Elder St. Porphyrios on the Indwelling of the Spirit…
The person who is worthy of God is filled with the Holy Spirit. He has divine grace. God, in the mystery of Christ, gives him joy, peace, meekness, and...
Elder Anthimos+ on Preparing for Death…
“We must prepare, so that we do not die. There is a saying, ‘If you die before you die, you will not die when you #8217; Our preparation, which...
Orthodox Quote for June 28
“The very moment when we set out to pray, whether in our own homes or at a service in church, the evil one begins to shoot darts at our...
St Vasily on the Need for Consistency in Spiritual Life…
The lack of constancy is disastrous for spiritual life. When a person sees for the first time the light of the gospel truth shining before him with dazzling...
Fr Alexey Young on Developing a Christian Conscience (Part 3)…
We should often, if not daily, examine our souls and repent of the sins we find there. St. Mark the Ascetic writes: “The conscience is nature’s book. He who...
Elder St Porphyrios on Tongues…
“Whereas Peter the apostle was speaking his own tongue, the lan- guage was instantaneously transformed in the mind of the hearers. In an ineffable way the Holy Spirit...
Elder St Paisios on Battling Bad Habits…
First of all, man must realise that such a habit is harmful to him, and then he must be willing to struggle to break the habit. One must have...
Elder St Paisios on Instant Conversion…
he spiritual life does not require years. Within a second, one can find himself gone from hell into Paradise, if he repents. Man is changeable. He can become an...
Fr Alexey Young on Developing a Christian Conscience (Part 2)…
We should read the writings of the Holy Fathers of the Church and the Lives of the Saints. Blessed Theophan the Recluse explained this to one of his spiritual...
Hieromonk Paisy on Facing Trials Victoriously…
Our disfigured world hurts us from time to time. But we should always rise from our knees, crawl and get up with all our might. The spirit must be...