“You should strive for three things in your life: being self-critical, showing sympathy for your fellow human beings, and keeping your faith in God. All this attracts the grace and love of God.”
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi Monastery
“Children want to taste the love of their parents. Not even rags, that is clothes, nor tinets, that is jewelery, have any value. Once they grow up, they will understand that all of this is futility and they will get rid of them. Only parents’ love and understanding will be their heritage. This is the big profit!”
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi Monastery
“Blessed is the one who did not let his faith in his elder.”
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi Monastery
“Give as much as you can. One thing that will save your soul is patience. You want to make sure that you will build a house in this life. But spare a thought of building house in the heaven waiting for you.”
Elder Ambrosios (Lazaris)
“You must know that the promises of God are hidden in the sorrows and the sufferings, in the persistence and the faith, like the blessing and the acquisition of heavenly goods.”
Saint Makarios the Egyptian
“If humans knew when they would die, they would continue to sin and stay indifferent to virtue. Not knowing when they would die keeps the believer in a lasting readiness and attention.”
Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi Monastery
“Do not blame anybody, do not deceive anybody, do not get angry, do not look down on anybody. Do not be afraid to say, “Everyone lives virtuously or immorally,” because that is the essence of the quote: “Do not judge”. They all see in the same light, in the same mood, with the same thought, with a simple heart, accepting them as if they were Christ.”
Saint Nifon