The harlot loved Christ and sought to meet Him where no sin can touch, nor destroy the light and beauty. There, in the deepest and most virgin part of existence, in the human heart. The harlot showed us that in…
As we live through the first days of fasting, intensified prayer, and self-reflection during the Holy Forty Days, today, at the first Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ has deemed us worthy to…
As pilgrims on earth, like all our fathers, let us guard the fleeting time of our blameless life, O our Savior, and have mercy on us, as the Lover of mankind. Here we are already taking the second step into…
Today is the day for repentance, a day of salvation and the beginning of a fast. Be awake, my soul, and close the doors of the passions, and turn to the Lord. These tender verses open before us the door…
Our merciful God, who knows the human heart so well, understands how difficult it can be to say "I'm sorry" to our neighbor. We often find it easier to raise our eyes to the heavens, seeking forgiveness from the Good…
To be lost, to be in sin, to be in passions, enslaved to the old man within oneself, far from God, and yet angry at others for one's own condition, is not something new or strange for humanity, for the…
