The Fast of the Joy of the Nativity of Christ
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The Fast of the Joy of the Nativity of Christ

Archimandrite Justin (Parvu)

Therefore, act according to your conscience, not according to what your body dictates to you. For can train it and shape it as you live your whole life.

From Sartre to St. Silhouan
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From Sartre to St. Silhouan

The French Anchoress Mary Magdalene. Part 1

Hieromonk Nektary (Sokolov)

Many years later she said of this period: “It would have been better for me if I had been in a dark prison for eighteen years instead of living for so many years without faith in Christ.”

Christians Are Warriors of the Church
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Christians Are Warriors of the Church

Eighth Talk on the Divine Liturgy, Part 2

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

We’re spiritual warriors and must fight against the opposing forces that try to crush the work of the Church.

St. Joasaph of Belgorod, in Verse and Song
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St. Joasaph of Belgorod, in Verse and Song

L. N. Pogozheva

The Queen of Heaven is particularly close to children who call upon her. She loves and helps them. Once the father of the holy Russian hierarch Joasaph of Belgorod was sitting on his porch at sunset pondering on what awaited his son when he grew up and finished his studies. Suddenly he saw the Mother of God in the air and his son on his knees, praying at Her feet. Then he heard her say to Joasaph, "Your prayer is enough for me," and from the heights an angel flew down and cloaked the youth in a bishop's mantle.

Homily on the Conception of the Theotokos by Holy Righteous Anna
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Homily on the Conception of the Theotokos by Holy Righteous Anna

St. Gregory of Nicomedia

Today, the gates of the King, impenetrable to all humanity, are established and prepared for His incomprehensible passage through them, and to us, they prepare the heavenly gates, now made passable.