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Selected hymns from the Service to St. Matrona of Moscow
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Matrona of Moscow (source) Selected hymns from the Service to St. Matrona of Moscow,Translations of the Greek text written by Dr. Charalampos Bousias,...
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"Where are the seals on the grave? Where are Pilate's guard of soldiers,...
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!The Holy Myrrhbearers seeing the Angel at the empty Tomb of Christ (source) The Myrrhbearing Women went in early morning to bring spices to the tomb of the Lord, and...
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The Tree on which St. Ephraim was Martyred
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Ephraim being put to death for Christ on a mulberry tree, at the end of his long martyrdom (source)"It was Good Friday, April 4, 1980. The priest came for the...
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"When you have this love, you don't have to worry about anything, not even...
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Ephraim of Nea Makri (source) "Mrs. Christina M. from Athens wrote: I was suffering with pain in my spine. One night, the pain got so bad and it reached my...
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"I am Saint Efraim..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Ephraim of Nea Makri (source) I am Saint Efraim(Written by a Pilgrim to the Monastery on June 17, 1971)"Venerable Mother, I will tell you about a dream I had...
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"Let us honor the memory of the Apostle, O faithful..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. John the Theologian (source) Let us honor the memory of the Apostle, O faithful, for today it has come, shining upon everyone to the ends of the earth, for he...
View ArticleElder Nikon the Athonite on Loneliness
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!This is a beautiful recent talk from Elder Nikon the Athonite on the topic of loneliness, and this is particularly pertinent for our days. Not only are many, even in...
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Elder Symeon on Healing and God's Providence
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!Christ healing the Paralytic (source) "The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is for the healing of our illnesses. If we are not healed, we don't need to be...
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"You pour forth the water of wisdom and of life upon the world, O Savior..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!The Feast of Mid-Pentecost (source) Standing in the middle of the temple, at the godly middle of the feast, He cried out: "Let him who is thirsty, come to me and...
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"Let Heaven rejoice, and let those upon the earth dance..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!Christ speaking with the Samaritan Woman (source) Let Heaven rejoice, and let those upon the earth dance, for Christ, Who was born of the Virgin, has appeared as a...
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"We celebrate your memory out of duty, O Constantine, and...
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. Constantine the Great (source) We celebrate your memory out of duty, O Constantine, and Equal-to-the-Apostles, the foundation and boast of all rulers, for you...
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"You have risen from the dead as You said, O Giver of life..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!Christ healing the man born blind (source) You have risen from the dead as You said, O Giver of life, and You appeared to Your holy Disciples after Your...
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"You were led away like a stranger and a slave..."
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!St. John the Russian (source) You were led away like a stranger and a slave, by the hands of the Hagarenes, O Father, and lived a strange life, O glorious one,...
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"O Lord, wishing to fulfill the mystery of Your economy..."
The Ascension of Christ, depicted with the Holy Trinity, the Preparation of the Throne, and various Saints (source) O Lord, wishing to fulfill the mystery of Your economy, You took Your Disciples up...
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Fr. George Florovsky: "And Ascended into Heaven..."
The Holy Ascension of Christ (source) “AND ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN....”V. Rev. George Florovsky, D.D.“I ascend unto My Father and your Father, and to My God, and Your God” (John 20:17). In these words...
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"And He opened His mouth and taught them..."
Icon of the Hospitality of Abraham, and type the Holy Trinity (source) Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and...
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St. Luke of Crimea: The Meaning of Sorrows
Christ healing the Ten Lepers (source) St. Luke of Crimea: The Meaning of SorrowsContinuously, people ask why the Lord God sends them sorrows and many times very great trials. It is very important for...
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Gerasimos Papadopoulos: Bishop of Abydos, the Wise Abba of America
Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos (+ June 12, 1995) (source) Gerasimos Papadopoulos: Bishop of Abydos, the Wise Abba of Americaby Dr. Stylianos G. Papadopoulos Tribute to a Wise and Humble AbbaIt is a...
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Elder Aimilianos on Life as a Spider's Web
Jesus Christ Deisis with the Theotokos and the Precious Forerunner (source) "When all our days are past, and passed in your wrath, our years will be seen like a spider. Day and night [the spider]...
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Icons and Hymns to Elder Ephraim of Arizona
Icon of Elder Ephraim of Arizona, with scenes from his life (source) "From an early age, the two nuns met with Geronda Ephraim and Saint Porphyrios. "Oftentimes, Geronda [Ephraim] asked us to ask St....
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