Spiritual Treasures
"The days are passing; do not put off repentanc...
Love prompts me to speak to God, but mine unworthiness forces me to be silent. Tortuous spiritual afflictions compel me to talk, but sins force me to keep quiet. My...
"The days are passing; do not put off repentanc...
Love prompts me to speak to God, but mine unworthiness forces me to be silent. Tortuous spiritual afflictions compel me to talk, but sins force me to keep quiet. My...
"Lament over the scarcity of saints" (Saint Eph...
My heart is pained, my soul agonizes, and mine inner parts are torn! Where am I to find the tears, where am I to find the contrition and the sighs...
"Lament over the scarcity of saints" (Saint Eph...
My heart is pained, my soul agonizes, and mine inner parts are torn! Where am I to find the tears, where am I to find the contrition and the sighs...
"A complaint lodged against the enemy. A prayer...
O Judge, Whose judgment is righteous, and to Whom is known all that is concealed: condemn me not at Thy righteous judgment, when all secrets will be exposed!
"A complaint lodged against the enemy. A prayer...
O Judge, Whose judgment is righteous, and to Whom is known all that is concealed: condemn me not at Thy righteous judgment, when all secrets will be exposed!
"Life’s lessons: beatitudes" (Saint Ephraim the...
Blessed is he who has illumined the eyes of his heart, and always sees the Lord in himself as in a mirror. Such a man will be relieved of passions...
"Life’s lessons: beatitudes" (Saint Ephraim the...
Blessed is he who has illumined the eyes of his heart, and always sees the Lord in himself as in a mirror. Such a man will be relieved of passions...
"Hope for forgiveness" (Saint Ephraim the Syrian)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my transgression. For if Thou wilt have mercy on...
"Hope for forgiveness" (Saint Ephraim the Syrian)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my transgression. For if Thou wilt have mercy on...
The blessedness of forgiveness
Blessed is he whom Thou givest understanding according to Thy love, O Lord, for Thou dost not turn away from those whom Thou lovest. Turn not away from me, either,...
The blessedness of forgiveness
Blessed is he whom Thou givest understanding according to Thy love, O Lord, for Thou dost not turn away from those whom Thou lovest. Turn not away from me, either,...