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Discover the CollectionSaint Porphyrios was once asked what the greatest spiritual struggle is. People expected something dramatic. Long fasts. Harsh asceticism. Heroic feats. He said something much simpler.
Your sufferings are many. The blows fall upon you unsparingly from all sides. But do not despair. These are trials that have come upon you by the permission of the loving God, that you may be cleansed of your passions and weaknesses.
Grig Gheorghiu Jan 29 Father Proclu Nicau—baptized Gheorghe—was born on November 13, 1928, in the village of Mitocu Balan, Neamt County, Romania. He was received into the monastic community at Sihastria Monastery in Neamt County on November 1, 1948. In 1949, together with other monks from Sihastria, he was sent to Slatina Monastery to revive the monastic life there. Father
In the beginning, man is drawn to God by the gift of grace, and once he has been drawn, a long period of trial begins. Man’s freedom and his trust in God are tested, and tested “hard.” At first, requests to God, small and large, even barely expressed supplications, are usually fulfilled quickly and miraculously by God.
Following the Divine Liturgy, our parish gathered to celebrate the Vasilopita, marking the beginning of the new year in a tangible and prayerful way. The celebration took place in the presence of the faithful who had remained after the Liturgy, transforming the usual transition from worship to fellowship into a moment of shared meaning and joy.
Ἀγαπητοί μου ἀδελφοὶ καὶ ἀδελφαὶ έν Χριστῷ,
«Δόξα έν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρἠνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία». Ζῶμεν εἰς ἐποχὴν βαθείας ἀνησυχίας καῖ ἠθικῆς ἀποσυνθέσεως.
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