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FATHER GAVRIL GALEV: ON OBEDIENCE

| July 30, 2020

~+~ There were four monks who lived in a skete, dressed in animal skins they visited the Great Pambo. They talked about the good deeds of their brothers. The first one used to fast a lot, the second one lived in great poverty, the third one had a lot of love, and the fourth one […]

ОТЕЦ ГАВРИЛ ГАЛЕВ: ЗА ПОСЛУШАНИЕТО

| July 30, 2020

~+~ „Еднаш четворица Скитјани, облечени во кожа, го посетиле Великиот Памво и секој раскажал за добродетелите на својот собрат. Едниот многу постел, другиот жевеел во сиромаштија, третиот имал многу љубов, а за четвртиот велат дека дваесет години бил послушник на својот Старец. Памво им одговорил: „Ви велам дека доблеста на последниот е најголема. Зашто секој […]

SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL GABRIEL СОБОР НА СВЕТИ АРХАНГЕЛ ГАВРИЛ

| July 25, 2020

~+~ Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel  26th of July This great Archangel of God is celebrated on March 26. On this day however, he is celebrated and honoured for his appearances and miracles throughout the entire history of man’s salvation. It is believed that this celebration was first established on Mt. Athos in the […]

Lesson on wickedness – Saint Anthony the Great Поука за злобливоста – Cвети Антониј Велики

| July 24, 2020

~+~ Lesson on wickedness – Saint Anthony the Great He who is not wicked is perfect and godly. He is filled with joy and is the abode of the Spirit of God. As the fire burns large forests, if it is not taken care of, so also the wickedness, if we let it into our […]

Father Gavril Galev: On the joyful mourning or the mournful joy

| July 20, 2020

The gift of mourning and tears is one of the greatest gifts of God. It is a gift essentially needed for our salvation. According to the Desert Fathers, mourning is the only way to acquire virtue, cleansing of the heart from passions and sins, enlightening of the mind and deification. Mourning is a kind of […]