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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
- 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 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
- Jan 30
- 6 min
The Prayer.
Of all prayers, this is The Prayer. The Jesus Prayer. It is called “the lifeline of the soul and of the body”, “the foundation of...
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Serviam
- Jan 11
- 7 min
Wounded by Love.
I feel illness as the love of Christ. I often say to Him: ‘My Christ, Your love knows no limits!’ How I am alive is a miracle. (Offered...
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Serviam
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Death My Friend.
Terrible is the approach of death to people who are passionate, sinful and weak, who have not tried to live blamelessly in this vain...
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Serviam
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Memento mori.
Remember, O man, that thou art dust. And unto dust shalt thou return. Riches do not remain. Glory does not accompany one to the other...
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Serviam
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Big Brothers.
Do not fear, for we have before us our big brothers - the angels - who fight together with us. December 7, 2019. Memory eternal! For...
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Serviam
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Light as Cork.
Everyone has a cross to carry. Elder Ephraim of Katounakia Every single person has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our...
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Serviam
- Oct 26, 2022
- 4 min
Pain is Here. Where is God?
Is God absent or present? Is He near at hand, or remote and withdrawn? It’s a matter of how you look at it. Archimandrite Aimilianos of...
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Serviam
- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
Sickness Can Save Us.
We benefit greatly from our illnesses, as long as we endure them without complaint and glorify God, asking for His mercy. Saint...
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Serviam
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
"You Don't Want to Suffer?"
Then don't expect to ascend. Whoever does not endure sufferings should not expect grace from Him. Elder Joseph the Hesychast When can...
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Serviam
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
"Lord, where are You?"
Is God absent or present? Is He near at hand, or remote and withdrawn? It’s a matter of how you look at it. Elder Aimilianos of...
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Serviam
- Aug 8, 2022
- 5 min
Yes, Lord.
God never gives you a Cross without first weighing and measuring it very carefully to make sure that the Cross will result in your...
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Serviam
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
Grace and Medicines are Necessary.
I am just a poor ascetic, who has grown old in the wilderness, and I wanted to heal only through faith. But I, too, am learning that...
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Serviam
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Angelic Life.
Oh, if man would only lift his mind above this earthly realm to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the inconceivable beauty of paradise where...
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