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Archimandrite Nicholas Pekatoros (+1996)
Fr. Nicholas Pekatoros (+February 13th/26th, 1996), among the Russian parishioners of Athens (source) Archimandrite Nicholas Pekatoros (+1996): The last of a generation with greater experiences of...
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"I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh..."
The Great Feast of Pentecost (source) Rejoice then and be glad, ye children of Sion, in the Lord your God: for he has given you food fully, and he will rain on you the early and the latter rain, as...
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St. Demetrios: How much love he had for Christ!
St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-streamer (source) "St. Demetrios was an only child and remained an orphan from a young age. He did not commit any sins of the flesh and never shed his seed...
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St. Iakovos of Evia who planted a forest
Photograph of St. Iakovos of Evia before his Monastery of St. David, with the vibrant surrounding forest that he helped plant clearly visible (source) St. Iakovos of Evia said: "When I went to the...
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Akathist to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (source)Akathist to Saints Peter and PaulKontakion I The Lord Who said of Himself: I am the good Shepherd, said unto thee, O first-enthroned Peter: If thou lovest Me,...
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St. Paisios the Athonite: "How have men become like this! Like animals!"
St. Paisios the Athonite (source) Someone told me: "They say that Athens is a 'jungle', but no one leaves from there! They all call it a 'jungle' and everyone gathers in the jungle." How have men...
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"We entreat you to ever visit the glorious hospital which you founded, O...
St. Sampson the Innkeeper and Unmercenary (source) We entreat you to ever visit the glorious hospital which you founded, O Father, in which you ceaselessly stand serving among us, relieving pains...
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"You trampled upon the basest pleasures..."
Sts. Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries (source) You trampled upon the basest pleasures, and clearly proceeded towards the divine height of martyrdom through grace, O Cyrus and John, lights for the...
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"Even though I have died, yet am I alive! Grieve not, O ye people!"
St. John Maximovitch the Wonderworker (source) KontakionFollowing Christ, the Chief Shepherd, thou wast shown to be most excellent among hierarchs; for thou didst save thy sheep from destruction by...
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"You both stand before the divine Throne..."
The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul (source) Peter, the leader of the glorious Apostles, the rock of faith, and Paul most sublime, the rhetor and light of the...
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Another prayerful encounter between Sts. Paisios and Porphyrios
Sts. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia and Paisios the Athonite (source) The relationship between Sts. Porphyrios and Paisios was one of love and spiritual communication. Once, St. Paisios came to the...
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Elder Sophrony of Essex (+ July 11, 1993)
Elder Sophrony of Essex (1886 - July 11th, 1993) (source) Archimandrite Sophrony was born in 1886, to Orthodox parents in Tsarist Russia. From childhood he showed a rare capacity for prayer and as a...
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St. Paisios the Athonite on the Condition of the Modern World
This is a short but poignant audio recording of St. Paisios the Athonite with English subtitles in which he discusses the condition of modern man with regards to faith, works, thoughts, etc., and how...
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Metropolitan Avgoustinos Kantiotes on the Miracle of St. Euphemia
St. Euphemia the Great Martyr and All-praised (source) Metropolitan Avgoustinos Kantiotes on the Miracle of St. EuphemiaToday, my brethren, the Church honors the holy Great Martyr Euphemia. Her...
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"Blessed are you, O God-bearer Paisios..."
Icon of Jesus Christ as he was described by St. Paisios to the Nuns of Souroti Monastery after his divine visions of the Lord (source) Blessed are you, O God-bearer Paisios, for you were made worthy...
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Photios Kontoglou (+ July 13, 1965): The Greatest Icon Painter of 20th...
Photios Kontoglou of Blessed Memory (November 8th, 1895 - July 13th, 1965), a self-portrait (source)Photios Kontoglou: The Greatest Icon Painter of 20th Century Greeceby Dr. Constantine Cavarnos (of...
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Elder Aimilianos: How does the Holy Trinity create a person?
The Holy Trinity creating Adam (Source) Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra: How does the Holy Trinity create a person?‘At one exceptional and unique moment in history, the heavenly Father wished to...
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Akathist to St. Marina the Great Martyr
St. Marina the Great Martyr (source) Akathist to St. Marina the Great Martyr,written by Dr. Charalampos BousiasKontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone.She who mindfully abandoned the impiety of...
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Metropolitan Avgoustinos Kantiotes: On the Prophet Elias and the Wonders of...
The Holy Prophet Elias (source) Metropolitan Avgoustinos Kantiotes of Florina: On the Prophet Elias and the Wonders of PrayerToday, my beloved, we celebrate one of the greatest Saints of our faith,...
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Akathist to Sts. Joachim and Anna the Ancestors of God
Sts. Joachim and Anna with their daughter, the Most-holy Theotokos (source) Note: A wonderful edition of this beautiful Akathist is available from St. Paisius Monastery in Arizona. Please consider...
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