Saint Xenophon was one of the foremost nobles of Constantinople. He possessed abundant worldly goods, but was richer still in inner treasures: faith, piety, and the zealous observance of […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
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 […]
Martyrs Innas, Pinnas, and Rimmas, disciples of the Apostle Andrew, in Scythia
The Holy Martyrs Innas, Pinnas and Rimmas were Slavs from Scythia Minor, who were disciples of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. He baptized them, and later he ordained […]
Spiritual messages
The answer to global warming Love positively changes the nature of things. St. John Chrysostom About Love He who loved God, first loved his neighbor. For the latter […]
Saint Maximos of Kafsokalyvia
Saint Maximos, whose memory the Church honors in January 13, known as Manuel while he was secular, was born in the city of Lampsako to pious parents who raised […]
Absolutely nothing
Nothing is greater than a pure heart, because such a heart becomes the throne of God. And what is more glorious than the throne of God? Absolutely nothing. […]
St. John Escape
When Herod ordered the massacre of infants, St. John the Baptist was on the blacklist. St. John the Baptist was then about two years old, but he was miraculously […]
The Icon of the Theophany – An Explanation
When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest; for the voice of the Father bare witness to Thee, calling […]
A Christmas Wish
-Elder, give me a wish for Christmas. – I wish that Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary will keep you close to them like the little lamb by the […]
Prophet Habakkuk (Abbacum)
Speech of the blessed Confessor Theologian Nikolaos Sotiropoulos, on the subject of “Saint John the Russian”, a wonderful incident that happened to the Prophets Habakkuk and Daniel and […]