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Serviam
Nov 30, 20222 min read
The Way of Holiness.
Among all the attitudes recommended by the Fathers in times of illness, patience and thanksgiving come first. St. John of Gaza goes so...
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Serviam
Nov 28, 20222 min read
Life Passes Quickly.
The days pass and fly away. The hours run without stopping. In the headlong rush of time the world nears its end. Ephraim the Syrian...
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Serviam
Nov 22, 20222 min read
God, I'm Sick.
I leave my illness in Your Holy Hands, whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then. I only ask Your...
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Serviam
Nov 18, 20222 min read
The Attentive Life.
If you wish, you can be a slave of the passions, and if you wish, you can remain free, and choose not to submit to their soul crushing...
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Serviam
Nov 16, 20223 min read
A Scattered Life.
The sons of the world consider distraction to be innocent, but the Holy Fathers consider it to be the beginning of all evil. Saint...
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Serviam
Nov 14, 20222 min read
The Cemetery.
What is our life? Almost the same thing as the life of a leaf on a tree! After many years of absence, I visited that beautiful village...
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Serviam
Nov 12, 20222 min read
"Now what?"
Now is the time. Let your Light shine. I reflected upon the day my life will end and I groaned when I saw the multitude of my...
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Serviam
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Blessed is the Warrior.
Blessed is he, who like a courageous warrior defending heavenly treasures, preserves his soul and body without reproach in the Lord. Holy...
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Serviam
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Hardships are Necessary.
We must be prepared to accept the will of God. The Lord permits all sorts of things to happen to us contrary to our will, for if we...
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Serviam
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Light as Cork.
Everyone has a cross to carry. Elder Ephraim of Katounakia Every single person has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our...
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Serviam
Nov 3, 20221 min read
When You Cannot Stand.
He will carry you. Do not fear. Be at Peace. In a world obsessed with fear. With pundits, politicians, and publishers profiting off...
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Serviam
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Do be Still.
Do not resent. Do not react. Keep inner stillness. These three spiritual principles, or disciplines, are really a summation of the...
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