Agapi en Xristo

If you want to go straight before God, you need two walls. Not of brick, or stone or earth, but two spiritual walls.  Have fear of God ...

If you give something to someone who is in need, then let a cheerful face precede your gift, along with kind words and encouragement for...

  Those who have realized how dangerous and evil is the life they lead, the devil succeeds in keeping in his power mainly by following...

When reading the Holy Scriptures, he who is humble and engaged in spiritual work, will apply everything to himself and not to someone ...

God is kind, He wants us all to be saved. If only a few were to be saved,why then was Christ crucified? The gate into Paradise is not narr...

When you begin to pray, begin to think of your sins and weep for them, this is how you should pray. St. Joseph of Optina

All who truly believe in Him and cleave to Him with all their soul are changed into His image by the power of His Resurrection.   St. The...

Σκοπὸς τῆς ζωῆς μας εἶναι νὰ γίνουμε τέλειοι καὶ ἅγιοι. Νὰ ἀναδειχθοῦμε παιδιὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ κληρονόμοι τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν. Ἂς προ...

1. Οἱ ψυχὲς ποὺ ἀγαποῦν τὸν Θεὸ καὶ τὴν ἀλήθεια, δὲν ὑποφέρουν οὔτε τὴν παραμικρὴ ἐλάττωση τοῦ ἔρωτά τους πρὸς τὸν Κύριο. Ἀλλὰ καρφωμένες ...

- Γέροντα, όταν κάποια γυναίκα μας πη: «δεν με κατάλαβε ο πνευματικός», τι πρέπει να της πούμε; - Πέστε της: «Μήπως εσύ δεν του έδωσες να ...

St. Ephraim of Nea Makri An astonishing miracle for a newborn from St. Ephraim of Nea Makri (amateur translation) I wish, in my o...

- You must look after the purification of your soul on a daily basis. Do your spiritual work and say the Jesus Prayer. Your thoughts, will...

Είτε προσευχόμαστε για τον εαυτό μας είτε για τους άλλους η προσευχή πρέπει να είναι καρδιακή. Το πρόβλημα των άλλων να γίνεται και δι...

We must strive so that all of our life, as a whole, and not certain hours and days, is based on the Law of God. We must arrange all of our...

Our sole care will be to continue in the world of Christ, to become His disciples and cease to be servants of sin. Elder Sophrony of Ess...

- Γέροντα, γιατί πολλοί άνθρωποι, ενώ πίστευαν, έχασαν την πίστη τους; - Αν δεν προσέχει κανείς στα θέματα της πίστεως και της λατρείας,...

Ίσως έχεις ακούσει κάποιους να ρωτάνε: «Πώς ακούνε οι άγιοι τις προσευχές μας;». Ίσως κι εσύ η ίδια να έχεις αναρωτηθεί για το ίδιο πράγμα....

When you pray, look into yourself to see whether your land is void of passions, that God might place in you the things which you ask of H...

We must not approach Christ out of fear of how we will die and of what will become of us. Rather, we must open our hearts to Him, as when...

Therefore, do not fear the path of Christ, for a smooth and wide path ends in hell, but a thorny and narrow one leads to Heaven. St...

You know what happens when a portrait that has been painted on a panel becomes obliterated through external stains.The artist does not th...

Walk before God in simplicity, and not in subtleties of the mind. Simplicity brings faith, but subtle and intricate speculations bring c...

A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants ki...

...Την ώρα πού μπήκα στο δωμάτιο του, ήταν εκεί οι γιατροί, πού έκαναν την καθημερινή επίσκεψη τους στους θαλάμους των ασθενών. Κατά σύμπτ...

Σήμερα γιορτάζεις και μαζί με σένα γιορτάζουμε όλοι μας, κανείς δεν μένει έξω. Τι περίεργο όμως; Γιορτάζουμε το θάνατό σου, γιορτάζουμε ...

Πριν αρκετά χρόνια " διηγείται ένας φίλος , " σ΄ένα ταξίδι μου στήν Κεφαλονιά , συνέπεσε νά τύχω στήν εορτή τού Αγίου Γερασίμου, ...

A hideous and impure passion! All evil catches a fish in this murky water! God does not even want to hear about a proud person! He takes a...

Love the poor and co-suffer with them, so God may also have mercy on you. Do not rebuke those sorrowful at heart, that you might not be ...

What is our responsibility when it comes to using our financial resources to help the needy? Are to give all we have to the poor? The...

It is just as shameful for lovers of the flesh and the belly to search out spiritual things as it is for a harlot to discourse on chastity. ...

Ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ ἔγινε ἄνθρωπος, γιά νά χαρίσει ξανά στόν ἄνθρωπο, ἐκεῖνο γιά τό ὁποῖο τόν προόρισε. Τόν δημιούργησε σύμφωνα μέ τή δική του...

Τὸ χειρότερο πρᾶγμα γιὰ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἶναι ὁ θάνατος: τὸ νὰ γίνω λάσπη, νὰ μεταβληθῶ σὲ σκουλήκια, σὲ πηλό! Ἀξίζει τάχα νὰ εἶναι κανεὶς ...

-Dstructive thoughts destroy the stillness within. and then we have no peace.   Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica -The mind of someone affected...

Since our sweet Jesus is so good, compassionate and kind, why should you despair ? We seek one small thing from Him, and He gives us so...

The Panagia is the most exciting person in history. The Fathers of the Church, in their hymnology and theology, do not hesitate to compare...

-Γέροντα, όταν έχουμε ένα αίτημα για κάποιο σοβαρό θέμα, μήπως πρέπει η προσευχή να συνοδεύεται με νηστεία; Αυτό δεν χρειάζεται συζήτηση·...

Ρίξτε το μεγαλύτερο βάρος του αγώνος σας στην προσευχή, γιατί αυτή θα σας κρατάει σε επαφή με το Θεό. Και η επαφή αυτή πρέπει να είναι συν...

Why is it really necessary for Christians to pay attention to the death of Mary the Mother of Jesus? Does it add anything to our spiritual...