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Why God Doesn’t Always Answer Your Prayers | St. Dionisie of...
In this rare video recording, the recently canonized Romanian Elder, Saint Dionisie Ignat of Mount Athos explains why God sometimes leaves our prayers seemingly...
SIGNS OF THE END TIMES (SET) SERIES
The Christian “Special Forces” fighting against antichrist
In this video recording, Elder Ephraim of Arizona talks about the importance of monasteries in the End Times, as beacons of Orthodox spirituality, “Special...
THE PATH OF HUMILITY (TPH) SERIES
An easy way to find your balance (Fr. Vasileios of Iveron)
New lecture of Archimandrite Vasileios of Iveron Monastery on Mount Athos, the author of "Hymn of Entry: Liturgy and Life in the Orthodox Church".
In...
FATHER OF PEACE (FP) SERIES
”Who can fight against love?” (Elder Thaddeus)
In this video recording Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica talks about the unique power of Christian love, showing that "there is no weapon that can...
DEATH AND DYING (DD) SERIES
Last words before death | 94 years old | Fr. Simeon...
Fr. Simeon (Zaharia) of Sihastria Monastery, Romania, gives us his last advice, his last words before death. He is now 94 years old and...
DIVINE SERVICES
Saint Paisios singing a hymn for the Dormition of Mother of...
In this recording we can hear Saint Paisios the Athonite singing a hymn for the Dormition of Mother of God (15.08.1981). Vespers for August...
TODAY'S PICKS
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Praying with Saint Porphyrios (Video Recording)
Watch here a rare video recording with Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia († 2 December 1991).
He prays for his spiritual children, that God may protect them from evil spirits...
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”Who can fight against love?” (Elder Thaddeus)
In this video recording Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica talks about the unique power of Christian love, showing that "there is no weapon that can...
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Do You Want to Buy a Plane? Think Twice | Holy...
In this video, Fr. Philip Hall talks about the true meaning of ambition, the real cost of chasing success and why true fulfillment isn’t...
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The poorness of spirit – a most necessary condition… | Fr....
In this video, Fr. Theodore talks about the poor in spirit and how they will start to experience bliss: "The poorness of spirit is...
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Fasting for Holy Communion. Is it needed? (Metropolitan Athanasios)
Metropolitan Athanasios of Cyprus talks about the need for fasting before receiving Holy Communion. How many days?
Metropolitan Athanasios:
Through baptism we are born again, through...
TESTIMONIES
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PART 2: Saint Paisios and the homosexual man | Mount Athos...
Join us for a profound testimony as Fr. Evangelos Papanikolaou recounts the remarkable meeting between St. Paisios and Stamatis (a homosexual man), a moment...
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An Orthodox monk visits a hippie church | Fr. Seraphim Cardoza
From Evangelical Pastor to Orthodoxy: Fr. Seraphim Rose's Impact on My Spiritual Journey This video delves into the transformative encounter that led Fr. Seraphim...
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The possessed woman and Holy Communion (Fr. Ioan Iovan)
Fr. Ioan Iovan, a survivor of torture in communist prisons, gives his testimony of a miracle healing that happened around 1950 when he was...
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Two miracles of St. Porphyrios in Greece
Metropolitan Athanasios of Cyprus recalls 2 miracles of St. Porphyrios in Greece.
-a bus filled with nuns traveled a 5 hour distance in 10 minutes
-an...
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Fr. Rafail: “I realized that Fr. Sophrony was a saint”
Fr. Rafail, a disciple of Fr. Sophrony, talks about the main characteristics of a saint: humbleness and naturalness. These were abundantly found in the...
PRAYERS
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Fr. Ioan Iovan – Prayer of Absolution
Archimandrite Ioan Iovan (1922-2008), who spent 10 years in the Romania's Communist prisons, says the prayer of Absolution in the Holy Mistery of Confession.
This...
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Prayer for the little girls (Metropolitan Ioan)
Heart touching video of Metropolitan John of Timisoara who asks for prayer for healing for three little girls, one of them suffering from leukemia.
"You...
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”O Heavenly King” (Fr. Sophrony Sakharov)
This is a rare audio recording of Fr. Sophrony Sakharov when he was 96, praying to the Holy Spirit:
"O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the...
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