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Prayers by the Lake, Prayer XIX

operationmeaning wrote 7 months ago: I really love the book “Prayers by the Lake” by St. Nikolai Velimirovich of Serbia. He w … more »

Tags: Orthodox, quotes for spiritual edification, humility, ORTHODOX PRAYERS, Prayers, St. Nikolai Velimirovich

The Fall in "The lamb of God"

fathergregory wrote 1 month ago: Fr. Sergius Bulgakov, a brilliant Russian Orthodox theologian, wrote: And another life began for man … more »

Tags: Spiritual Life, Theology, Christianity, Lamb of God, Orthodox Theology, Religion, Sergius Bulgakov, The Fall

Holiness and Humility

Allen wrote 1 month ago: I have a theory: as we grow in holiness, we grow in humility. This holiness is much more than moral … more »

Tags: spiritual formation, Holiness, humility, Repentance

Prologue (iii)2 comments

fathergregory wrote 1 month ago: The nakedness of their hands manifests the absence of hypocrisy in their way of life. Vaingl … more »

Tags: Christianity, Orthodoxy, Patristics, Religion, evagrius ponticus

The Prologue (ii)1 comment

fathergregory wrote 1 month ago: The hood (koukoullion) is a symbol of the grace of our Saviour [and] God: it shelters their mind (h … more »

Tags: Christianity, Orthodoxy, Patristics, Religion

The Prologue (i)

fathergregory wrote 1 month ago: 1. Since you recently wrote to me in Scetis from the holy Mountain, dear brother Anatolius, and dema … more »

Tags: asceticism, Christianity, evagrius ponticus, Origenism, Orthodoxy, Patristics, Praktikos, Religion, Spiritual Life

Blessed are the pure in Heart ...1 comment

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: Heaven and earth do not limit God, and He dwells and shows Himself in the intellect which keeps itse … more »

Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Life, Theology, asceticism, Patristics, John of Dalyatha, Orthodox Christianity, Religion, Christianity

... the contemplation of the Holy Trinity ...

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: Sanctify your soul by the rembrance of Him. Adorn yourself by gazing on Him. Unite yourself with Him … more »

Tags: Spiritual Life, Theology, evagrius ponticus, Patristics, John of Dalyatha, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Theology, asceticism, Religion

... the fire of Jesus ...

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: Some of you may be aware that I am reading the letters of John of Dalyatha - a monk from the East Sy … more »

Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Life, asceticism, Patristics, John of Dalyatha, Religion, Faith, Jesus Christ

... a dwelling place for its Builder ...

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: Our intellect has been constructed as a dwelling place for its Builder, if we do not pollute it by p … more »

Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Life, Theology, Patristics, John of Dalyatha, Religion, Christianity, spirituality

... a person is a city to himself ...2 comments

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: For as long as the passions are in the soul, o brother, a person is a city to himself full of the tu … more »

Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Life, Theology, Patristics, asceticism, Religion, John of Dalyatha, Christianity, spirituality

... form us anew ...

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: O God, may Thy mercy purify us from the corruption of our fallen nature, and form us anew unto holin … more »

Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Life, Theology, Religion, Christianity, monastic diurnal

O God ...2 comments

fathergregory wrote 2 months ago: … come to my assistence. O Lord make haste to help me. So begins each prayer of the Office acc … more »

Tags: Exegesis, Prayer, Spiritual Life, Theology, Patristics, evagrius ponticus, Religion, Christianity, Benedict

Memory Eternal, Part I4 comments

operationmeaning wrote 4 months ago: Part I I have been Orthodox for 2 years now. What I like most about Orthodoxy is that you can never … more »

Tags: Orthodox, Afterlife, Ancestors, Cemeteries, death, Graves, Religion, spirituality

Prayers of Hope and Perseverance, I1 comment

operationmeaning wrote 7 months ago:   As mentioned previously, I really love the book “Prayers by the Lake” by St. Nikolai … more »

Tags: Prayers of Hope and Perseverance, HOPE, Life, Struggles, St. Nikolai Velimirovich, Prayers by the Lake, Prayers, perseverance, loneliness


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