Wednesday, March 28, 2018

"O woe, truly I am being destroyed!", cries out Hades..."

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Christ raising Lazarus from the dead  ( source )    "O woe, truly I am being destroyed!", cries out Hades, which speaks to D...
Friday, March 23, 2018

"I see you now as a greatly-bright lamp..."

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The Annunciation of the Theotokos ( source )     I see you now as a greatly-bright lamp founded by God, as a golden Ark of the Law t...
Thursday, March 22, 2018

"The door of the Kingdom is already open..."

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Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior ( source )   Christ became man and called to repentance robbers and harlots. Repent, my soul! T...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Elder Ephraim of Arizona: "Carry your cross with patience and joy"

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Jesus Christ taken from the Cross, mourned by the Theotokos, His Mother ( source )   About the grief that torments you, I have told y...
Thursday, March 8, 2018

Elder Symeon Kragiopoulos: "The Cross is glory for Christ."

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Jesus Christ crucified ( source )    Only God knows what every one of us should go through. And not only should we get prepared for i...
Monday, March 5, 2018

Elder Nikon of New Skete: "If Christ benefited from fasting, then I will fast too!"

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Christ being tempted and overcoming the devil in the desert ( source )     “When man practices asceticism, the devil often gets in ...
Thursday, March 1, 2018

St. Ephraim of Katounakia (+1998)

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Elder Ephraim of Katounakia (+1998) ( source ) Note: This year marks 20 years from the repose of blessed Elder Ephraim of Katounakia, ...