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In Egypt, in whose ancient Christian past there had once been many grand monasteries, there once lived a monk who befriended an uneducated and simple peasant farmer. One day this peasant said to the monk, “I too respect God who created this world! Every evening I pour out a bowl of goat’s milk...

Post: “I Am Waiting for You at Samtavro”. Premier of the English Version. A film in English about St. Gabriel (Urgebadze) of Georgia

"Most Orthodox Christians are aware of the Church’s prohibition of any depiction of God the Father. The 1667 Synod of Moscow canonically forbade the depiction of God the Father in icons, though this canonical decision has not always been obeyed" May or May not God the Father Be Depicted in...

What you (EO) think about this icon? As far as I know we are unable to ever see how the Father looks and no one ever seen it. Is this icon Orthodox in the way that it shows us the Father? Holy Trinity Goldprint Greek Byzantine Orthodox Christian | Etsy

TLTR: start with "lives of saints", after that "The Evergetinos", after that "The Philokalia" Besides a Spiritual Guide, the reading of edifying Orthodox works, or listening to others read such works, is of great value throughout one’s journey on the spiritual path. It was hearing a Gospel...

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos by Hieromonk Isaac

Quote: "The Philokalia is a collection of sacred Orthodox Christian spiritual texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries. The Saints who wrote these texts were concerned with inner asceticism, ceaseless prayer, and how one may attain a life of contemplative stillness and union...

Quote: "The Philokalia is a collection of sacred Orthodox Christian spiritual texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries. The Saints who wrote these texts were concerned with inner asceticism, ceaseless prayer, and how one may attain a life of contemplative stillness and union...

I've bought this book: Writings: The Fount of Knowledge- The Philosophical Chapters, on Heresies, the Orthodox Faith by John of Damascus https://www.amazon.com/Writings-Knowledge-Philosophical-Chapters-Heresies/dp/1470149249 Somewhere I saw very good quotes from John of Damascus's work, and...

REMOVED. Sorry for my lack of knowledge

I found this post on the Internet: Prayer of John the Baptist

On Luke 11:1 we read: "Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. " I've read Matthew and Mark, and didn't encounter actual prayer from John the Baptist, where is his prayer written?

Which books your recommend from church fathers? I guess Philokalia is a good option

jabattler1976bhc, Only way to do that is to recover the old account. On the login page where is recovery option("Forgot you password"), chose it and follow instructions

If I'm not mistaked when a priest or a monk is ordained, they getting new names from a saint from the past. If this thing is happaning always does it mean that there will be no new saint names? For example, Michael Maximovitch was ordained as a prist and got a name "John" (saint name), after...

The greatest of virtues is prayer; the foundation of prayer is fasting. Fasting is the constant moderation in eating, along with wise discernment. Proud man! You imagine so much, you think so highly of your own mind, but it is in constant and complete dependence on your stomach. The law of...

If you are somehow connected to the project, could you please add Orthodox bibles and patristic commentaries to the free version? Otherwise it's quite expensive for the most people

Please visit Ex-Masons for Jesus for more information Question: "What is Free Masonry and what do Free Masons believe?" Answer: Freemasonry, Eastern Star, and other similar "secret" organizations appear to be harmless fellowship gatherings. Many of them appear to promote belief in God...