Articles in the Prayer category

Teachings of Saint Nicholas Kavasilas: It is not necessary to become a monk

St. Nicholas Kavasilas teaches that the spiritual life does not require one to go far-away and that he should learn all the sciences the world offers.

June 20, 2023
by By Konstantinos A. Economou, teacher
Orthodox models, Prayer, Spiritual life, Translations from Greek

A Homily on the Jesus Prayer by Saint Mark of Ephesus

Champion of Orthodoxy, St. Mark of Ephesus, explains the Jesus Prayer, its scriptural origin, its inner unity and how it leads us to godliness.

January 19, 2023
by St. Mark of Ephesus (Eugenikos)
Prayer, Translations from Greek

THE POWER OF THE PSALTER

An age old weapon, an effective cure against fear, terror, and demonic forces are the Psalms of the prophet David. By Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou.

June 2, 2021
by Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou
Prayer, Translations from Greek

The “Jesus Prayer”:
11 quotations from the Saints

The “Jesus Prayer”: “the lifeline of the soul and of the body”, the “foundation of perfection”, a “spiritual weapon” and the “source of all good works.”

December 11, 2020
by Orthodox Witness
Prayer, Translations from Greek

How to make a country great again: 10 thoughts of Metropolitan Onuphry

“If we want to be patriots of our country, we must fight our [personal] shortcomings.”

November 20, 2020
by Orthodox Witness
Prayer, Spiritual life

A Prayer for the Coming New Year

Has the Church completely ignored the the new year? We offer a short sketch of where our calendar came from and “A Prayer for the Coming New Year”.

January 2, 2020
by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Church feasts, Prayer

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“Lead us not into temptation”

The Pope’s translation “do not let us fall into temptation” has the opposite meaning of what the Lord taught us in the prayer He left us. Here is our commentary.

January 19, 2018
by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Prayer