The Nativity Fast

[caption id="attachment_4311" align="alignleft" width="177"] Bethlehem[/caption]The Nativity fasting period began on Monday, November the 15th 2016...

The Sarantaleitourgon

[caption id="attachment_4305" align="alignleft" width="293"] Metropolitan Sotirios celebrating Divine Liturgy at the Monastery[/caption]On Tuesday,...

Seek only one thing

[caption id="attachment_4228" align="alignright" width="118"] Christ of Sinai[/caption]It is only necessary to seek one thing: to be with Jesus. Th...

Prayer helps the departed souls

There where once on Mount Athos at St. Paul’s monastery two elders from Cephalonia. Fr. Constantine and Fr. Demetrios from Pyrgi, whose mother’s na...

Struggle in prayer

[caption id="attachment_4221" align="alignright" width="205"] Elder Ephraim[/caption]To guard love, the pinnacle of virtues, diligence in prayer is...

Do not despair when you fall

Therefore, don’t despair when you fall, but get up eagerly and do a metanoia saying, “Forgive me, my dear Christ. I am human and weak.” The Lord ha...

Humble yourself and confess

Humble yourself, and from now on confess, for confession contains most holy humility, without which no one is saved. The devil greatly rejoices whe...

The remembrance of God

The remembrance of God is an all-powerful weapon, a mighty suit of armor against Satan and the various sins. When the mind ceases to remember God a...

The Sign of the Cross

“Do not do anything without signing yourself with the sign of the Cross! When you depart on a journey, when you begin your work, when you go to stu...

Divine Liturgy at St Paraskevi is cancelled

The Divine Liturgy to be held at St Paraskevi on Saturday, September 17th 2016 is cancelled. It will be rescheduled for the month of October. We ar...

The power of the Cross

The Cross of the Lord was the instrument by which He saved the world after the fall into sin. Through the Cross, He descended with His soul into he...

Saint Thekla's Feast Day

It will be an immense joy and a blessing to have your presence amongst us during the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy that will be presided at the Monaste...