“We also must actively participate in the Divine Liturgy by going properly prepared with Holy Confession, fasting, and prayer, so that we may receive the Pure Mysteries of Christ for the remission of our sins and Eternal Life. It requires struggle and effort, self-discipline of soul and body, a straining of the soul and longing for a holy life, so that we and the reposed may obtain much benefit and Everlasting Life.”
(Brother of the Monsastery of Panagia Vlahernon newsletter)