Spiritual Treasures
"To the Theotokos: a request for guidance in li...
O Virgin Lady and Mother of God, thou who didst bear Christ our Savior and God in thy womb, I place all my hope on thee; in thee do I...
"To the Theotokos: a request for guidance in li...
O Virgin Lady and Mother of God, thou who didst bear Christ our Savior and God in thy womb, I place all my hope on thee; in thee do I...
"Because of my tears, convert me and grant that...
Hearken, O Master, unto my lamentation, and receive the words of my prayer, which I, a sinner, bring to Thee, Who art long-suffering and all-merciful. Do not deal with me according...
"Because of my tears, convert me and grant that...
Hearken, O Master, unto my lamentation, and receive the words of my prayer, which I, a sinner, bring to Thee, Who art long-suffering and all-merciful. Do not deal with me according...
"Reproach from the Lord for the indifferent sou...
With the eyes of my heart have I seen the Lord sitting in great glory and I seemed to hear Him say to my soul: how can it be, O...
"Reproach from the Lord for the indifferent sou...
With the eyes of my heart have I seen the Lord sitting in great glory and I seemed to hear Him say to my soul: how can it be, O...
"Life's lessons" (Saint Ephraim the Syrian)
If you have not yet become mightily inflamed with the Holy Spirit, avoid listening to the thoughts of others, that what you hear might not arouse passions not yet dead...
"Life's lessons" (Saint Ephraim the Syrian)
If you have not yet become mightily inflamed with the Holy Spirit, avoid listening to the thoughts of others, that what you hear might not arouse passions not yet dead...
"The devil has success with the indifferent, bu...
The evil devil, after he was decisively vanquished by the holy saints and ascetics restrained by God’s grace, sat down and railed against himself, weeping and saying: Woe is me who...
"The devil has success with the indifferent, bu...
The evil devil, after he was decisively vanquished by the holy saints and ascetics restrained by God’s grace, sat down and railed against himself, weeping and saying: Woe is me who...
"How to scrutinize and reproach yourself" (Sain...
After having gained knowledge of the truth, I have become a brawler and an offender. I argue over trifles; I have become envious of and callous toward my neighbor, merciless...
"How to scrutinize and reproach yourself" (Sain...
After having gained knowledge of the truth, I have become a brawler and an offender. I argue over trifles; I have become envious of and callous toward my neighbor, merciless...