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 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 24
- 6 min
Radonitsa - Day of Rejoicing!
I greet you in these bright days of Pascha, with the ever-fragrant newness of the greeting rich with the truth of the Divine energy of...
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Serviam
- Apr 14
- 2 min
Father Forgive Them.
Great and Holy Friday 2023 "Then they delivered Him to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led Him away. And He, bearing His Cross,...
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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 13
- 4 min
Illness unto Salvation.
How to behave during an illness so that it would be unto salvation. Do not panic and do not lose heart during an illness or aging. What...
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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 17
- 6 min
How Should we Eat?
How should we conduct ourselves during meals? Never begin lunch or dinner, or finish them, without fervent prayer to the Lord God as,...
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Serviam
- Feb 10
- 4 min
Death to Depression.
Saint John Chrysostom writes to Saint Olympia about how to combat depression during sickness. "What, therefore, do I say and write? ...
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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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Serviam
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Is Piety Possible? (Part 1)
Make a firm resolution to do everything for the Lord, to receive everything from His Fatherly Hand, and make a special resolution to do...
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Serviam
- Jan 18
- 3 min
A Battle of Wills.
My will. Your will. God's Will. In general, do not become irritated when anything is not done in accordance with your will, but learn...
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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 21, 2022
- 2 min
The (real) Victors Valiant.
Victors over evil. It is one's personal effort to eradicate evil and to implant good that the essence of Christian struggle or...
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Serviam
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Whoa. Woe.
1. interjection: used to express grief, regret or distress 1. noun: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief...
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Serviam
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
I. Me. Mine. (me)
There is no greater evil than egotism. It gives birth to all temptations and troubles, and woe to whomever it entangles - it will deform...
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Serviam
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
The Way of Holiness.
Among all the attitudes recommended by the Fathers in times of illness, patience and thanksgiving come first. St. John of Gaza goes so...
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Serviam
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Attentive Life.
If you wish, you can be a slave of the passions, and if you wish, you can remain free, and choose not to submit to their soul crushing...
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