by St. Nilus of Sora Learn something from the Scriptures by heart, keeping your mind focused on it. These things impede the demons from making incursions against us. This is also a stratagem of the Holy Fathers. The Complete Extant Ascetical Works [in Greek - Thessaloniki: Ekdoseis … [Read more...]
Insights On True Repentance
By St. John Climacus of Sinai Repentance is the renewal of baptism. Repentance is a contract with God for a second life. A penitent is a buyer of humility. Repentance is constant distrust of bodily comfort... Repentance is the daughter of hope and the renunciation of despair... Repentance is … [Read more...]
Why Go To Church When I Can Pray At Home?
by St. John Chrysostom They say: 'We can pray at home.' Thou art deceiving thyself, O man! Of course, one can pray at home. But it is impossible to pray there as in church, where such a multitude of hearts are uplifted to God, merging into one unanimous cry. Thou wilt not be so quickly heard … [Read more...]
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