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Category Prayers/Services
The Prayer Rope Is Our Friend: A Few Words on Noetic Prayer
There is a great treasure in the Orthodox spiritual tradition that is always near us, yet which we so often neglect: noetic prayer—the gathering of the mind into the heart and its turning continually toward God. The Holy Fathers speak…
Much Devotion About Nothing: When “Religious” Activity Becomes a Substitute for Prayer
Much Devotion About Nothing. When religious activity replaces prayer.
Praying by the Prayer Rope: The Monastic Tradition of Replacing Written Prayers with the Jesus Prayer
Among the ancient traditions of Mount Athos and the monasteries influenced by Athonite spirituality throughout Greece, and in full accordance with the Fathers of the Desert, is the practice of praying by the prayer rope (komboskini) in place of written…
the tri-hypostatic Godhead: One power, one essence, one divinity
“I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh.” (Joel 2:28) Today the Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the radiant and life-giving Feast of Holy Pentecost. Fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ and ten days after His glorious Ascension, the…
A NEW MISSION IN ITALY
“Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the righteous.” (Psalm 149) During the sixth week of Pascha, on the day of the glorious Ascension of our Redeemer Jesus Christ, the small community of…
Sacred Rest (Ἀργία ➤Argia) — Keeping Sundays and Holy Days Sacred in the Orthodox Christian Life
In the modern world, Sunday has gradually become just another day of activity, shopping, entertainment, housework, and endless distraction. Yet for Orthodox Christians, Sunday is not merely a weekend day. It is the Lord’s Day, the sacred weekly celebration of…
let us first place in the register of our prayer a sincere and unfeigned thanksgiving to God
“Before all things, let us first place in the register of our prayer a sincere and unfeigned thanksgiving to God. In the second place, let us confess our sins and offer the brokenness of our soul with true compunction. Then,…
The “Effort of Saint Mary of Egypt” – or the Fifth Thursday of Great Lent
By priest Marco Mannino Giorgi The “Effort of Saint Mary of Egypt” is the name of the Matins service for the Thursday of the fifth week of Lent (although it is usually celebrated on Wednesday evening). During this Matins service,…
Lighting a Candle at the Monastery (New Website Feature)
We have added a new feature to our monastery’s website today. As many of you know, we are a self-funded brotherhood. We rely on the work of our hands—mostly incense and church supplies—to keep our monastery running. For those who…