ΙΕΡΑ ΜΟΝΗ ΤΡΟΟΔΙΤΙΣΣΗΣ (HOME) ΙΕΡΑ ΜΟΝΗ ΤΡΟΟΔΙΤΙΣΣΗΣ (HOME)

  716 (FALL/ REPENTANCE)  Have you fallen into another error, a bad habit, and are you sad? Take notice of the following two matters that I will point out to you:  1. Do not linger by staring at your fall... Get up immediately and continue your struggle rejoicing! In other

  The following is dedicated to our sensitive brothers and sisters, but also to every neighbour in general:   715 (NEIGHBOUR/ HYPERSENSITIVITY/ JOY/SADNESS)  Try not to be influenced by the psychological mood or condition of your neighbour. It is a big mistake to depend on others for our joy or

  714 (PROBLEM/ GOD/ FAITH)  It sometimes happens in our journey that we find ourselves at a dead end, not knowing how or what to do... Let us not lose our mind! Let us leave things in trust to God and He will show us the way His infinite Wisdom

  713 (ANGER/ KINDNESS/ SCENARIOS/ SICKNESS/ STRESS/ JOY)  Small reminders: Anger is never good!  Overcome evil by doing good!  Do not make up scenarios in your imagination (whether they concern some illness of yours or they concern what might come up in a situation or what another person might imagine

  712 (PRAYER/ SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE)  Are you wondering why you remain still? Please tell me: Do you recite the Jesus Prayer? No, you do not… How then do you expect to make progress? Do you think that you by yourself alone will be able to do that? No, my brother!

  711 (SIN/ SOBRIETY/ ALERTNESS/ PRAYER/ CONSCIOUSNESS)  Many times people wonder: How did I...get myself into this mistake? How and why did I fall?  My brethren! It all boils down to two things:  1. A lack of sobriety, i.e., of alertness and attention! And  2. Lack of self-imposition!  So, we

  710 (FALL/ STRUGGLE)  A fall is always preceded by a "betrayal". Instead of examining your fall per se, examine closely and find out where the betrayal began... And when you find it, make sure that you secure yourself at that point..., in any way you yourself determine.  (PROBLEM/ JESUS

  709 (ATTENTION/ SOBRIETY/ STRUGGLE)  "Turn not to the right nor to the left," writes the righteous Solomon in his proverbs (4:27). Beware of deviations... Beware of "small" retreats... For, these will lead you to greater ones and you will regret it. "The ‘small’ is not small when it brings

  708 (“GOOD PRIDE”)  “Good pride”? But is there also “good pride”? Yes there is. Please follow me carefully:  Let us assume that you are falling into a passion, a weakness, a very bad habit. You said many times that you will not repeat it, but you fall again into