Didn’t Lucifer and Adam fall away from God through pride and rebellion? Wasn’t Adam saved by the humility of the Theotokos—“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
St. John the Chrysostom about the holy martyrs
For his sake Because the Holy Martyrs endured everything for the sake of our Lord and for their faithfulness to Him, the Lord provides rich gifts to those […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Judgment and Condemnation of Others
Slander is a great evil. Just as the little rudder steers the whole ship wherever it wants, likewise the tongue leads a person either to good or to evil. […]
St. Nilos the Ascetic about the clear prayer and the true prayer
Anyone who loves true prayer, but gets angry and is resentful, is not blameless. For he is like one who wants to see well and clearly but shakes his […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Illness
Gold has to pass through the furnace to become purified, and the soul of a Christian has to pass through the furnace of temptations to receive the seal of […]
The Uncreated Light
The Uncreated Light, when seen, is much brighter in intensity than sunlight and of a different nature from it. It is the same light of the Transfiguration of […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The shorter road to God
I entreat our Panagia very much that she grant me humility in all things, for it is a fundamental virtue, and without it the grace of the All-holy Spirit […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-When you are quarreling you are doing the devil’s will
Give preference to your brother in everything. Let deference towards others characterize you. In the name of God, do not quarrel, do not criticize. These are not actions of […]
Salvation through Theotokos
– Someone, Elder, asked us: ‘Since our salvation is in God’s hands, why, when we invoke the Virgin Mary, we say: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”? – Let’s say […]
SAINT GEORGE OF GOMATI (celebrated 7th of May)
Saint George lived in Gomati of Halkidiki at the beginning of the 19th century AD, when Greece was enslaved to the Turks. He had a family and a mill. […]