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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

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

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

Αρ. 788 (ANCIENT MAN/ FALLEN NATURE/ SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE) : “Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” (Mt 6:3). : “Left”, here, means our old self; our ancient man, our fallen nature. : Let us search deeper and broaden this phrase a little: : Yes,

Αρ. 787 (CARNAL MATTERS/ TEMPTATION/ LOGISMOI (THOUGHTS)/ CHASTITY) : When you are attacked by carnal thoughts, beware lest the mind and body deceive you that this is a necessity of nature to satisfy carnal passion! If you listen to me and do not succumb, you will see, when the influence

Αρ. 786 (SPIRITUAL ZEAL/ TEMPTATION/ FALL/ SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE) : Today I will very briefly touch on a subtle aspect of the spiritual struggle. In various places in our Paternal Advices, we mention the related words, spiritual zeal, fervour, spiritual well-being, alertness, etc. (please search, if you wish, throughout the entire

No. 785 (PATERNAL ADVICES/ DAILY ACCOUNT/ STRUGGLE/ FALL/ DISAPPOINTMENT) : LISTEN to me, please, listen to what I write to you in the Paternal Advices, and you will be the first to immediately reap the sweet fruits of your rested consciousness and also of your spiritual progress. Your daily aim

No. 784 (GOD/ PRAYER/ MIND-NOUS) : How should we approach God and talk with Him? Somewhere it says in a Patristic text in Philokalia: "Pray immaterially to the immaterial God." That is, approach the immaterial and invisible God and speak with Him through prayer, Without imagination, without shapes or images

No. 783 (FALL/STRUGGLE/ PASSIONS/ SOBRIETY/ ATTENTION) : Please know well, that no pressure should be applied on the point where the glass has cracked; what I would like to say is that if you are susceptible to a bad habit, to a passion, avoid the slightest retreat to such a