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  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Jul 30, 2022

O Virgin, rescue me...

O Virgin, in the hour of my death rescue me from the hands of the demons, and the judgment, and the accusation, and the frightful testing, and the ...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Jul 23, 2022

Prayer by force by St. Ambrose of Optina

If you do not feel like praying, you have to force yourself. The Holy Fathers say that prayer with force is higher than prayer unforced. You do not...

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  • Jul 16, 2022

Saint Marina intercede for us.

O Glorious Marina, once betrothed to the Logos, you relinquished all worldly concerns and brilliantly gave struggle as a virginal beauty. You sound...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Jul 16, 2022

Paraklesis service 2022 - Commemorate your living loved ones

Paraklesis service 2022 - Commemorate your living loved ones - Dormition Fast Send us your names for the Paraklesis service to the Mother of God On...

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  • Jun 12, 2022

Blessed feast of the Pentecost

“The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.” St. Seraphim of Sarov, "A Wonderful Revelation to the W...

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  • May 29, 2022

Sunday of the blind man

I come to You, O Christ, as the man blind from birth. With the eyes of my soul blinded, I cry out to You in repentance, "You are the resplendent Li...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • May 26, 2022

Either do not sin, or repent...

If you have sinned, acknowledge the sin and repent. God will forgive the sin and once again give you a new heart…and a new spirit (Ez. 36:26). Ther...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • May 22, 2022

Tornado hits monastery

The tornado that hit the monastery on Saturday afternoon has caused severe damage to the premises. There is a complete power outage, interruption o...

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  • Apr 30, 2022

My Lord and my God!

[...] If he was not flesh, the marks of the nails and the lance in whose hands and side did Thomas handle? And if he was not God, to whom did he c...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Apr 23, 2022

Πασχαλινός Χαιρετισμός 2022 από την Γερόντισσα Θέκλα

“Ἀναστάσεως ἡμέρα, καὶ λαμπρυνθῶμεν τῆ πανηγύρει, καὶ ἀλλήλους περιπτυξώμεθα. Εἴπωμεν ἀδελφοί, καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἡμᾶς· Συγχωρήσωμεν πάντα τῆ Ἀναστά...

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  • Apr 23, 2022

Pascha Greeting 2022 by Gerondissa Thekla

“It is the day of the Resurrection; let us be radiant for the festival, and let us embrace one another. Let us say, O brethren, even to those that ...

  • by Le Troupeau Bénit
  • Apr 19, 2022

May we not be left outside the bridal chamber of Christ.

Why art thou slothful, O my wretched soul? Why dost thou waste thy days in thinking of unprofitable cares? Why art thou busy with the things that p...