800 (NEIGHBOUR/ IDLE TALK/ JUDGEMENT/ HOSPITALITY /PROGRAMME)

Αρ. 800 (NEIGHBOUR/ IDLE TALK/ JUDGEMENT/ HOSPITALITY /PROGRAMME) : (NEIGHBOUR/ IDLE TALK/ JUDGMENT) Idle talk is not only that which comes only out of the mouth, but also that which we keep inside us. The same applies to judgment which is not only that which we say loudly but also

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799 (STRUGGLE/ DESIRE OF CHRIST/ ‘RESET’/ ‘CONTINUITY…’)

Αρ. 799 (STRUGGLE/ DESIRE OF CHRIST/ ‘RESET’/ ‘CONTINUITY…’) : In our today's Paternal Advice, I would like to raise two important points which may help a lot in our spiritual struggle: 1. DESIRE OF CHRIST: Always try to be in the spirit of desiring God; Βe absorbed by the DESIRE

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798 (EXTREMES/ MODERATION/ BODY/ WORK/ SIN/ REPENTANCE)

Αρ. 798 (EXTREMES/ MODERATION/ BODY/ WORK/ SIN/ REPENTANCE) : Take care in your life so that you may follow the royal, that is, the middle road... For, the extremes come always from demons, both from the left and from the right. Everything should be done in moderation. This applies to

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797 (DISAPPOINTMENT/ JESUS PRAYER/ ANXIETY/ DAILY ACCOUNT/ FALL/ REPENTANCE)

Αρ. 797 (DISAPPOINTMENT/ JESUS PRAYER/ ANXIETY/ DAILY ACCOUNT/ FALL/ REPENTANCE) : Never despair, never be disappointed, never look on the bad side of things. All these are submissions of the enemy and only the common enemy knows how to tell lies! Do you say the Jesus Prayer? Have you dedicated

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796 (NEW YEAR/ EGOISM/ ANGER/ SIMPLICITY/ GOODNESS/ LACK OF EVIL)

Αρ. 796 (NEW YEAR/ EGOISM/ ANGER/ SIMPLICITY/ GOODNESS/ LACK OF EVIL) : This is what we had written in our previous Paternal Advice, my brethren, on the eve of the New Year: "Whether our New Year will be good and blessed will depend on our logismoi/thoughts!!! And this is because

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795 (WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR)

: 795 (WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR) This day, in the twilight of 2024 and the dawn of the new year 2025, wishes come and go… A good and blessed new year will depend on our own logismoi/thoughts!!! They are those (as we have said before), that determine our lives… At

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794 (FALL/ SORROW/ REPENTANCE/ JOY)

Αρ. 794 (FALL/ SORROW/ REPENTANCE/ JOY) : When we have a fall, it is natural that it brings with it sadness and disappointment... Do you wish to turn sadness into joy and disappointment into real hope and reality? Place yourself opposite to your fall: Find out how this has befallen

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793 (HUMILITY/ WISDOM/ENEMY/ DIVINE HELP)

Αρ. 793 (HUMILITY/ WISDOM/ENEMY/ DIVINE HELP) : By the present Paternal Advice, I would like to identify two (out of the many) secrets of spiritual life through which we may draw divine grace and help. As regards the first, it is good to know that God occasionally uses unexpected ways

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792 (SAINT IAKOVOS TSALIKIS for THE JESUS PRAYER)

Αρ. 792 (SAINT IAKOVOS TSALIKIS for THE JESUS PRAYER) : Today, instead of our own (poor but real) Paternal Advices, we will cede the floor to Saint Iakovos Tsalikis, the Saint of Euboea. The saint says: «Prayer is never wasted!!! All prayers are holy, but the Jesus Prayer is the

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