RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
In a previous post, we mentioned the mystical tradition of hesychasm, a cornerstone of Orthodox spirituality dedicated to inner stillness and contemplative prayer. Today, we continue this journey by exploring one of the most revered and powerful spiritual practices within…
Hesychasm, a mystical tradition deeply rooted in the True Orthodox Church, offers a pathway to inner peace and divine communion through silent prayer and stillness. Originating from the Greek word “hesychia,” meaning silence or stillness, this practice encapsulates the essence…
‘With the power of Thy Cross strengthen, O Christ, my thinking, that I may praise in song and glorify Thy redeeming Ascension.’ – From the Irmos of the First Canon of the Third Canticle of the Ascension. ‘Leaving the things…
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. -Henry David Thoreau St. Symeon the New Theologian says, “If you want to see God, take pains to purify your heart, through the practice of the commandments and…
St. John Chrysostom, an esteemed Early Church Father, embodies the spirit of the epistle of St. Peter, which declares, “Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul” (1…
If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have labored long in…
we must desire heaven, but before heaven is granted, Christ orders us to realize heaven on earth, to behave on earth as if we were in heaven and to carry in our prayers the concern of the whole world. ~…
“Greater than all the virtues is discernment” ~St. John Abbot of Sina, Author of the “Ladder of Divine Ascent” “Greater than all the ascetic feats is obedience” ~St. Syncletica
“This is evil: estrangement from God.” -St. Basil the Great, That God is Not the Cause of Evils, “ELLHNES PATERES THS EKKLHSIAS” [Greek Fathers of the Church) 7, 112 (EPE). “As many… as stand apart in their will from God, He brings…
