Ο ΦΎΛΑΚΑΣ ΆΓΓΕΛΟΣ 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΊΤΗΣ ΑΘΑΝΆΣΙΟΣ ΛΕΜΕΣΟΎ ☦️

When a man is born, the whole world rejoices, and only he cries. But he should live so that, when he dies, the whole world cries, and only he rejoices.
-- Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, commemorating
11 years since his blessed repose.☦️

We must learn to ease the burden of thoughts that bears down upon us. As soon as we feel burdened, we must turn to the Lord and give our worries over to Him, as well as the worries and cares of our loved ones.
The Lord looks into our hearts and when we turn to Him from the heart, He immediately consoles us.

-- Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica 😌⛪️

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A reflection offered by a monk ☦️⛪️

St. Demetrios was ordered to persecute Christians but did not listen to the Emperor. Every day we are enticed to lesser temptations that test our resolve. So often do we hear: sleep a little longer, eat and drink a little bit more, go to the service late, follow this or that thought wherever it leads, excuse yourself from your prayer rule due to tiredness, do not sacrifice yourself for others – do we obey? If we are not conscientious of the little ways in which we need to put to death the desires of the flesh and give life to the Spirit, how will we overcome when the greater trials come, when we are asked to give blood to attain the spirit?

However many and however great and burdensome your sins may be, with God there is greater mercy. Just as His majesty is,
so likewise is His mercy.
St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow ☦️