Don’t Forget the Most Important Things!
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Don’t Forget the Most Important Things!

Ariadna Nefedkina

There is a place for God even in the most turbulent flow of life.

Every Man Must Guard His Heart
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Every Man Must Guard His Heart

Strength of Spirit, Part 13

St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

The success of spiritual struggle, true repentance, and correction of our shortcomings depends on the habit of listening to and looking closely at the movements and desires of the heart.

Repent, Confess, Commune
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Repent, Confess, Commune

Fr. James Guirguis

The Lord in speaking this parable reminds us that we have a part to play in our own salvation.

Sermon on the Feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Sermon on the Feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God

Bishop Pakhomy of Pokrovsk and Nikolaevka

Commemorating this holy icon, we turn to the Mother of God, asking Her to protect us from troubles and give us strength. But do we fully understand what it means to entrust ourselves to Her care?

“How Much Longer Will We Have to Humble Ourselves?”<br> or How humility helped us in difficult situations
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

“How Much Longer Will We Have to Humble Ourselves?”
or How humility helped us in difficult situations

Alexandra Gripas

We were in utter despair. Only my grandmother tried to calm us down and said, “If the Lord allows this, we must humble ourselves and hope for the mercy of the Lord.”