Month: February 2017
28 posts
Incense as a symbol of prayer
Incense is a resin of the tree called Boswellia serrata or Floribunda papyrifera, which grows in Africa and India.…
He did not cry for two years
A true story Helena was living in Karpenisi and had a very tough husband. He hit her for…
How to prepare for the evening prayer?
Archimandrite Ioachim Parr I don’t want to pray in the evening. How to prepare for the evening prayer?…
The well received prayer of the tax collector
May my prayer be set before you like incense. A prayer like this it’s impossible not to be…
The value of our soul
Christ’s Incarnation and Crucifixion show the endless love and mercy of God, Who came from heaven on earth…
Why does God punish me?
We know that patience is a precious virtue which makes us please God. But the exercise of patience…
Pieces of advice for prayer from the Athonite elders
The main thing in what regards the prayer is not the breath, nor the position but the repentance…
The stray mule
N.Dramudianos relates a wonderful experience he lived in 1940, during the war: Our regiment got the order to…
Learn how to pray (II)
In the end the dawn broke. He thought that as long as the beasts went to sleep he…
Learn how to pray (I)
If our despair springs out from the depths of our soul, if what we ask, if what we…