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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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
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
Three Stages of combating Passions
A man who gives way to his passions and suffers for it is like a man who is shot at by an enemy, catches the arrow in his hands, and then plunges it into his own heart. A man who is resisting his passions is like a man who is shot at by an enemy,… Continue reading Three Stages of combating Passions
St.Stephen The First Marytr
St. Stephen, the Apostle, Archdeacon and Protomartyr. This holy man, as the Book of the Acts of the Apostles testifieth, was full of grace, and of the Holy Spirit, and of power, and he used to perform signs and miracles among the people. And the Jews were envious of him, and they seized him. Setting… Continue reading St.Stephen The First Marytr
Since You Want to be The Judge
For an angel brought [Isaac the Theban] the soul of someone who had fallen into sin, and said to him, ‘Here is the person you have judged. He has just died. Where do you order him to be put, into the Kingdom or into eternal punishment?’ Can you imagine a more terrible situation to be… Continue reading Since You Want to be The Judge
The Fruits of Humility—St.Basil
The story is told of Blessed Basil that, making a visitation of his monasteries, he said to one of the Heads, ‘Have you any saints here?’ The Abba said, ‘Through your prayers, my Lord, we all desire to be saints.’ And again Blessed Basil said to him, ‘No! I mean have you got any saints… Continue reading The Fruits of Humility—St.Basil
Fathers in Iconography 