Orthodox Gladness

When the Mother of God stood at the foot of the Cross the depth of her grief was inconceivable, for she loved her Son more than any one can ...

A fellow monk mentioned to Fr.  Ephraim of Katounakia that many pilgrims come to their monastery, make noise and that he himself was indig...

“In order to come to faith, we must come to ourselves. We live as if far from ourselves. We work, walk, run, work, but we do not remembe...

A monk needed to go into the big city for an errand, accompanied by one of his acquaintance. In the midst of urban uproar the monk claim...

Psalter and Jesus Prayer are living water from one source. The Psalter supports the Jesus Prayer like walls of the temple to its roof. - ...

In every grief: in illness, and in poverty, in distress, and in all troubles, it is better to think less and talk with Him, and more of...

Let us take as our example a saint who is suitable for our position, and we will rely on his example. All the saints suffered because t...

You live easier like a little child.  The Lord is so loving that you cannot even imagine.  Although we are sinners, still go to the Lord...

Remember that the robber on the cross was still hanged for hours and suffered severely for his sins, even though he had already received...

An elder once said: "We are all to blame ... for we have abolished God ... In the place of the Church we have put in the gallerie...

When once the famous writer Kazantzakis had a meeting with an ascetic whom he wanted to "tempt", he asked him: "Unfortunat...

“We have very little faith in the Lord, very little trust. If we trusted the Lord as much as we trust a friend when we ask him to do som...

Once a woman had big problems. When her neighbors saw how sweet she was, they were surprised. Father Thaddeus taught her to...

Elder Nektarios is a monk who lives in a cell near Karyes. He is over 80 years old. He has a brother Christopher with him, a peer. They...

Once an enlightened Monk used to say Be careful not to moan. Grumble tires those who live near you and displeases God, ungratefulness. Yo...

"Christianity did not come and travel with other religions or coexist peacefully with them, and learn to get along. It came to disso...

To Honor our Lady the way our Elder wanted. When we are faced with an image of the Virgin Mary, She Herself wanted to give us this gr...

A nun was told: "Give Your Life to God. He'll handle it better than you."

An Elder said: "God inside, happiness outside".

The elders said that the work of a monk should burn passions, like a fire tree. - Evergetinos