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773 (PATERNAL ADVICES/ SINCERITY/ CONFIDENTIALITY/ ANGER/ CHURCH) Short helpful advices: - Try observing some of the things we say in the Paternal Advices and you will realise how much they work... - The best answer when asked is sincerity. - Do not pass on to another what your neighbour has

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) 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) 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) 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) (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) 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

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

765 (SICKNESS/ SPIRITUAL WARMTH - ZEAL) Your main concern should always be your spiritual state, your mental tone and your mental well being! Even when you are sick, make sure you do not stray from this goal! And if you do not make it, just tell God: "My Jesus, at