On Great Wednesday afternoon Small Compline is performed and the theologically profound Canon of Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete the Jerusalemite, is chanted: “Furnished and ready, the upper room received […]
Holy and Great Tuesday
On Great Tuesday, our Church remembers the Parable of the Ten Virgins and advises us to follow the example of the five wise ones; to have lit the lamp […]
Introduction to the Holy and Great Week – Great and Holy Monday
Among the 52 weeks of the year, one week stands out from the others, and is called Great Week. It is called great not because it has more days from […]
‘He who teaches
It is good to teach, but if you apply what you say so that your actions are consistent with what he says and by his silent example be recognized for […]
Υou have to stop being busy with yourself
It is God who acts to give us a new life, but God expects man to give his consent on his behalf. In or- der to say “yes”, […]
Otherwise how is it possible
The Creator and our Maker is God by nature, by His nature, while we become gods by grace, because while by nature we remain human, by His grace we […]
The Akathist Hymn
"Rejoice, unfading rose. Rejoice, the only one who budded forth the unfading apple. Rejoice, birth-giver of the aromatic balm of the King of all. Rejoice, O Bride unwedded, […]
Saint Anicetus of Rome
The Holy Hieromartyr Anicetus was from the city of Emesa in Syria and he was Bishop of Rome in the middle of the 2nd century AD. (155 – […]
God speaks to us
God comes near us, God speaks to us. It is a very big thing to be able to hear God’s voice, no matter how it may reach us –through […]
The Prophetic Saint
Once three young ladies went to see Saint Seraphim of Sarov and one of them said to the Saint: "I, elder, want to be a nun, and glorify God." and […]