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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 »
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 »
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 »
Prologue (iii)
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fathergregory wrote 1 month ago: The nakedness of their hands manifests the absence of hypocrisy in their way of life. Vaingl … more »
The Prologue (ii)
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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 »
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 »
Blessed are the pure in Heart ...
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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 »
... 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 »
... 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 »
... 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 »
... a person is a city to himself ...
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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 »
... 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 »
O God ...
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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 »
Memory Eternal, Part I
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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 »
Prayers of Hope and Perseverance, I
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operationmeaning wrote 7 months ago: As mentioned previously, I really love the book “Prayers by the Lake” by St. Nikolai … more »
