Elder: “Have I ever told you my child about St. Mary of Egypt?’ Young man: “I don’t believe so.” Elder: “St. Mary of Egypt was a prostitute from the age […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
St. Gregory Palamas on Jesus prayer
St. Gregory Palamas said the following: “Let no one think that it is the duty only of clergy and monastics to pray with ceasing and not of laypeople. No, […]
Holy counsels
Take away from me sloth Always prefer to study and being at a state of eagerness making haste, because then the difficult seem easy. Never prefer to be indolent […]
Small sins
St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain in his book Spiritual Exercises develops many arguments about how much damage is caused by the so-called light or small sins. Unfortunately many […]
Attachement to earthly things make us foreign to heavenly things
Living in a society which emphasises materials and wealth, we sometimes become so attached to our belongings that we go to great lengths to keep them to ourselves. However, […]
About Fasting
Α young man is talking with an Elder at the Holy Mountain. “My child, fasting is as old as we are. It was given to us in Paradise when God […]
How can I be saved?
Someone asked St. Paisios the Hagiorate: – Elder, how can I be saved? – Hold on to the dress of the Theotokos with absolute confidence exactly like the one […]
Elders and their sayings 2
Talking and not talking The one who speaks because the Lord wants it, is doing fine. And the one who is silent, because the Lord wants it, is also […]
Elders and their sayings
Knowing Yourself The humble knowledge of our own self should be honored as more important that all sciences together. St. Nikodemos the Hagiorate The soul Maintain pure your […]
What beauty awaits us ..
Ah, if you could only see a little bit of paradise, if you could only hear for a few seconds the chanting of the sweet angels who shine with […]