June 17, 2021 189 0 Great Elders of the 19th and 20th Centuries about Prayer Prayer is the most important work for any believer, and acquiring it has been a topical issue for many generations. The holy elders living…
April 19, 2021 132 0 Alms Always Return to the Benefactors. A Story of Mononia, Rescued by an Unsparing Act of St Macarius The Lord says, “make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into…
April 14, 2021 101 0 Practical Advice on Growing in Faith Faith is the strongest when it comes from personal experience. Faith is weak if it is based only on some miracles out there. Living…
April 12, 2021 250 0 Steps of the Ladder. Repentance There is not a man on earth who never sins. (see Eccl. 7:20). After the Fall of our ancestors, human nature became prone to…
March 27, 2021 729 0 “The Purpose of Prayer Is to Learn to Humbly Surrender Oneself to the Will of God.” Instructions of Elder John (Krestiankin) God and Man The world is ruled only by the Providence of God, and this is where lies a believer’s salvation and his power…
March 14, 2021 117 0 What Kind of Shadow Do I Cast? «The shadow of Apostle Peter as he passes by» (Acts 5:15) In apostolic times, people flocked to the apostles with their needs, brought their sick…
February 25, 2021 377 0 St Seraphim (Sobolev): Instructions and Real-life Stories St Seraphim, Archbishop of Bogucharsk , whose memory we celebrate on February 26, left behind many invaluable works and instructions, born from personal experience,…
February 23, 2021 213 0 The Devil is Expelled by Fasting, Reading the Gospel and Fighting Evil Thoughts Speaking about the means serving to disgrace and drive away the devil, we have already mentioned prayer, humility, reading the Psalter, diligence and prayer…
February 19, 2021 218 0 A Story about Martyrius, a Monk who Carried Christ You all know, brethren, the immutable truth that the Lord Himself has always been, is now and always will be merciful to those who…
February 17, 2021 196 0 “The Kingdom of God Grows within Us, and This Does Not Depend on Where We Live.” Selected Quotes from Elder John (Krestyankin) Archimandrite John (Krestyankin) departed to God fifteen years ago on 5 February 2006 at the Pskov-Pechory Lavra. Today, we pay tribute to this exceptional…
