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Serviam
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Become Holy.
We're all sinners. But everyone can become a Saint. However, people are terrified and think, “How can I read all the prayers and...
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Serviam
- Aug 21
- 4 min
The Arena.
I spent my entire life in sickness and sorrows, but without sorrows, how can one be saved? Illness is sent by God in place of and to make...
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Serviam
- Aug 16
- 3 min
The Great Price of the Pearl.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner... Most Holy...
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Serviam
- Jun 13
- 5 min
Sickness Exists Because of Sin.
Sickness exists in the world only because of sin. There would be no sickness at all, neither mental nor physical, if man had not sinned....
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Serviam
- Apr 11
- 7 min
The Angelic Life.
A glorious finish awaits your small ascetic struggle, and an endless reward will be granted for your temporary labors. Our Creator has...
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Serviam
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Loving Union with God.
First of all it must be understood that it is the duty of all Christians - especially of those whose calling dedicates them to the...
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Serviam
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Rise. Walk.
"If you will have patience in difficulties, you know the Holy Spirit is within you. If you will also have the strength to be thankful in...
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Serviam
- Mar 27
- 3 min
On Affliction, Pain and Labors.
Cling to our sweet Jesus, cry out to Him in your afflictions. Entrust to Him the care of grievous things and He will do good to you....
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Serviam
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Unanswered Prayers.
Thank God for them. For - all is gift - especially unanswered prayers, because the Lord is an omniscient giver of gifts. Whether or not...
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Serviam
- Mar 3
- 1 min
The Case for Contentment.
Why do men leave one place and settle in another place? Primarily because they hope that they will be more fortunate in the other place....
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Serviam
- Mar 1
- 2 min
The Pure shall See God.
For every man, peace of soul is precious. From perpetual vigilance over the heart, purity is born, in which the Lord is seen according...
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Serviam
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Dangling by a Thread.
My child, do not forget that we are in this world only temporarily and that our life dangles by a thread and that all the desirable...
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Serviam
- Feb 22
- 5 min
Podvig. (the struggle...)
Any Orthodox Christian who does even the least bit of spiritual reading will come across the Slavic word “podvig.” While this word can be...
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Serviam
- Feb 20
- 1 min
A Prepper's Check List.
Freeze dried food, check. Extra batteries, check. Water, check. Gun, Bullets, check, check. Let's see, "What else are we...
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Serviam
- Feb 13
- 3 min
The Devil Speaks.
In his own words, he admits his mistakes, his misfortune and his miscalculations. And yet, he does not repent. He will not repent. He...
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Serviam
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Remembrance of Death. Hell. Judgement.
The older I grow, the more I perceive the instability, the vanity of earthly things. Oh, why do we trouble ourselves in vain with all...
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Serviam
- Feb 1
- 6 min
All I Can Do Now Is Pray.
How many times have we heard this from others and also said it ourselves? It is true: All we can do is pray - but that is not how this...
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