Some temptation happened to you, some trial on the part of your brother, and the sorrow led you to hatred. Do not be overcome by hate but overcome […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Nothing More than the Holy Communion
God has nothing more to give to man than what He gives him in Holy Communion. Neither can man ask from God anything more than what he receives […]
Sincere Prayer
Prayer is the mirror of the soul. Just as in the mirror you see what your form is like, so prayer, when it is warm and sincere, reveals the […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. To whom belongs the kingdom of heaven?
Let us not lose our time in vain. The kingdom of heaven belongs to those who force themselves. 1 Bear in mind the departure of our souls, […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Repentance
Repentance is endless. All the virtues, by the grace of God, may be perfected by man, but no one can perfect repentance, since we need repentance until our last […]
Do not waste your time
How many times a day, and every day, whether we are at home or somewhere else, we need to leave what we are doing and do what the Lord […]
How to read the Psalms and the Prayers
When you read the verses of the psalms and the prayers, do not think that they are someone else's words, which you repeat, and thus, you think that the psalms […]
Earthly Sorrows
When we are surrounded by sorrows, we must intensify our prayers, to attract more strongly the grace of God… Earthly pleasures lead to the great eternal sorrow. Saint […]
I trust in God, that He will have mercy on my lowliness
The older I grow, the more I perceive the instability, the vanity of earthly things. Oh, why do we trouble ourselves in vain? Our life is short—dust, ashes, a […]
Advices to fight the passion of polylogy or talking too much
Do not start a long conversation with the one who listens to you with a bad attitude, because you will make him feel very uncomfortable with you and will […]