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Blessed Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis) of Evia (+1991)
Blessed Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis) of Evia - Reposed November 21st 1991 (source) Modified from"The Elder of love, forgiveness and discernment", by Alexandros Christodoulou.Elder Iakovos Tsalikis...
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St. Catherine: One woman who brought 352 souls to Christ!
St. Catherine the Great Martyr and All-wise (source) St. Catherine, my beloved, is a censure to our generation. She is a censure first to [many] women, for they have their minds solely on bodily...
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The Conception of St. Anna: "O divine announcement!"
Sts. Joachim and Anna embracing the Most-holy Theotokos (source) "O divine announcement! O strange telling! If I conceive in my womb, an Angel will be sent to her, Anna considers in astonishment, and...
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St. John Chrysostom: "Let that handiwork be forever glorified..."
The Nativity of Christ (source) "For it was to Him no lowering to put on what He Himself had made. Let that handiwork be forever glorified, which became the cloak of its own Creator. For as in the...
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Homily VI on the Nativity of Christ, by St. Ephraim the Syrian
Christ is born! Glorify Him!The Nativity of Christ (source) Homily VI on the Nativity of Christ, by St. Ephraim the SyrianBlessed be the Messenger that was laden, and came; a great peace! The Bowels...
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St. Basil the Great: "Jesus Christ is for us a lesson..."
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior of the world (source) Dearly Beloved, each word and deed of Our Saviour Jesus Christ is for us a lesson in virtue and piety. For this end also did He assume...
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St. Seraphim of Sarov: "There is nothing better than peace in Christ..."
St. Seraphim of Sarov, speaking with Nicholas Motovilov (source) There is nothing better than peace in Christ, for it brings victory over all the evil spirits on earth and in the air. When peace...
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"O Lord, wishing to fulfill all things..."
Icon of Holy Theophany: the Baptism of Christ and the Revelation of the Holy Trinity (source) O Lord, wishing to fulfill all things that You ordained before the ages, You received the servants of...
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St. Maximos the Confessor: "He who believes fears..."
Jesus Christ the Son of God, the Savior of the world (source) "He who believes fears; he who fears is humble; he who is humble becomes gentle and renders inactive those impulses of incensiveness and...
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A miracle of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg: "You know where to go!"
St. Xenia of St. Petersburg (source) About fifteen years ago, I heard this story about an event that took place in Northern California—an unusual story, about a miracle of St. Xenia of Petersburg....
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"Neither fire, nor the sword..."
St. Charalampos the Hieromartyr (source) Neither fire, nor the sword, nor death, nor persecutions, nor trials, nor hunger, nor danger, nor any tortures that could be devised, could truly overtake...
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St. Nikolai Velimirovic: Christ, our Consolation
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior (source) Here is consolation above all consolations! Here is consolation for those broken by tempest. Let them only remember that Christ is among them, and...
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Elder Symeon Kragiopoulos: "But, what is God’s will?"
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior (source) Every now and then, some people ask:“But, what is God’s will? I don’t know the will of God.” What don’t you know? You don’t know, for example, that...
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St. Gregory of Sinai on Christ's Passion
Jesus Christ, showing "Extreme Humility" in His Passion (source) Christ's Passion is a life-quickening death to those who have experienced all its phases, for by experiencing what He experienced we...
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St. Gregory the Theologian: "Let us become like Christ..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!The Resurrection of Christ (source) Let us become like Christ, since Christ became like us. Let us become God’s for His sake, since He for ours became Man. He...
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St. Matrona of Moscow healing family troubles
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Matrona of Moscow the Wonderworker (source) Evgenia’s parents were communists, sincerely believing in the “bright Communist future,” and her family had a rule:...
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"Invisibly you shine upon those who call upon you..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Ephraim of Nea Makri (source) Invisibly you shine upon those who call upon you, and you appear to them while awake and by sleep, granting your grace. Therefore...
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St. Nikolai Velimirovic: "What does it mean: to take up your cross?"
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!Icons of Christ's Passion and Resurrection (source) ...What does it mean: to take up your cross? It means the willing acceptance, at the hand of Providence, of...
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St. Sophia of Kleisoura (+1974): "Don't say many words..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Sophia of Kleisoura (+1974) (source) "Don't say many words, may they be few and blessed. Love God, and your heart will shine like the sun."-St. Sophia of...
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The Uncovering of the Relics of St. Mardarije of Libertyville
The Uncovering of the Relics of St. Mardarije of Libertyville (source) On Thursday, May 4, 2017, His Grace Bishop Longin served Divine Liturgy at St. Sava Monastery with Sindjel Serafim (Milojkovic),...
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