Whoever has mercy upon the poor lends to God. Let us lend to God almsgiving so we may receive from Him clemency in exchange. Oh, how wise is this statement! "Who-ever has mercy upon the poor lends to God.” Why did he not say, “Whoever has mercy upon the poor gives to God" instead of… Continue reading Do You Want God as a Judge or Debtor?
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Force God to Answer Your Prayer
Learn this from the holy Gospels, that prayer remits sins. Therefore, what are they saying? The Kingdom of the Heavens resembles a certain man who closed his door and reclined to sleep along with his children. In the evening, someone came wanting to receive loaves of bread from him and knocked on his door, saying,… Continue reading Force God to Answer Your Prayer
God Hears Your Prayers by Not Responding
Cease saying, "I prayed for many things and was not heard." For even this occurs often to your advantage. Since He realizes that you lose heart and are indolent, and that when you attain your need you depart and no longer pray, God protects you with the pretext of need so that you may converse… Continue reading God Hears Your Prayers by Not Responding
Ascension of Jesus Christ
“On high is His body, here below with us is His Spirit. And so we have His token on high, that is His body, which He received from us, and here below we have His Spirit with us. Heaven received the Holy Body, and the earth accepted the Holy Spirit. Christ came and sent the… Continue reading Ascension of Jesus Christ
The Glorious Resurrection
O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory?Christ is risen, and you are overthrown!Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!Christ is risen, and life reigns!Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave! – St. John Chrysostom Coptic Syriac Coptic Coptic Armenian… Continue reading The Glorious Resurrection
The Last Supper
Holy Thursday is the day that Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus and on which the Last Supper, during which Jesus gathers his Apostles to tell them about the Mystery of Holy Communion and how to live their lives ever after in humility, takes place. And This Holy day is Today! Coptic Ethi/Eri Armenian  Syriac Coptic Ethiopian Ethiopian
The Need for Guidance According to The Race
Abba Abraham went to see Abba Ares. They were sitting together when a brother came to the old man and said to him, 'Tell me what I must do to be saved.' He replied, 'Go, and for the whole of this year eat only bread and salt in the evening. Then come back here and… Continue reading The Need for Guidance According to The Race
‘I Am Not a Heretic’
It was said concerning Abba Agathon that some monks came to find him having heard tell of his great discernment. Wanting to see if he would lose his temper they said to him 'Aren't you that Agathon who is said to be a fornicator and a proud man?' 'Yes, it is very true,' he answered.… Continue reading ‘I Am Not a Heretic’
The Endless Suffering of Giving in to Instinctive Urges
When I was in the cenobium, I don’t know how it happened, but the brethren simply deluded themselves into entrusting me with their secret thoughts. The abba agreed and with the consent and approval of the seniors, he commanded me to carry out this service. One day, therefore, there came to me one of the… Continue reading The Endless Suffering of Giving in to Instinctive Urges
He Has What He Will
He who does not hold to his own will always has what he will; for externally he does not get his own way but whatever happens, no matter what it is, gives him quiet satisfaction and he discovers for himself that he has what he will. For he does not want things to happen as… Continue reading He Has What He Will
Fathers in Iconography 