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Work with a Blessing! “At that time…” Thus begins the Gospel, my beloved brethren. By means of these words we are called to think on that time when he to whom no one can compare – our Lord Jesus Christ – walked upon the face of the earth. “At that time…” Some…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςAdvice for parents from elder Porfyrios Today we put before you the words of one of the most inspiring elders of our times. The late Elder Porphyrios was a monk from Mt Athos who, for health reasons, had to leave Mt Athos, and ended up living in the heart of Athens for most of his…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςWhen a person remains completely obedient to his conscience and implements whatever it tells him, he is not reproved by it anymore— not that its voice has weakened, but rather because of his good obedience, his conscience has nothing to reprove. The Apostle John says that when a man’s conscience does not condemn him, he…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςMy child, with the weapon of prayer in your hands, fight for the divine battlements. Whoever struggles is crowned, not with olive branches, but with the unfading crown of eternal glory in the heavenly Jerusalem!
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςHere in this vain world, my child, we shall be afflicted, we shall be embittered, we shall feel pain. But all this is for a limited time; it is temporary—let us pray that God does not abandon us to an eternal degree and measure, for then we would not bear it. Whenever you are in…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςAh, 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 heavenly light and emit paradisiacal fragrance! Oh, what beauty! Unfortunately, we are in the dark about all these things. There everything shines with limitless bliss. And…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςPlease do not criticize each other, because this is full of ego and pride. But find an excuse for your brother’s error which is a testimony of humility and love. The person who does this will find a lot of grace from God.
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςA young man asked an Elder in the Holy Mountain: “Elder, how I can see Christ?” The Elder responded: “To see Christ my child, first you need to clean yourself. If you are expecting a visitor, then you clean your house. If you are expecting a guest, then you clean the room he will…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςFor everybody that lives in the world, do not despair when you are possessed by many passions, the weight of your sins is extremely heavy, and you feel you are driving really fast “downhill”. Put your hope in Christ’s hands and turn suddenly and abruptly the steering wheel in the way of God, uphill. Soon…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσης“Avoid the causes, what triggers sin. For example, if you have diabetes and you are supposed not to eat sweets, how can you stop them if all the time you are inside or around stores that sell sweets and pastries? (Source: Dion. Tatsis, Outdoor Archontariki, Recorded teachings of St. Paisiou, Konitsa Feb. ’94,…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςEverything will pass and will end as if had never existed, whereas works done in God will remain with the soul that worked them so that the worker may reap eternal life from them. Blessed are the spiritual philosophers of God, who give away transient things and store up eternal things, so that when they…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςSaint Paisios of Mount Athos One time, some seniors from the Athonite School asked elder Paisios what they should watch out for most in their lives. “Pay attention to the little, everyday things,” he answered. “You sit there comfortably in your armchair, and you think that it’s not bad or a sin; you say, ‘It doesn’t…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςDo not accept any evil words, but keep your soul clean and uncorrupt. Because if you accept the dirty words of someone who speaks against his neighbor, then your prayer will be affected by thoughts and will hate unjustifiably those who you socialize with.
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςDo not forget your goal, my child. Look into heaven and see the beauty that awaits us. What are the present, earthly things? Aren’t they but ashes and dust and a dream? Don’t we see that everything here is subject to decay? Whereas things above are everlasting, the kingdom of God is endless, and blessed…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςEverything will pass and will end as if had never existed, whereas works done in God will remain with the soul that worked them so that the worker may reap eternal life from them. Blessed are the spiritual philosophers of God, who give away transient things and store up eternal things, so that when they…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςEvery Christian should consider the following: 1) that the time of your life passes without stopping, 2) that you cannot turn back time and the past is completely gone, 3) that you cannot control the past and the future but only the present which you live at this very moment, and 4) that you do…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςΙ see your struggle; I am counting the crowns; I envy your medallions; I plunge my mind into the age to come to hear the triumphant melodies that the angelic beings will compose; I am amazed and bemoan myself because I have not struggled as you struggle! My children, just think about what the…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςSalvation is not gained when we speak idly or when we pass our days without keeping accounts. Be careful with your tongue and your thoughts, for guarding them fills the soul with the light of God. But he whose mouth is unbridled deposits various impurities in his soul. Elder Ephraim of Arizona http://elderephraimarizona.blogspot.gr/2015/07/be-careful-with-your-tongue-and-your.html
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςIn a quiet room (preferably after some spiritual reading or after lighting the lamp in front of the icons and censing), as far as possible removed from noise and concerns, when you’re free of all thought and calculation, let your intellect go down into your heart and say the prayer ‘Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςSt. Seraphim of Sarov One should always endure all things with gratitude, for God’s sake. We should always and foremost humble ourselves, following the teaching of St. Isaac of Syria: “Humble yourself and you will behold the glory of God.” Therefore let us love humility, and we shall behold the glory of God. His…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςBe at peace with your own soul then heaven & earth will be at peace with you…The ladder that leads to the Kingdom is hidden within your soul..Dive into yourself and in your soul and you will discover the stairs by which to ascend. Words of Eternal Life by St Isaac the Syrian Silence is a…
Συνέχιση ανάγνωσηςSt. Macarius of Optina “Woe to our times: we now depart from the narrow and sorrowful path leading to eternal life and we seek a happy and peaceful path. But the merciful Lord leads many people from this path, against their will, and places them on the sorrowful one.
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