Bishop Emilianos of Meloa
Translated as “watchfulness” or “vigilance,” nepsis refers to the guarding of the mind and heart against harmful thoughts, temptations and distractions.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
Today we find almost every boundary being deliberately transgressed, repudiated, set aside, broken down, and discarded, with a consequent break down of order in the world.
Hieromonk Nektary (Sokolov)
With the surgery that skillfully surpasses anything known to the mind of man, the Lord gradually removes from us the tumors of abomination and the metastases of filth, heals the glaucoma of ignorance and impassable stupidity, thus making us who we can and should become—citizens of the Heavenly City.
St. Seraphim (Chichagov)
Those who are truly Christ’s and want to understand how the world can hate today can always experience it for themselves.
Natalia Ryazantseva
Our fasting must become a sacrifice to God. But what lies behind these words?
