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How to protect yourself from gossips?

The other obstacle is raised by the devil in our soul through the love of self – “the devil’s first offspring.” There are three tools against the devil: The name of God, the name of Theotokos and the…
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We make so many mistakes and yet we never learn

Remember that you were wrong more than once and wish for yourself to not be wrong again, so that you don’t become your own cruel murderer.
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Prayer – an accessible treatment

Do you see how great the power of prayer is? Where power, fortune, bravery and the knowledge of skilled doctors were of no use, the prayer of a poor Christian many times helped.
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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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Do not Hide God’s Wonders but Share Them!

Do not speak about them with idleness, because that will bring your condemnation. Rather, seek the path leading to the Benefactor of mankind, go and greet Him, and fear not. We bring this gift to God…
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Grieve for nothing but your sins

Do not raise your voice in anger to anybody because “the servant of the Lord must not strive” (2 Timothy 2:24).
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How should you act with those who lie but accuse you of not trusting them?

Accept what they say without believing them, without judging them, without saying anything. Just pray “Lord have mercy, make her (him) understand that what he says is not true”. But do this without…
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While we are alive, we can still make right our wrong deeds from the book of life

And as long as we have power over our book of life, written with our own hands, let us compel to write in it good things and remove the sins, the ones made in the previous life. While in this world,…
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If we do not hear ourselves during prayer, why do we ask God to hear us?

Those who speak words of prayer automatically and with their mind completely scattered won’t receive from God the gifts they ask. For, when they are asked what they prayed for, they do not remember…
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He who sows slander collects judgement

You will not be able to collect any words that you scatter every moment through your tongue, nor turn back your bad speech and the gossip on your neighbours.
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Why some people are loved by everyone?

The humble one is never hated, is not hurt by words or despised. But because he loves his Lord, he is loved by all. He loves everyone, and everyone loves him.
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In case of illness one needs both medication and prayer

‘I, a poor hermit, grew old in the wilderness and I wanted to become healthy again only by faith. But now I’ve learned that there is need for both medicine and Grace.’
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Behind every pain there is a blessing

Pain is a bad thing, but behind it, behind the suffering and the test lies the blessing of God, the rebirth and the refashion of man and of family. Almost everyone owes their return to this aspect.…
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The dark side of our imagination

St. Hesychius of Sinai teaches that imagination was the main cause of man’s fall: ‘And so it separated Adam from God, giving him visions of divine dignity. And so the liar and cunning enemy tends to…
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Walking in Church is walking in Heaven

Walking in church with a pure heart will bring you salvation. 
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Who may help you in order to be happy?

The closest you will come to Him, your life and your house will become lighter, more peaceful, more powerful, filled with joy and spiritual salvation.
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Perseverance in prayer – the most useful medicine

Perseverance in sincere prayer is indeed useful and very powerful. If we had prayed to God and he listened, we should thank Him.
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With Christ, we are not afraid of the evil!

Why are you afraid of? Will it be more frightening than the devil? He is a man. Saint Marina defeated the devil and Saint Justina banished so many. As a matter of fact, we did not come to have fun in…
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Are we really paying attention to what our soul is missing?

In order to clean itself, the soul has the baptismal water and repentance, the divine meal of the Holy Communion as food and force, it has in this life Church and its holy ministers, and as payment…
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Love with all your heart and you will know what true joy is!

When you think this way, when you become one with this idea, it is impossible for you not to love God and not to be happy to abide the commandments, as you can. The same is with the love of your…
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