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25.01.2022 What he said in the video is what counts :) However, there is a circulating rumour that he did not die of Covid-19 and that he was suffering from a complicated condition, some sort of cancer !!! So, please call the monastery where he was Hegumen and ask to confirm this, and do not just read the news headline and believe that the Church is a petri dish and that each time a Bishop dies that it is some sort of proof. With love in Christ!
23.01.2022 As Christians we love to listen to chanting and other Christians songs. Did you know that if you want to be a practicer of the Jesus Prayer, these "songs" will distract you? "These songs (referring specifically to chanting) will not help you obtain the Jesus Prayer" Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis
14.01.2022 A member of the church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited. The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames... around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host watched all this in quiet contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished, there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and dead. Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting.The pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it. As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said with a tear running down his cheek, 'Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the firey sermon. I will be back in church next Sunday.'
14.01.2022 Turn to Me, and I will turn to you, saith the Lord Almighty (Zch. 1:2).
10.01.2022 Christ is coming; 40 days from now ... may we all have a blessed fast. . . ... , , , , , ! , . , . , ....
10.01.2022 To refresh your soul --Fr Patrick O'Rourke is using the Remini app (Android) to enhance photos of 20th century saints and elders. It's amazing how much the photos change and become lifelike. Such kind eyes!
