<> Because of his purity of soul and intense love for God, at one point, Saint Francis of Assisi was blessed by an angel who appeared beside him holding a violin and a bow. The angel then told St. Francis that he would sing for him just as angels sing before God’s Throne of pure […]
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Angel, my angel… Prayer addressed to the guardian or guardian angel of spiritual evolution This prayer is not intended to be used only by children, but by everyone. The fact that there is said “I am small” is valid for any person, because almost everyone needs spiritual growth, and the state of candor is an
Dionysius the Areopagite is the greatest authority on Christian angelology. He was an Athenian man converted by the Apostle Paul in the Areopagus of Athens (cf. Acts, 17, 34). To this character were later attributed the so-called areopagitic texts, whose paternity, however, since the Renaissance has been disputed. Whoever this author is, we continue to
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<>< by Prof. Leonard Radutz – republished There is a legend according to which Athos was consecrated by the Virgin Mary or the Mother of God to allow her frenzied worship only by men. This legend is beautiful and is related to the spiritual foundations of Mount Athos itself. “It is known that after the
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Dragobete – The Archetypal Man! We have Dragobete – a very beautiful Dacian holiday. This image is similar to that of a ship from 1848 at the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna and is in Goblet D’Alviella’s book “The Migration of Symbols” (London, 1894). It depicts Dragobete (Drago beth El).
<> A short and exceptionally rare film starring his master Sri Yukteswar About Yogananda and His Masters
Seraphim visited Father Dositeus (in fact, it was a woman – Daria Tyapkina), who gave him a blessing to retire to the monastery in the wilderness of Sarov and there to earn his salvation.
I mean, what you do that’s what you get, “if you sow wind, you reap the storm” and “as you lay down, that’s how you sleep”…
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An authentically spiritual vision cannot ignore one of humanity’s greatest revelations on Earth: Christianity is a valuable spiritual vein and the authentic seeker believes it is worth studying and living, without hindering himself from the embarrassing struggles for influence that have taken place and are still taking place between the various factions.
The word “Eucharist” comes from the Greek language and means “thanksgiving”.
An essential aspect in Christian worship, it helps those interested to take important steps in the direction of communion with Jesus Christ…
In order to be effective, some internal, spiritual conditions are necessary.
It is the Holy Mystery through which, in the form of bread and wine, the believer partakes of the Body and Blood of the Lord, truly present through the transformation of the elements at the Divine Liturgy.
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When a young philosopher arrived at Mount Athos, He had already read numerous treatises on Orthodox spirituality and knew, one might even say very well, “The Little Philokalia of the Prayer of the Heart and “The Tales of the Russian Pilgrim”. Moreover, he had been seduced by all this, but he was still not convinced.
We publish here the pure and gracious words spoken by Jesus, after being translated directly from the ancient Aramaic language, the language spoken by Jesus and his beloved disciple John, who wrote down with the utmost accuracy the secret personal teachings of his divine Master.
