Tag: christian

There is more to learn from a five-year-old child speaking the words of God than in the many pithy sayings … More

“A contrite heart precedes the visitation of divine grace.” – The Watchful Mind, by a Monk on Mount Athos (painting: … More

Poemen said, ‘Try, so far as you can, to wrong no man, and keep your heart pure towards everyone.’ – … More

“You can no longer be prideful after seeing and realizing your own sickness, which, it seems to you, if people … More

When I had nothing left to give. No strength to raise my eyes. Then You said: Let us begin.

“For none of us is judged for what he knows not, and no one is called blessed because he has … More

“For only tears will enlighten your mind, illuminate your soul, arouse your heart, make you more fervent in the divine … More

“Where the sign of the Cross is, magic is weak and witchcraft has no strength.” – St. Antony of Egypt

“When someone mortifies his passions by the ascetic life, a divine ray shines in his heart and banishes all thoughts … More

Ode 1, Canon of St. Andrew Instead of the person Eve, I have within my inward being an “Eve” of … More