Month: September 2017
30 posts
We lose a lot when we are late at the church
We ought to know that every mornings in the churches are officiated the Matins and the Holy Liturgy…
The Duties of the Christian
What is the first and greatest concern of the believer in his life? The first and greatest concern…
The Armenian Christian
One night they brought us a new convict. They gave him the upper bunk bed from the opposite…
About the fact that the parents who are God loving people must be glad and thankful when their children are tempted for God. Moreover, they must urge them to fight and face dangers for virtue (I)
From the story about the killing of the Holy Fathers from Sinai and Rait The mother of that…
The Church is the mother that gave us spiritual birth
We heard from Christ the wonderful parable of the Merciful Samaritan where a certain man fell in the…
God’s judgment and men’s judgment
A hermit seeing the injustice from the world prayed to God and asked Him to reveal the reason…
We must do the good right now and don’t postpone it until later. After death there is no redressing
From Patericon A monk asked abba Pimen : `Abba, there were two men, one of them was a…
For the helpless people it is better to be guided slowly towards the works of repentance
From Patericon A brother who had fallen into temptation, videlicet into sin, because of his sorrow left the…
In the truck
According to my calculations two months had passed. On the following day I don’t know why I was…
How is patience acquired?
`Abba, how is patience acquired?` `Patience has love as foundation. Love endures everything. (I Corinthians 13:7), says the…