden Rule
(Luke 6, 31-36 ) When you receive the love of God, you change In today’s Gospel reading from the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord says […]
Holy sayings
Receiving from God When someone receives inside something from God, then the heart feels happy. When on the contrary receives something from the enemy, then the heart feels confused and […]
First Sunday of Luke ‘The miracle of the fish‘
(Luke 5, 1-11) “Do not despair. Do not see things through your own successes or failures. Listen to what I have to tell you.” In today’s gospel reading […]
Spiritual life. Sayings of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
“What gas is to a machine, so is the heart to the spiritual life. Whenever man does something from the heart, he’s not exhausted by it. For this reason, […]