Sunday of the Blind man
The blind man sees Christ the Saviour, with the eyes of his soul The Gospel reading refers to a man blind from birth. What better, more beautiful and […]
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The servant of God, father Cosmas of Gregoriou Monastery
Below is a homily given by Bishop Avgoustinos of Florina a few months after Fr. Cosmas, Apostle to Zaire, reposed. This excerpt is from the book Apostle to Zaire: […]
Holy sayings
The excuse and the Bible Excuses do not exist in the Bible. The saints not only don’t use excuses, but they also suffer knowingly for the others. Blessed […]
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
(John. 4, 5-42) The Lord first comes to save a sinful woman! The Lord “being weary from the journey” came to meet the “prey”: the Samaritan woman, a […]
What does it mean to pray?
A man asked Saint Paisios the Hagiorite: “Elder, what does it mean for you to pray?’ He responded: “It means that I am sending a message, I ask for […]
Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoylos
One of [Elder Epiphanios’] spiritual children held a high-ranking administrative position, and when he confessed he would often confess the same sin involving his subordinates over and again. One […]
Elder Iakovos Tsalikis – A Glimpse of His Holy Life
From a young age little Iakovos (which was his name even at baptism) loved the Lord and His Bride, the Church. Born in Livisi, in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), he […]
The secret to obtaining the grace of God
In the struggle for Christian virtue it is easy to lose hope and to stop struggling. Many a times do we say, ‘It’s just too hard!’ In today’s spiritual […]
5th Sunday of the Fast
(Mark 10, 32-45) “…behold, we are going up to Jerusalem…” The Lord is going up to Jerusalem to be crucified, to die. His only concern is that he remains […]
The Ladder of the Divine Ascent
A man called his Spiritual Father with all kind of questions regarding his job. The man had a big research center that he was running and he wanted help […]