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Prayer is not a rule, it’s a necessity

Saint Teophan the Recluse advises the parents not to force their children to read prayers from books but to pray from the heart: “God have mercy”, “Thank you God”, “Praise to you, O, Lord” every time…
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Hour of spiritual questions - confronting the Holy Cross

Each time you see the sign of the Holy Cross you should wonder: “Did I do my prayer in the morning?” “Or I didn’t?” When you see the sign of the Holy Cross, wonder: “Have I been to church last Sunday…
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How can we “win” the grace of God?

Do you know what it means to be serious? To be accomplished. Have faith in God and you will always be cheerful, happy and serious.
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How can we fight against selfishness?

First of all, we should start by realising that we are selfish, and after to pray to the Lord to soften our heart, to make ourselves better and be ashamed of our selfishness.
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You cannot pray?

When you are too tired to follow your canon, especially at night, after a long, tiring day, here’s how you should pray.
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Have you sinned? Tell God and don’t despair!

Tell God: ‘I have sinned!’ Is it really so hard to confess your sin? If you do not judge yourself, you will have as judge the devil.
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Through prayer and faith, we cast from our life the work of the enemy

Let us not be shacked by temptations and neither be amazed of the courage of the cursed, but dwelling in faith and fervent prayer and receiving help from above, cast the work of the enemy from our…
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Through repentance, we start a new life from scratch

The purification of the heart starts with this profound cry. In this moment we receive a new power and we end up by seeing the light.
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Make your heart a house of God

He wants to make your house and heart ‘a house of God’ filled with grace and power, light, peace, joy, and true happiness. Oh brother, open the door for Him, open it at once, give him all the keys…
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The evil thought is casted only with a good one

The best way to gather your thoughts is having a main one that helps you to recognise the others, and to cast the evil and support the good ones. The easiest way is this prayer: ‘Lord Jesus Christ,…
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Christ – tenant of your heart

Our salvation starts when we are opening the Lord the door of our heart and ends when He becomes the Lord of our life- when every second is dedicated to Him.
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Entrust the Lord all your concerns!

As a small, weak child, put your trust into the Lord. Tell Him all your concerns, talk to Him about all your shortcomings and ask for His help and advice in everything you do.
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Man’s despair, the devil’s joy

Life puts us to harsh tests - problems we’ve never thought of. So what? All of these are small compared to the sacrifice our Lord made for our salvation. He allows our struggle, but after a small…
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The Cross - a human and divine sign

Seen from a human point of view the cross means diligence, suffering and fighting the evil and since all these things cannot be avoided in the present life, neither can we avoid the cross. All men…
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How should we treat our parents?

As long as your parents live, your father and mother, call their holy name. Seek their presence and treat them with love and devotion, listen respectfully their word of wisdom and don’t despise their…
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How can we cure the cold hearted prayer?

If our prayer is cold, it doesn’t mean God doesn’t like it. Sometimes, this type of prayer is considered to be a form of asceticism, if the man is humble in front of God.
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First comes God and the man after!

You can know that you love God from the joy of serving to Him, the joy of following his commandments. You don’t resist to them and you take God into account!
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Two words that bring the man closer to God

This short prayer only has three words but is so strong that destroys all evil plans as soon as we say it. God left to us the prayer as one of the easiest way of salvation. In His holy glory, the…
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Are you or are you not a believer? A guideline to find out the answer!

Faith brings you closer to God and his ways and if you don’t believe in God nothing else can bring you closer to him.
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When we understand God’s ordinance we can feel the love for our neighbour

For a soul that sees the Divine Providence, there are no offends or damages: all living creature works under the order or with the consent of the Creator.
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