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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
”Grace lives in the little ones” (Fr. Sophrony)
Fr. Sophrony Sakharov of Essex, based on the experience of Saint Silouan the Athonite, talks about humility as a condition of receiving the grace.
Fr. Sophrony:
"Lowering oneself......
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
St. Paisios (✝July 12) singing Psalm 135 [136] | The Polyeleos
In this rare audio recording we can hear Saint Paisios the Athonite singing a hymn for the Dormition of Mother of God (15.08.1981), Matins,...
TODAY'S PICKS
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Why didn’t Jesus appear more often after His resurrection? | Orthodox...
In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006), answers the question: "Why didn’t Jesus appear more often after His resurrection? Why is Christ not living...
A humble man is loved by all (St. Isaac the Syrian)
For what creature does not feel reverence at the spectacle of a humble man? No man ever hates, or wounds with a word,...
00:05:29
A miracle in my first day in a monastery (Bp. Justinian)
An emotional testimony of Archbishop Justinian (✝2016) of Maramures and Satu Mare (Romania) in which he recounts a beautiful memory of how he entered...
00:05:46
Fr. Joseph – Above all, love each other deeply!
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (†2009) talks about love, that should be the main characteristic of a family.
He also talks about present times, the temptations...
00:08:21
What the “fast” means? It is also a very smart diet!
What the "fast" means? It is also a very smart diet!
From the 1st through the 14th of August, Orthodox Christians observe the Dormition Fast...
TESTIMONIES
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St. Paisios performs a miracle with Kostas (wheelchair user) on Mount...
In this very beautiful and inspiring testimony, Nondas Skopeteas, writer and radio producer, talks about the miracle performed by Saint Paisios with Konstantinos Melitsos,...
00:11:25
Witnessing the Miraculous: Meeting Saints Porphyrios, Paisios, and Iakovos | Fr....
In this video, Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos recounts his recent visit to the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, where he engages in a heartfelt discussion with...
00:22:49
Miracles of Saint Porphyrios in Greece | Direct witness | Elder...
In this video interview, the former abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. Symeon the New Theologian in Kalamos, Attika, Greece, Archimandrite Christodoulos, talks...
00:08:24
The 3 crowns of Elder Ephraim and how the U.S. will...
In this recording, Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou (Orthodox Church of Cyprus) recounts a message he received the next day after the repose of Elder...
00:02:56
Elder Aimilianos: “Do you know why God put your eyes right...
Fr. Iakovos, a disciple of Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra (Mount Athos) remembers one of his encounters with his spiritual father.
Location & video source: St....
PRAYERS
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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...
00:00:38
”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...
00:00:46
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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