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  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Mar 20, 2022

Rejoice and pray, by Elder Ephraim of Arizona

Rejoice and pray. Yes, my children, the Jesus prayer, protects us from the traps and the snares of the devil. It caresses and brings sweetness to o...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Mar 20, 2022

Χαίρετε και προσεύχεσθε

Χαίρετε και προσεύχεσθε.Ναι, παιδιά μου, η προσευχή του Ιησού μας, μας διαφυλάττει από τις παγίδες του μαύρου διαβόλου. Μας θωπεύει και γλυκαίνει τ...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Feb 27, 2022

O Judge in Thy mercy save me

I lament and weep when I contemplate the eternal fire, the outer darkness and Tatar, the dread worm and the unceasing gnashing of teeth, and the an...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Feb 26, 2022

Everyone has to carry a cross by St. Ephraim of Katounakia

Everyone has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our faith endured the cross, we will also endure it. On one hand, the cross is sweet and l...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Feb 15, 2022

Saturday of Souls - Triodion 2022

"Give rest, O Christ, among the Saints to the souls of Your servants, where there is no pain, no sorrow, no grieving, but life everlasting." Kontak...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Dec 31, 2021

A wish for the new year: towards eternity...

[…] Towards the eternity we step, my brothers. And now, another year has passed. We welcome a new year. What will it bring us? We do not know. We d...

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  • Dec 24, 2021

Our sweet Jesus is born by Saint Joseph the Hesychast, monasterevmc.org

Christ is born, Glorify Him!

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Dec 20, 2021

Let us celebrate, the Forefeast of Christ's Nativity!

O people, let us celebrate the Forefeast of Christ's Nativity! Let us raise our minds on high, as we go up to Bethlehem in spirit!With spiritual th...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Dec 18, 2021

Monastery's Nativity Celebrations 2021

COVID 19 UPDATE DECEMBER 31ST 2021 Due to the new government regulations as of December 31st at 5:00 pm, the monastery’s church will remain complet...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Dec 14, 2021

A Visual Tribute to Elder Ephraim of Arizona

A visual tribute to our Geronda, Elder Ephraim of Arizona, in remembrance of his blessed repose on December 7th 2019, made by the sisters of the mo...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Dec 12, 2021

The only hope of salvation by Saint Joseph the Hesychast

The only hope of salvation from the delusions and the heresies, the innovations and the traps of wicked people and of the devil is prayer, repentan...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Dec 05, 2021

A little deprivation on earth will be recompensed in heaven by Elder Ephraim of Arizona

The allurements of the world and its pleasures will transform into eternal affliction and pain for those who delight in them, if they do not repent...