7 counsels of the Saint Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irina
1. Do not let your soul wander through matter, in the perishable things of the world. Life has no…
Why don`t you write something, your holiness?
Once a cleric visited him and discussed with him on different topics. The meeting lasted enough time. In…
The strong souls
It is not enough for the man to have the power of will or the strength of feeling…
Conversation
The only sincere question of the scholar for nature is: `Nature, tell me who you are, to know…
The poison he took and didn`t harm him
Once because of the numerous vigils and Holy Liturgies he became very exhausted. A young pharmacist, one of…
Only once he was disobedient to you
Once a hieromonk who used to come to the starets and confess his thoughts and ask for advice…
Who belives in Christ is full of joy and hope
How to get rid of the calloused heart? I gave you an advice: to be joyful. If you…
I don`t have the blessing to speak
How much it helped me this order to keep silence. `When you go out of our hermitage` my…
The passions are the parasites which impede the divine conversation
`Geronda when I am full of antipathy can my heart still pray?` `How can your heart pray when…