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Nobody can reach spiritual heights all at once or easily. There are years of effort and struggle, trials and all sorts of temptations before the passions cease to trouble you. In this way, if you’ve been tested with pain and labor, if you’ve bravely borne all the temptations caused by wickedness, you’ll be found worthy of receiving all the great honors and gifts of the Holy Spirit and divine riches. You’ll inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Each of us gains the salvation of his or her soul by the Grace of the Holy Spirit, but we also have to contribute our own efforts.

Saint Augustine, FL – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will host its first-ever conference for the organization of outreach...

His Beatitude the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John received their excellencies the Ministers Mrs. Zeina Akar...

‘With your spear, destroy the record of my sins and heal the pain of my heart, Lord, which has been wounded by the arrows of the wickedness of the evil demons.’

How lived his life and how reached holiness Saint Joseph the Hesychast? Read a fragment from one of his letters:...

For Christians there are two paths which lead to union with God, deification. One is monasticism. This is the difficult path. That of virginity, a pure life, perfect submission to His will. A life of humility, fasting, prayer and love for all the world, unlimited trust in the Lord, obedience to a spiritual father or mother. Monasticism is difficult. It’s a gift. This is why the Lord Himself says: ‘Let those who can accept this, do so’. (Matth. 19, 12). In this case, the attraction of this love is expressed through absolute dedication to God and exhausting love for every other person. In no way does it make Christians loveless, but rather reveals the extent of the supreme love, that of ...

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Talks between the Montenegro government with the Montenegrin Metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church and other dioceses of the Serbian...

In Greece on Wednesday, a statement by the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece reiterated that the...

The fallout from the coronavirus outbreak continues to reverberate around the world. In terms of the upcoming commemoration of Holy...

The Church today venerates the memory of Theodora the Righteous, a 13th century saint whose Holy Relic is preserved at...

Communique The Holy and Great Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, convened under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,...

Sofia Metropolia led by the Bulgarian Patriarch has ordered measures to avoid the spread of coronavirus. It is ordered that...

The Serbian Orthodox Church argued that a controversial law on religion which has sparked angry demonstrations should be suspended during...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain has released a statement offering information about the coronavirus. Read the...

If we don’t want it and don’t pursue it, grace won’t begin to act in us. God doesn’t want to intrude on the freedom He’s given us. Otherwise everyone would become a saint from one moment to the next, at God’s command.

As You are merciful, Christ, I beg you,through true fasting and repentance give life to me whose soul is slain by the fruit of our transgression. Grant that I may ever walk in the straight and pleasant paths of Your holy commandments and Your divine glory, and may be able to praise Your goodness in all things, Jesus, together with those who desire You. (Kathisma, Matins)

On Monday, March 9, 2020, following the service of Great Compline in the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand, His...

Prime Minister Edi Rama has held a meeting with senior representatives of the Albanian clergy, urging them to try to...

When we have a serious illness, it does not mean that this is a revelation from God that we will...