My children, be brave in the fight. Our Christ is invisibly present, waiting to see your victory, in order to give you the unfading crown of eternal glory! Whoever loves […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
How to please God
Someone asked Saint Antony the Great: “Elder, what should I be watchful over to please God?” And the Elder answered: “Keep the following. Wherever you go, always have God before […]
Praying for the dead
God wants to help those who have died, because he feels pain for their salvation, but He does not, because He has nobility. He does not want to give the […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-The Lord is faithful in all
“As I find you, I will judge you.” 1 Behold, the value of a moment. Did He find you in repentance? Did He meet you in confession? Did He […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- How you will find a spiritual treasure
If something pushes you to criticism in any matter regarding a brother or the monastery, try to pray about the matter instead, without passing it under the judgment of […]
We can not do anything-Even the beasts-The unrepentant sin
When in our hearts we do not have the love for Christ, we cannot do anything. We are like ships that do not have fire, gasoline in their engine. […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- Humility
There is no greater evil than egotism. It gives birth to all temptations and troubles, and woe to whomever it entangles—it will deform him! Only the good disciple will […]
Saint Michael The Mavroudis
Saint Michael the Mavroudis, came from the village of Granitsa in Agrafa. His parents were the pious Demetrios and the virtuous Stateria, who brought up Michael “in the education and […]
When Christ comes
Many times, Christ comes, and He knocks on your door. You have Him sit in the living room of your soul, but you are absorbed with your tasks and […]
Patience with afflictions
Ι had a cousin, her mind was affected by an illness and suffered. About twenty years later she died. Believe me, I saw her in a vision within the ranks […]