The best way to rejuvenate someone When you pray about someone else, a good power comes out of you and goes to your brother and heals, strengthens, and […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Authentic humility
A humble man is not he who is self-deprecating and who uses humble words, but he who joyfully accepts advice. If you wish to be saved, you should love […]
Sometimes even the devil tells the truth
A certain hermit once had a conversation with the devil. During the course of the conversation the devil revealed certain truths which are very beneficial for all Christian’s to keep […]
Be thankful to God for everything
St. Peter of Damaskus is one of the most prolific writers in the “Philokalia.” Of all the many texts in this marvelous collection of spiritual works, St. Peter’s works […]
Spiritual counsels
Sorrows Sorrows bring us closer to God. And when we think the eternal profit we get from sorrows, we should not be sad. St. John the Chrysostom Illness […]
Holy sayings
The excuse and the Bible Excuses do not exist in the Bible. The saints not only don’t use excuses, but they also suffer knowingly for the others. Blessed […]
What does it mean to pray?
A man asked Saint Paisios the Hagiorite: “Elder, what does it mean for you to pray?’ He responded: “It means that I am sending a message, I ask for […]
The Ladder of the Divine Ascent
A man called his Spiritual Father with all kind of questions regarding his job. The man had a big research center that he was running and he wanted help […]
The ones who follow Christ…
The ones who follow Christ The ones who follow Christ, with an unstated manner are becoming one with Him, carrying the burdens and the weaknesses of others. St. Sofronios […]
Sin-despair-repentance
The period of Great Lent is a time of repentance, a time of confession. Our Lord, God and Father seeks for nothing more than our repentance. He wants our […]