#Sin 4/7

Jul 8, 20191 min read

Why is Praying So Hard?

Mainly because we run from God. At one level, we're comfortable in our delusions and we don't want to disavow ourselves of them. At...

Jun 27, 20191 min read

Trisagion (Thrice-Holy) Prayer

The "Trisagion" or "Thrice Holy" by itself is a simple vocal prayer addressed to God, describing three qualities of His being that are...

Jun 26, 20191 min read

The Pre-Eminent Prayer to the Holy Spirit

"Heavenly King" is a vocal prayer addressed specifically to the Holy Spirit. Not only does it affirm that the Third Person of the Most...

Jun 25, 20194 min read

Addition to the Third Kneeling Prayer

This is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Third Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us some passages on...

Jun 22, 20192 min read

Addition to the Second Kneeling Prayer

This is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Second Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us much to...

Jun 7, 20192 min read

God Helps Get Rid of Self-Indulgence

"In order to awaken a sinner from his sleep, the divine saving-grace directs all its power towards the destruction of the main support...

May 29, 20191 min read

Inward Presentation of Divine Reality

"Our spirit, as we have seen, is closed and stifled by many coverings. But by its nature, the human spirit is a spectator of the divine...

May 10, 20191 min read

Awakening to the One, True Order

"When a grace-given awakening takes place in the consciousness of a man... there is an instantaneous destruction of the whole order of...

Apr 24, 20191 min read

Help Us to Put Away the Old Self

We pray, Most Holy Trinity, that you help us to die to our old self. Help us to escape from desperation, desolation, dysfunction, sin,...

Apr 17, 20191 min read

Are You Dead to Everything Spiritual?

"If one looks at a sinner's inward disposition and outward state then it will be found that sometimes he knows much, but is blind with...

HOLY SILENCE