St. Theophan the Recluse
Having departed into the desert, St. Mary distanced herself from the allurements of the world and thereby cut off all temptations from their side. But her flesh also was given no rest in the desert. And here are two powerful ways that she withstood and overcame sin: departing from the world and the exhaustion of the flesh.
New Martyr Priest Sergei Mechev
Thus, we should learn humility not from angels, not from men, not from the great books of the Gospel, but from Christ Himself, for He calls us to this.
Saint Nektarios discerned the holiness of Amphilochios and that the Holy Spirit dwelt within him.
The Panagia Kato Xenia Icon is, according to tradition, one of those painted by the Apostle and Evangelist Luke. It was miraculously found in the coastal area of Laka Panagia in Magnesia around 850.
This text can give hope even to those who think they are in desperate straits, and to those who do not believe that they are capable of worthily finishing the fast and greeting the Resurrection of Christ.