Dmitry Lapa
Rating: 6|Votes: 9
Amazingly, Celtic holiness is unique for its “families of saints”, which were sometimes very large and included representatives of several generations. There was the spiritual relation between saints; but besides this, there were many saints who were relatives by blood: holy parents and children and grandchildren, holy brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces.
Rating: 10|Votes: 2
“In other words doctor, speak to us frankly.” “I have determined that Olga will not make it. She is slowly dying.” “What do you mean, she is slowly dying doctor.” I dared to ask? “I mean as we are talking, in a few hours, maybe during the course of the night she will die. I believe, without any doubt, she will not live through the night. Theoretically I can give you a time that she might make it to tomorrow.” “In other words, doctor, only a miracle can save her,” says the mother. “Yes, only a miracle,” repeats the doctor. The father continues to cry with controlled sobs.
Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)
Rating: 5,5|Votes: 2
And what if at the last day of the history of the human race on earth — on the day of the Dread Judgment — it turns out that a man (or his sponsors for him) made vows, and he does not even know what the vows were and what was promised? What will happen to such a man?
St. Theophan the Recluse
Along with lost paradise, the heavens were shut closed by God’s righteous judgment. But as a strong gate cannot hold back a powerful surge of water, so did the fortress of righteous judgment finally melt from the fire of Divine love—and now the heavens are opened. Brethren, let us also open the forces of our nature, let us insatiably receive the revealed God, and delight in Him. Let us soak all our senses with Him, all our thoughts and desires.
Hieromonk Christodoulos the Athonite
Rating: 9|Votes: 8
One morning in 1981, when I was a young monk, I went to see Elder Paisios, to ask him if there was another contemporary holy elder through whom Divine Grace was at work...