The Holy Hieromartyr Anicetus was from the city of Emesa in Syria and he was Bishop of Rome in the middle of the 2nd century AD. (155 – […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
The Prophetic Saint
Once three young ladies went to see Saint Seraphim of Sarov and one of them said to the Saint: "I, elder, want to be a nun, and glorify God." and […]
The state of your heart
Happiness lies within your own self, and blessed is the man who understood this. Examine your heart and see its spiritual state. Has your heart lost confidence in […]
Holy New Martyr George of Ephesus
Holy New Martyr George was born in New Ephesus in 1756 to a father from Samos. He married and had several children. One day in June of […]
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Introduction On the Fifth Sunday of Lent the Orthodox Church commemorates our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt. The feast day of Saint Mary of Egypt is April 1, however, […]
The Greek Freedom Fighters of 1821 are in Paradise
Saint Porphyrios Kausokalyvitis had seen the Freedom Fighters of 1821 with Kolokotronis first, all in Paradise…! And when they asked him what we should do, to go with […]
Venerable John Climacus of Sinai, Author of “the Ladder”
Saint John of the Ladder is honored by Holy Church as a great ascetic and author of the renowned spiritual book called THE LADDER, from which he is […]
My Prayer Ropes Were Full of Myrrh and Fragrance
Last summer I went with friends to Mount Athos and we stayed for two days in Megisti Lavra, the oldest and first in the order of the monasteries of […]
Fasting
Fasting is the food of the soul. Indeed, just as food can make the body fat, so fasting strengthens the soul, makes it lighter, elevates it spiritually and […]
Holy Martyr King Edward of England
Edward was the oldest son of English King Edgar, who reigned from the year 957. Edgar, like his famous great-grandfather King Alfred the Great, was remembered as […]