Lack of faith, fear for the future and forgetting about the good providence of God often lead to acts, which later on we must regret much.
Category Archives: Humility
On slander
The one paying heed to slander loses human dignity and becomes like unto an animal led by a rope, its end being in the hands of slanderers.
On dispassion
«Dispassion is the peaceful state of the soul, in which it is not easily moved toward evil.» — St. Maximus the Confessor
Sunday of all Saints
“…whosoever shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father…” Dear brothers and sisters! Having joyously celebrated the Decent of the Holy Spirit on last Sunday, today, we cheerfully honor the memory of all the saints, who, being filled with divine grace, by the manifestation of the miracles worked by God …
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the first Ecumenical Council
“…That they be one, even as We are…” Dear brothers and sisters! How much meaning is in these words of the Lord! Praying for His disciples, for His Church, God the Son asks God the Father that we, Orthodox Christians, members of the Body of Christ, be one even as the Holy Trinity is one. …
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The Sunday of the Blind Man
Christ is Risen!!! This week from the Gospel reading we hear how the Lord healed a man blind from his birth. We also hear how the Pharisees, out of envy, tried to convince him, who received healing, that the Lord, Who healed him, was not the Christ, not even a righteous man, but a sinner. …
The Sunday of the Paralytic
Christ is Risen!!! This Sunday the Holy Church celebrates the healing of the paralytic by the Lord. Today, the Holy Gospel tells us how the Lord came to the sheep’s pool, the place where a multitude of the sick awaited the descent of the angel and the stirring of waters in order to be healed, …
St. Thomas’ Sunday
Christ is Risen!!! The first Sunday after Pascha has arrived, and the Church celebrates its – Pascha’s – first commemoration this year. The eighth day of Pascha has arrived, and the Church already celebrates it – Pascha – again. Unlike the other feasts, which are celebrated only once a year, Pascha is repeated both yearly …
About warfare and prayer
“It is better not to notice the warfare on account of not paying attention to it and being focused on prayer, rather than, abandoning the attention to prayer, give in to contemplating the warfare, which is above our strength, and from this perceived contemplation arrive at high mindedness, which is inseparable from self opinion.” — …
About temptations
Do you wish to overcome a temptation? Thank the Lord for it and receive His immediate aid. Complaining, on the contrary, makes one weak.