The struggle is relentless and continuous, external and internal. Sometimes, the enemy acts visibly, through people and things, and at others he attacks people invisibly, through their thoughts. On occasion, he’ll appear openly, with a violent and merciless attack, like an enemy, but at others he’ll be disguised as a friend, who flatters and leads you astray with his cunning. "Saint Nicholas Velimirovich" Read more “Words of Life” at www.pemptousia.com
The tears of gratitude shed by the poor for your acts of charity towards them will be burnished pearls for you in the life beyond the grave. "Elder Arsenie Boca" Read more “Words of Life” at www.pemptousia.com
Correct teachings are of no value if we ignore them in the way we live our lives. "Saint John Chrysostom" Read more “Words of Life” at www.pemptousia.com
The spirit which hasn’t been darkened by sin looks up high into the heavens, it doesn’t look down at the tomb. But the spirit that’s been darkened by sin looks into the grave and doesn’t see the heavens at all. Sin and virtue govern our spiritual vision, depending on the aims of each, and each reveals its own world. "Saint Nicholas Velimirovich" Read more “Words of Life” at www.pemptousia.com
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Dearest friends and associates of the mission in Greece and all over the world, With our warmest greetings in Christ...
Pride arises from a lack of self-awareness and results in a hardening of the heart. Acquire humility, then, and wrap...
When people try to have a humble heart and peaceful thoughts, then none of the plots of the enemy can...
The struggle of asceticism, repentance, prayer and fasting cannot be brought to a conclusion unless it’s founded on proper faith....
A faithful friend is a living treasure, a fenced off garden, a sealed well which opens from time to time...
There are two most powerful weapons with which we overcome all the traps and temptations of the devil: the first...
As time goes by, everything fades, decays, ages. Only temperance is ageless and unfading. It doesn’t decay but always remains...
Q.: Elder, why does God give people a guardian angel, when He can protect us Himself? A.: That’s God looking...
Freedom involves sharing. Mary’s first action after the Annunciation is to share the good news with someone else: she goes...
Always bear in mind what Moses had to put up with –the two million grumbling people– how greatly he prayed...
People who don’t believe in God or don’t know God are obliged to worship things. » Saint Nicholas Velimirovich Source: pemptousia.com
There are two most powerful weapons with which we overcome all the traps and temptations of the devil: the first...
Always bear in mind what Moses had to put up with –the two million grumbling people– how greatly he prayed...
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