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
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
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
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
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
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
791 (HOLY COMMUNION/ BODY and BLOOD OF CHRIST)
Αρ. 791 (HOLY COMMUNION/ BODY and BLOOD OF CHRIST) : Our present Paternal Advice is brief, but comprehensive and very important: We use to say, that when we receive the Holy Communion, we place within us the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And that is true! But
790 (FASTING/ LENT/ CONFESSION)
Αρ. 790 (FASTING/ LENT/ CONFESSION) : We have already entered, my brethren, the Christmas Lent! Even those who are not accustomed to confession on a regular basis, during this period, along with the fasting, are also preparing for the sacrament of the Holy Confession. Therefore, let us find some time
789 (ANCIENT SELF/ NEW SELF/ GOOD/ BAD)
No. 789 (ANCIENT SELF/ NEW SELF/ GOOD/ BAD) : I have mentioned in my previous Paternal Advice about the relationship we should have with our ancient self and I wrote at one point that we need, several times, to cheat him by overtaking him... Let us be a bit more