Another miracle of Saint Menas took place in 1826 AD in Heraklion, Crete, a city where the Saint is particularly honored. In 1821 AD, following the outbreak of the Great Greek Revolution against the Turks, the conquerors carried out massacres of thousands of civilians in many areas. The inhabitants of Crete were among the first to pay for the revolution with their blood. Among the […]
The elder favors children to fasting
“It was December of 1987,” remembers a young woman named Sophia.[1] “I was seven years old, and all my hair had fallen out. The doctors’ diagnoses varied. […]
The Resurrection of Jairus daughter The healing of the bleeding woman
Sunday 9.11.2014 Z’ Luke There is still hope In both cases the Lord gives each person what they ask for, because they both ask in faith. But our faith in […]
Saint Nektarios as seen through his Letters
A Myrrh-streamer and a Wonderworker, but also a great theologian and writer. Saint Nektarios, the boast of the Orthodox faithful of our age, was honoured […]
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
5th Sunday of Luke Luke 16: 19-31 … as though we’ve already journeyed to the other world and returned again. Each person in this world will […]
How to pray
Prayer is a conversation with God. The soul of the true Christian wants to pray constantly. It begins with doxology and praise, moves on to supplication and petition. […]
Miracle of St. Vlasios
On 9 December 1943, the Nazis burned Kalavryta and killed 667 male inhabitants. They then headed east, conducting operations against the Greek guerrillas in the northern Peloponnese. Around […]
St. Demetrious of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος της Θεσσαλονίκης) was a Christianmartyr, who lived in the early 4th century. During the Middle Ages, he came to be revered as one of the […]
6th Sunday of St Luke
As our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ visited the villages of Judaea, he met a man from thevillageofGergeseen. Now, this particularly man few years ago became possessed […]
Friendship
He who, because of some temptation and trial, cannot overlook the defect of his friend, does not yet have holy apathy. There are many friends in the time […]