Prayer of St Ephraim
St Ephraim’s prayer for Lent reads: “O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of…
The Word of Life – Jn 15:26 (1/3/15 – 15/3/2015)
“When the Comforter comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from…
Reflection on Jn 15:26
“When the Comforter comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from…
Humility
I would like to encourage you a little and to point out again the essential virtue – humility which ought…
Remember the Last Things
The saints often encourage us to remember the Last Things especially during Lent: death, judgment, heaven and hell. God knows…
Lent – a time of trials
Sometimes the Lenten period is a time similar to the time which Jesus spent in the wilderness. He prayed and…
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
On the Sunday before the beginning of Lent in the Eastern Church, we shall hear the passage from the Gospel…
True heroism
Original sin is in every one of us. It is inborn stupidity which deceives us all our life. We must…
The hardest fight – the fight against our self
We want to do good but we keep sinning. This is caused by our corrupt nature – the old self…
The Word of Life – Jn 15:18-19 (15/2/15 – 1/3/2015)
“If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world,…
Reflection on Jn 15:18-19
“If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world,…
We prevail with Christ alone
Sin is rebellion against God. Through sin man loses eternal life. However, Jesus paid for us, for all our sins.…
The fight for souls!
Let us not dialogue but rather bear witness! Let us repeat the truth – this is this. I can start…
Prayer of unity and power /modified version/
1) Perfect contrition (5 minutes) (position – kneeling) a) One person says: “I am self-willed.” “A self-willed person does not…
The Word of Life – Jn 15:16 (1/2/15 – 15/2/2015)
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and…
Reflection on Jn 15:16
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and…