Archimandrite Sophrony was born in 1986, to Orthodox parents in Tsarist Russia. From childhood he showed a rare capacity for prayer and as a young boy would ponder questions heavy with centuries of th… more →
ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣVatopaidiFriend wrote 2 months ago: Venerable St. John of Rila, a great spirit-filled ascetic struggler of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 2 months ago: Continued from (9) 9. Various Trials and Manifest Aid from our Lady the Mother of God The Apostle Pa … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 2 months ago: Continued from (8) 8. The Trials grow more Intense Any extra aid from grace, when it comes legitimat … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 2 months ago: Continued from (7) 7. The Discovery of the Hesychast Elder Daniel as Spiritual Father From the very … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 2 months ago: Continued from (6) 6. The Nature and Forms of Trials Trials or temptations (peirasmoi) have been so … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 2 months ago: 5. The Time of Bitter Struggles Continued from (5) Such were the patterns of their outward movemen … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 4 months ago: Continued from (1) In other words, according to St. Ignatii (Bryanchaninov), purposefully creating i … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 4 months ago: Just as there can be a properly trained voice, there can be a properly trained soul.[1] —Fr. Alexand … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 6 months ago: All Saints. Greek icon from the Holy Monastery of Stavroniketa of Mount Athos (late 16th - early 17t … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 6 months ago: IN ENGLISH Sveti Apostol Pavle u Prvoj Poslanici Korićanima kaže: “Blagodarim neprestano Bogu … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 7 months ago: In English Četrdeseto pismo Bog uvek pomaže. On uvek dolazi na vreme, ali je potrebno strpljenje. Do … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 8 months ago: Fresco of Elder Justin Popovic, in the church of Pantanassa (of Vatopedi monastery) in Porto Lagos J … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 8 months ago: Justin Popović (1894-1979) je bio arhimandrit manastira Ćelije, doktor teologije, profesor Beograd … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 8 months ago: St. Nicholas Velimirovich – The Prologue from Ohrid 1. THE PRIESTLY-MARTYR HYPATIUS THE BISHOP … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 8 months ago: St. Ambrose of Optina The elder or “old man”, known in Greek as Geron and in Russian a … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 8 months ago: Once I bound myself to You, my love, all other bonds broke. I see a swallow distraught over its demo … more →
VatopaidiFriend wrote 8 months ago: Fortieth Letter God always helps. He always comes in time, but patience is necessary. Come, my good … more →
zpap wrote 9 months ago: Archimandrite Sophrony was born in 1986, to Orthodox parents in Tsarist Russia. From childhood he sh … more →
pilotos91 wrote 1 year ago: Παραθέτουμε στη συνέχεια μερικά στοιχεία για τη ζωή και τη δράση του Αγίου Νικολάου της Ιαπωνίας ( σ … more →