047 ΕΡΜΗΝΕΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ (ΕΞΑΙΡΕΤΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑΣ ΑΧΡΑΝΤΟΥ)
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772 (SLEEP/ TONGUE/ HOLY SERVICES/ PROGRAMME)
772 (SLEEP/ TONGUE/ HOLY SERVICES/ PROGRAMME) Small useful advices: - On awakening in the morning from a night's sleep, rise immediately and with intense and spiritual vigour pronounce the Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me”) - When in a meeting, do not talk much.
771 (PROSTITUTION/ REPENTANCE/ EXERCISE/ DIVINE GRACE/ DIVINE ASSISTANCE)
771 (PROSTITUTION/ REPENTANCE/ EXERCISE/ DIVINE GRACE/ DIVINE ASSISTANCE) Saint Mary of Egypt was the most notorious prostitute of Alexandria for seventeen long years... And yet, the power of repentance has made her one of the greatest ascetics! This once pampered, sybaritic, pleasure-loving, voluptuous, vulnerable woman, who lived in pleasures and
770 (DISLIKE/ PATERNAL LOVE)
770 (DISLIKE/ PATERNAL LOVE) It so happens in the course of people's lives that they are presented with people whom, somehow, they do not like - or rather, they dislike... Perhaps this may happen to you. That is, to have a person whom - for your own reasons- you dislike...
769 (INFORMATICS/ CAREFREE/ THOUGHTS(LOGISMOI)/ PROGRAMME/ PRAYER/ SIMPLICITY)
769 (INFORMATICS/ CAREFREE/ THOUGHTS(LOGISMOI)/ PROGRAMME/ PRAYER/ SIMPLICITY) Why do we insist on everyone having a programme? Because, faithful adherence to a timetable helps a person not to have too many thoughts, simplifies his life and easily paves the way to a carefree and hesychastic life.... Something that we really need
768 (THOUGHTS/ PRAYER/ GOOD AUDACITY/ JOY/ CHILDISH SIMPLICITY)
768 (THOUGHTS/ PRAYER/ GOOD AUDACITY/ JOY/ CHILDISH SIMPLICITY) (PRAYER/ MERCY) In saying the Jesus Prayer, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me," one must stress and emphasize the "have mercy on me". For, indeed, we are in need of God's mercy and when we ask for it
767 (KINDNESS/ POLITENESS/ DOWN SYNDROME/ PRENATAL EXAMINATION/ ABORTIONS)
767 (KINDNESS/ POLITENESS/ DOWN SYNDROME/ PRENATAL EXAMINATION/ ABORTIONS) Kindness and gentleness - two significant virtues, which, when they exist in a human being, give hope and beautify the "wickedness-stricken" society of today. If Jesus called and named his era as "a faithless and perverse generation!...", I wonder how he would
VIGIL ON LEAVE-TAKING OF THE FEAST OF PASCHA 2024
VIGIL ON TUESDAY NIGHT 11/06 (Tuesday) to 12/06/2024: LEAVE-TAKING OF THE FEAST OF PASCHA Start time 10:00 and finish around 02:00 in the morning (The gate of the Monastery will open at 09.30 pm). Note: The Vigil will be held in the Catholicon of the Monastery
766 (QUARREL/ POLITENESS/ DIFFICULTIES/ PROBLEMS/ PRAYER/ GOD)
766 (QUARREL/ POLITENESS/ DIFFICULTIES/ PROBLEMS/ PRAYER/ GOD) (BRAWL/ QUARREL/ KINDNESS/ SOBRIETY) Be polite, calm, peaceful; speak your mind, without quarreling or arguing. (DIFFICULTIES/ PROBLEMS/ CALMNESS) The Apostle Paul said, “I have learned in plenty, I have learned in scarcity; both in difficult situations and in easy.” You can apply this