The great public prayer of the Church for those who are ill is the Service of Holy Unction. This Service, is long and exceedingly rich in...

How are you to know if you are living according to the will of God? He who lives according to God's will has no cares. The soul given...

Say, "My God, I leave my illness in Your holy Hands, and whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then."...

St. Ambrose of Milan attributed this prayer to the Apostle Matthew, upon the occasion of the Apostle's conversion. "As Jesus went on from...

"Earthly life—this brief period—is given to man by the mercy of the Creator in order that man may use it for his salvation, that is, for...

There is no one, who in the course of a lifetime, has not had to face some form of illness. It's not 'if' we get sick, but rather 'when'....

Which medicine brought about spiritual rebirth to the souls of men? Was it not the gigantic Cross of our Lord Jesus? If the Lord had...

Fourth Sunday of Pascha: The Paralyzed Man. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in...

It is later than you think. The truth is that the illnesses, afflictions and tribulations of Christians brings about the cleansing of...

In order to follow Christ, let us take up our cross. The taking up of our cross is called the willing pious submission to God’s judgment...

God did not come into the world to eradicate suffering. He did not come even to explain it. God came into the world to fill human...

In the beginning, there was no pain, no suffering, no illness or death. Sin breeds evil, and evil breeds suffering.

...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow...

Eugene Rose, later Fr. Seraphim of Platina, wrote this pivotal passage in his journey from American born, protestant, spiritual seeker,...

The power of prayer. Who can deny it? Knowing we have Our Father who loves us, hears us, is with us, and who answers our prayer. ...