Every man is an image of God, and that all his glory is within him, in his heart. Remember that every man is an image of […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
How a passion fades
Just as wood is the cause of the flame of the fire and if you don’t feed it enough, the fire goes out, so are some of the […]
About Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine is considered the protector of the Engineers as she was a model of wisdom and education for her time and because she was martyred on a […]
From the life of St. Catherine
According to her biographers and the Church tradition, the body of Saint Catherine was transferred on “wings of angels” to Mount Sina in Egypt, where it […]
Appearance of Our Lady, the Theotokos, to St. Joseph
The Elder (Saint) Joseph the Hesychast, experienced a great temptation, which resulted in his patience being exhausted. Specifically, in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in […]
Don’t stop
Say the prayer “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me” without ceasing with your mouth and with your mind. When the mouth grows tired, let […]
An armed guard
Just as, when there is an armed guard in the house, no criminal dares to approach it, so in the soul where there is the fear of […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- Illness- † Ascesis
I pray that you will get fully well. What can we do? The Lord chastens us so that we may have an eternal reward. […]
What you do not like, do not do to another
One of the Elders used to say: “What you do not like, do not do to another. Are you averse to someone saying words against you? Don't speak […]
Christ himself is testing us
St. Nicholas of Planas used to go to the homes of Christians who called upon him for a blessing. One time he was in […]