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The “Unexpected Joy” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, is
The “Unexpected Joy” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, is painted in this way: in a room is an icon of the Mother of God, and beneath it a youth is...

St. Mark the ascetic said: "Whoever desires to eliminate future
St. Mark the ascetic said: "Whoever desires to eliminate future tribulations must bear the present tribulations with joy." Men consider slander as a g...

Holy souls read Holy Scripture with great diligence concentrating
Holy souls read Holy Scripture with great diligence concentrating on every word and placing themselves before the mirror of the Word of God as before ...

According to the instructions given to us by St Gregory of Sinai
According to the instructions given to us by St Gregory of Sinai (R2 p275, R3 p74, 84), this is how to pray: “Sitting in your cell, remain patiently...

How can we overcome the enmity of our enemies? By renunciation,
How can we overcome the enmity of our enemies? By renunciation, meekness and prayer. Renunciation in everything, except in faith and purity of life, m...

98 year old Dobri Dobrev, a man who lost most of his hearing in
98 year old Dobri Dobrev, a man who lost most of his hearing in the second world war, has travelled 25 kilometers every day for decades from his villa...

The adversaries of Christ, through their efforts against Christ,
The adversaries of Christ, through their efforts against Christ, always achieved the opposite results. Instead of stopping the river of Christianity, ...

Saint of the day 9 November † Our Father among the Saints
Saint of the day 9 November † Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery o...