Agapi en Xristo

“And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentile unto all men . . .” (II Timothy 2:24) OUR PIOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS, the lai...

Just as we are referring to the wonders performed by Saint John, The Baptist, in the present times, we are not departing from our purpose i...

Η εικόνα αυτή βρισκόταν από πολύ παλιά στο Καθολικό της Ιεράς Μονής Βατοπεδίου στον κίονα του αριστερού χορού. Το 1730 όμως εξαφανίστηκε ...

  1. Τη συμπεριφορά μας να τη στολίζη το μέτρο. Χωρίς το μέτρο, ακόμη κι αυτά, πού θεωρούνται ως καλά, καταντούν βαρετά και βλαβερά. 2. Δε...

Pride, of course, is the head of the family of the seven capital sins in Christian tradition, the granddaddy of evil. It might seem like ...

Eventually, Elder Paissios got cancer and was taken into hospital in Thessaloniki. At the hospital, they looked after him as best they coul...

May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your salvation. Amen; so be it. I pray that God gives yo...

Being a woman has never been an easy task, ever since God said to Eve, “In pain you shall bring forth children” (Genesis 3:16). But up un...

One day a week you should ‘keep holy’ (Ex. 20:8): that which is called the Lord’s day, because it is consecrated to the Lord, who on that d...

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 1:7). If someone were to know the number of stars in the heavens and the names...

When we or our friends are faced with tragedy it is common to ask, "Where is God? Why does He allow this to happen?" The Fath...

Mέχρι τον 10ο περίπου αιώνα όταν ο Ιερέας έλεγε «τας θύρας τας θύρας εν σοφία πρόσχωμεν» έμεναν μέσα στον Ναό μόνον οι μυημένοι, οι πιστο...

1) Be mindful, O Lord, for the peace of the world! 2) O Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on our Church and our Orthodoxy. 3) O Lord Jesus Chr...

Η ανταπόκριση του Κυρίου στην προσευχή δεν εξαρτάται από το πλήθος των λόγων, αλλ’ από τη νήψη του νου και της καρδιάς. Και αυτό μπορεί να...

The monks of the Holy Mountain teach us that through ascetic practices we are able to perfect quietude of body and mind and to arriv...

God sent us angels to be our traveling companions and our guides in this life, to guard us and protect us from all evil. They are als...

You should see the pain that some people have to bear! They are good people, but both their children, Costas and Maria, have become fana...

Τίποτα δὲν εἶναι μεγαλύτερο ἀπὸ τὴν καθαρὴ καρδιά, γιατί μία τέτοια καρδιὰ γίνεται θρόνος τοῦ Θεοῦ. Καὶ τί εἶναι ἐνδοξότερο ἀπὸ τὸ θρόνο τ...

Ἡ θρησκεία μας εἶναι ἡ θρησκεία τῶν θρησκειῶν, ἡ ἐξ ἀποκαλύψεως, ἡ πραγματική, ἡ ἀληθινή θρησκεία. Οἱ ἄλλες θρησκεῖες εἶναι ἀνθρώπινες, κο...

Silence for the monks is a rule of life. It protects them from uncontrollable and unrestrained talk as well as from impugnation and slande...