When you pray, make prostrations; even if this tires you. Prayer that is accompanied by voluntary sacrifice becomes more pleasing to God and is more effective.
– Elder Porphyrios (1906-1991)
Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom Before Reading or Listening to the Word of God O Lord Jesus Christ, open Thou the eyes of my heart, that I may hear Thy word and understand and do Thy will, for I am a sojourner upon the earth. Hide not Thy commandments from me, but open mine eyes,…
At the beginning of my priestly life in the monastery the celebration of a daily liturgy was added to the typikon of the daily services. In the deep morning we would begin the service, and before the sun had risen completely we would finish the liturgy. Partaking thus daily of the Immaculate Mysteries, I felt…
When people treat us unjustly, God justifies us. – Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1930-1989)
Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter “I do nothing but sow the seeds of monasticism and of mission, though without a strategy. I pray that God will reveal the appropriate farmer to scientifically cultivate whatever I have sown, as I don’t have knowledge of the art of spiritual cultivation. I see that God has now chosen Patmos as…
Don’t sit, glued to the television…. Guard yourselves from the means of mass blinding. – Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1930-1989)
When someone is free, he has rights and responsibilities. When he marries, he has few rights and very many responsibilities. When, however, he has children, he doesn’t have any rights at all, but only responsibilities. – Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1930-1989)
