Don’t hesitate [to come to confession]. Don’t be ashamed. Whatever you may have done, even the greatest of sins, the spiritual father has power from the Lord Christ Himself and from the Apostles to forgive you with his stole.
– Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis) (1920-1991)
I must depart. It is the will of God and I must leave. Sin has progressed a great deal. The world rolls in the mire of sin and doesn’t know it. And this tires me. I must depart. What makes me sad, though, are the trees I planted in the garden, for they are still…
I ask you to put this order into practice: as much as you can, try to cultivate your love toward Christ’s own person. You must reach the point that whenever you mention His name, tears run from your eyes. Your hearts must be truly ablaze. Then He will be your Teacher, your Guide, your Brother,…
The goal of reading is the application, in our lives, of what we read. Not to learn it by heart, but to take it to heart. Not to practice using our tongues, but to be able to receive the tongues of fire and to live the mysteries of God. If one studies a great deal…
An uncountable amount of money has passed through my hands, but all of it has gone to where it was meant to go, to those who suffer, to the poor, to those in need. Every month I give food, money and whatever is necessary to families in need. I give one and God gives me…
One word of a humble and [spiritually] experienced man that is painfully born from the depths of his heart has greater worth than a bunch of clever sayings of an external man that come out quickly from his educated mouth. His words don’t speak truth to the souls of men, for they are fleshly words…
