Rating: 6|Votes: 2
Then begin the torments—according to the Holy Gospel, weeping and the gnashing of teeth, where their worm dies not and the fire is not quenched—and the sinner shall be cast into outer darkness. The entire Church of God will joyfully delight in attaining the Kingdom of Heaven, being close to God in His holy place, and receiving everlasting glory and exaltation.
Fr. Daniel Sisoyev
Let us be honest: what are all our standards of good and evil worth? Our body, soul, mind, will, senses are not created by us. Everything we have is a gift (or even not a gift but something that belongs to Someone else, and has been entrusted to us for safekeeping), but we, however, have decided that we can with impunity deal with it as we please. Doing that we deny the One Who created us any right to demand an answer from us about how we have dealt with His gift.
Rating: 6,5|Votes: 2
We are always in the Church only to a certain degree. Whenever this degree is great, the person is called a saint. At other times, this degree is small. At times a person holds on to the Lord only with his little figure. But we must remember that the only Judge and Appraiser is the Lord, not we. While there is still time there is hope.
I fall prostrate before Thee, O Jesus. I have sinned against Thee, be merciful to me. Take from me the heavy yoke of sin, and in Thy compassion grant me tears of compunction.
Rating: 8|Votes: 1
People often ask priests: “Why should we go to church every Sunday?” and then they begin to justify themselves. “We need our sleep, then we need to spend time with the family, do things around the house, etc. And you want us to get up and go to church. What for?”
