suffering – Page 2 – One Voice United

“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

“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

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

Instead of the person Eve, I have within my inward being an “Eve” of passionate thoughts which though seemingly sweet … More

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

Paesius, the brother of Poemen, loved one of the monks and Poemen did not like it. So he went and … More

“It is in accepting given situations, which requires a loving heart, that one encounters God.” – St. Seraphim Rose