The history of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Lykourissis at Skoutera Agriniou includes some very impressive events, such as the fact that both the icon of the Virgin Mary that is located at the monastery and the relics of the Saints were found by hunters. […]
Sunday after Christmas
This is where all good things have come from … It never crossed the Holy Mother’s mind that she would become the Mother of God. When she was called […]
The Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
With special skills and grace the hymn-writers of our Holy Orthodox Church exalt the event of the Divine Economia through the sacred hymns of today’s great feast, that […]
Christ became human out of love
The incarnation of the Son and Word of God was not a consequence of the fall of man, but the original (unconditional) purpose of man’s creation, because in this way man was meant to and could reach deification. Indeed, Adam’s fall could not “force” God to become human, meaning Christ could not eternally assume human nature because […]
Be careful with your thoughts to have a stronger prayer
We must always keep our minds calm so that the intellect can distinguish the thoughts that passthrough it and the good ones sent by God, store them in the treasuries of memory, while rejecting the bad and demonic ones. When the sea is calm, fishermen can see what is moving on […]
A bag full of stones
A woman of unknown morals went to the monastery to hold a memorial service for her mother. The women who were there and had heard about her started gossiping about her badly. When the Elder, St. George Karsledes, finished, he […]
Sunday of the Forefathers
The great supper (Luke 14: 16-24) God sees into the heart of every man Man goes about his business, minds his family and does not take heed of […]
The Healing of the Bent and Burdened Woman
10th Sunday of Luke (Luke 13: 10-17) ” I , my God, take responsibility of my own actions……” If the Bent Woman had not been going […]
Faith with no good deeds is dead
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says they have faith but has no deeds? Could faith only save him? What good is it if we don’t give alms for the support of our poor brothers? So, faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself. Show me your faith by your good deeds; and I will show you my […]
A miracle of Saint Andrew the Apostle in Cyprus
According to a Cypriot tradition, during his travels, the Apostle Andrew also went to Cyprus. The ship that was carrying him to Antioch from Joppa was forced to stop in a small harbor at Cyprus, just before they passed the well-known now cape of the apostle Andrew and the small […]