Wisdom from the Fathers

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• Wisdom from the Fathers

CONCERNING FASTING

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bySaint Ignatius Briantchaninov Reprinted from Orthodox Life -Vol.2 Number 2 - March/April 1951 The head or chief of the virtues...

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From the Martyrdom of Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, ca. 155

1 month ago trueorthodox

For this cause, yea and for all things, I praise Thee, I bless Thee, I glorify Thee, through the eternal...

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Joy in the Heart

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You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant...

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An excerpt from a letter of St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) to Abbess Schema-abbess Martha Protasieva about repentance without despair.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW2MQ2jNa5U

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St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol – Feast Day April 30

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St. Ignaty wrote: “I spent my entire life in sickness and sorrows, but without sorrows, how can one be saved? Illness is...

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5 Reasons that God Allows Us to be Assailed by the Demons, according to St. Maximus the Confessor

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https://youtu.be/pYM8xDnayyY

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In How Many Circumstances Can Prayer Remain? St. Isaac the Syrian

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When the Spirit takes its dwelling place in a man he does not cease to pray, because the Spirit will...

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Call to Beg the Lord like St. Isaac the Syrian Did!

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I beg and beseech you, Lord: grant to all who have gone astray a true knowledge of you, so that each...

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Watch! Stand Fast on Spiritual Watch!

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Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco. Thank you, Brother Michael! Stand fast on spiritual watch, because you don't know...

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Follow these 4 Rules of St. Theophan the Recluse to have a Healthy Spiritual Life

2 months ago trueorthodox

Thank you Brother Michael! 1.- Never rely on yourself in anything. 2.- Always bear in your heart a perfect and...