Category Archives: Prayer
A call for Prayer in light of the present calamities
By Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou Very difficult moments for humanity are coming. It seems that these difficult moments are just now starting. When this virus will end in May, other grievances will come; far greater than this one. Therefore, we … Continue reading
Power of the sign of the cross
Every time we do the sign of the cross, it shoots arrows to the enemy the devil. Before our feet touch the ground when we wake up in the morning, do the sign of the Cross. This is a story … Continue reading
The effects of prayer is miraculous
To many people the monk seems remote and unsociable. It seems that he is concerned with his own soul and that he offers nothing to the Church or to the world. That is not the case. If the Church has … Continue reading
Father George Calciu — On Pious Prayer
What an Awesome God!!!
In the Gospel of Mark Chapter 5, there is a story of a healing of a demon-possessed man. We see an interaction between Jesus and the demons which are many. Before the demons were cast out by the words of … Continue reading
Call and Cry out-don’t say let’s pray about it
This is a real story about a priest and it happened to him in his youth before he was ordained as a priest. In his early youth, he was addicted to smoking. He was smoking in an unbelievable way that … Continue reading
Proper Motives for prayer
There are seven divine motives for prayer that occur in the Bible-that is, those that agree with God’s will. But for all these seven divine motives, there are major clarifications, which cannot be ignored. Motive #1 We pray because prayer … Continue reading
The Benedict Option
Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetras-On Prayer
Excerpts on Prayer from The Authentic Seal: Spiritual Instruction and Discourses By Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetras, Mt. Athos. On Prayer (pp. 197-205) When we talk about internal prayer of the heart, we do not say petition of the heart, but … Continue reading
The Spiritual heart
The heart is the inner person. It is the center of our personality where we encounter God and where we can make our free choice concerning Him. We can’t find our heart by our own efforts. We find our heart … Continue reading
Semto Mechal 