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Spiritual Edification

• “For My Own Good!” (English pdf, 589 KB; Greek pdf, 571 KB)

• “Whom He begat, He Nourishes with Himself” (English pdf, 423 KB; Greek pdf, 427 KB)

• The Sanctity of Sunday As a Day of Rest (English pdf, 536 KB; Greek pdf, 399 KB)

• The Chickpeas and the Devil (English pdf, 388 KB; Greek pdf, 472 KB)

• The Oil From the Vigil Lamp of the Theotokos and of All the Saints (English pdf, 250 KB; Greek pdf, 423 KB)

• Pious Practices Surrounding the Holy Cross (English pdf, 492 KB; Greek pdf, 571 KB)

• Good Deeds Should be Done With Good Intentions (English pdf, 391 KB; Greek pdf, 529 KB)

• How People Quarrel (English pdf, 301 KB; Greek pdf, 629 KB)

• “You Delivered Me From Hell!” (English pdf, 539 KB; Greek pdf, 551 KB)

• The Consequences of Heartlessness Towards One's Parents (English pdf, 599 KB; Greek pdf, 597 KB)

• The Theotokos takes pleasure in the “Salutations” (English pdf, 348 KB; Greek pdf, 419 KB)

• The Astonishing Story of an Unknown Saint of Our Times (English pdf, 510 KB; Greek pdf, 512 KB)

• “Let Me Die, God!” (English pdf, 271 KB; Greek pdf, 544 KB)

• The Blessedness of a Soul That Has Acquired Purity of Heart (English pdf, 677 KB; Greek pdf, 677 KB)

• The Theotokos As a Teacher of Letters (English pdf, 347 KB; Greek pdf, 426 KB)

• How We Heal Our Brother (English pdf, 341 KB; Greek pdf, 387 KB)

• Sunday as a Day of Rest (English pdf, 403 KB; Greek pdf, 449 KB)

• The Vigil Lamp of the Panagia and the Widow with Five Children (English pdf, 321 KB; Greek pdf, 390 KB)

• The Carnival Festivities and the Phalanx of Evil Spirits (English pdf, 409 KB; Greek pdf, 369 KB)

• Piety and Religiosity (English pdf, 464 KB; Greek pdf, 491 KB)

• The Cross of His Love and Our Personal Cross (English pdf, 293 KB; Greek pdf, 309 KB)

• Thanksgiving and Glorification to our Lord for All of His Mercies (English pdf, 299 KB; Greek pdf, 304 KB)

• Genuine Repentance (English pdf, 266 KB; Greek pdf, 280 KB)

• Take care making the sign of the Cross! (English pdf, 249 KB; Greek pdf, 165 KB)

• Eight Year Old Myrto And Her Wise Teacher (English pdf, 305 KB; Greek pdf, 389 KB)

• The Lord Guides Us To Heaven By Means of Patience In Works of Love (English pdf, 302 KB; Greek pdf, 314 KB)

• The Wondrous Fragrance (English pdf, 539 KB; Greek pdf, 484 KB)

• The Value of Compassion and of Almsgiving (English pdf, 550 KB; Greek pdf, 514 KB)

• The Mystery of the Divine Eucharist (English pdf, 505 KB; Greek pdf, 484 KB)

• The “Jesus Prayer” in Today’s World (English pdf, 364 KB; Greek pdf, 363 KB)

• The Blessing of God Comes When We Give Blessings (English pdf, 416 KB; Greek pdf, 394 KB)

• The Panagia Takes Great Pleasure In Love Between Siblings (English pdf, 246 KB; Greek pdf, 336 KB)

• We Should Avoid Everything That Hinders Prayer in the Heart (English pdf, 282 KB; Greek pdf, 387 KB)

• The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (English pdf, 423 KB)

• Genuine Generosity (English pdf, 289 KB; Greek pdf, 460 KB)

• One Who Gives Alms “Clothes” Christ (English pdf, 290 KB; Greek pdf, 354 KB)

• September 1 Beginning of the New Ecclesiastical Year (English pdf, 500 KB; Greek pdf, 571 KB; Swedish pdf, 473 KB)

• The Divine Blessing (English pdf, 395 KB; Greek pdf, 406 KB)

• Forgiveness (English pdf, 543 KB; Greek pdf, 651 KB)

• The Fragrance of Unmurmuring Patience (English pdf, 316 KB; Greek pdf, 365 KB)

• My Mother (English pdf, 986 KB; Swedish pdf, 778 KB; Greek pdf, 688 KB) My Mother

• The Mother of God Blesses Hospitality (English pdf, 475 KB; Greek pdf, 479 KB)

• “Beyond the Jordan” and “Before the Jordan” (English pdf, 366 KB; Greek pdf, 408 KB)

• The Two Agathangels: Which Does Honor to His Name and Office? (English pdf, 654 KB)

• Духовный отецъ и духовное чадо: Любовь и свобода или власть и зависимость? (Russian pdf, 573 KB)

• The Spiritual Father and the Spiritual Child: Love and Freedom, or Domination and Dependence? (English pdf, 529 KB; Greek pdf, 302 KB; Russian pdf, 573 KB)

• “. . .Let Us Commend Ourselves to Christ”: The Anguish of Disbelief (English pdf, 46 KB)

• A Blessing of Love from St. Gregory Palamas (English pdf, 45 KB; Greek pdf, 312 KB)

by Bishop Klemes of Gardikion

• Life in Christ: The Devil Hates Spiritual Teaching (English pdf, 528 KB; Greek pdf, 114 KB)

• It is Ruinous for a Monk under Obedience to Diverge from the Mentality and Approach of His Elder (English pdf, 709 KB; Greek pdf, 130 KB)

• A Life-Changing Experience for the Family of Demetrios and Aimilia Outos (English pdf, 705 KB; Greek pdf, 413 KB)

• Commentary on a Section of the Gospel Reading for the Third Sunday of St. Matthew (English pdf, 60 KB; Greek pdf, 62 KB)

by St. Ignaty Brianchaninov

• Two Prayers Against Shameful Thoughts (on the occasion of the commemoration of our Holy Father Symeon of the Wondrous Mountain, 24 May) (English pdf, 112 KB)

• Great is the Power of Love and Repentance (English pdf, 72 KB; Greek pdf, 54 KB)

-A very soul-profiting story from St. John Chrysostomos

• “Serve Me” (English pdf, 72 KB; Greek pdf, 80 KB)

• Unceasing Prayer and the Jesus Prayer: Twenty-Four Chapters (by St. Paissy [Velichkovsky]) (Greek pdf, 153 KB)

• Indictment of a Denier of the Faith (an epistle of St. Neilos the Ascetic) (Greek pdf, 124 KB)

• The Warfare of Thoughts (by St. Dimitry, Metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl) (Greek pdf, 91 KB)

• The Philanthropy of the Righteous Sozon (English pdf, 137 KB; Greek pdf, 117 KB)

• The Panagia of Lithines: Support for the sacred practice of fasting (English pdf, 177 KB; Greek pdf, 128 KB)

• “God is Fire” (from the teachings of St. John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Francisco) (Greek pdf, 152 KB)

• Concerning Unclean Thoughts (on the occasion of the commemoration of St. Neilos of Sora, 7 May) (English pdf, 147 KB; Greek pdf, 90 KB)

• Holy Zeal (Greek pdf, 158 KB) by Archbishop Averky of Syracuse and the Holy Trinity Monastery († 31 March 1976)

• Which Sins Do Not Obstruct Us From Divine Communion? (English pdf, 149 KB; Greek pdf, 132 KB)

• ”At evening shall weeping find lodging, but in the morning rejoicing” (Psalm 29:6) (Greek pdf, 84 KB) by St. Nikolai (Velimirovic), Bishop of Ochrid and Zica [†5 March 1956]

• The Prayer of the Heart: The Duty Also of All Who Live in the World (from a letter of St. Theophan the Recluse) (Greek pdf, 94 KB)

• Great is the Power of Love and Repentanceς (Greek pdf, 54 KB) A very soul-profiting story from St. John Chrysostomos

• St. Neilos Berates the Emperor (English pdf, 123 KB; Greek pdf, 114 KB)

• Eyes, Eyebrows, and Eyelids (Greek pdf, 61 KB)

• A Reverent Attitude in Church (Greek pdf, 63 KB)

• A Prayer for the New Year (Greek pdf, 63 KB)

• St. John Chrysostomos Against Overeating (English pdf, 75 KB; Greek pdf, 63 KB)

• “Great is the Benefit from the Reading of Patristic Texts” (English pdf, 179 KB; Greek pdf, 151 KB)

• “The Transformation of the Mind into the Likeness of Christ” (English pdf, 161 KB; Greek pdf, 99 KB)

• The Power of Forgiveness in the Mystery of Confession and a Miracle of the Holy Archangels (On the occasion of the beginning of the Nativity Fast [15 November]) (English pdf, 254 KB; Greek pdf, 115 KB)

• Our Guardian Angel: Our Good Elder Brother (On the Commemoration of the Holy Archangels [8 November]) (English pdf, 118 KB; Greek pdf, 86 KB)

• “The Good Shepherd: A Calling and a Spiritual Gift”: The address by His Grace, Bishop Ambrose of Methone at the Nameday Tribute “Thanksgiving 2004” (Greek pdf, 145 KB)

• Do We Bear the Name of God? (English pdf, 187 KB; On the Commemoration of Sts. Cyprian and Justina [2 October]) (Greek pdf, 141 KB)

• Our All-Holy Lady “Swift to Hearken” (Gorgoepekoös) (English pdf, 122 KB; Greek pdf, 150 KB)

• The Mutual Aid of Churches is a Very Ancient Custom (Greek pdf, 263 KB)

• “Fellow Workers of Christ”: A homily delivered by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco on the occasion of his Episcopal Consecration. (Greek pdf, 489 KB)

• “On Repentance, Prayer, and the Endurance of Afflictions (St. Ignaty Brianchaninov)” (Greek pdf, 78 KB)

• Pastoral Counsels on the Occasion of the Consecration of a New Church (Greek pdf, 134 KB)

• “The Three Faculties of the Soul and the Cultivation of ‘Good Thoughts’” (English pdf, 90 KB; Greek pdf, 93 KB)

• “Unceasing Prayer: The Mother and Wellspring of Joy in Christ” (English pdf, 86 KB; Greek pdf, 132 KB)

• “Bless My Enemies, O Lord!” (English pdf, 90 KB; Greek pdf, 84 KB)