BY HER PRAYERS...
I want to share how Grand Duchess Elizabeth has helped me in guiding me to Orthodoxy and strengthening my faith.
SUNDAY OF THE VENERATION OF THE CROSS
“Disowning the self” is a very difficult concept let alone a very difficult act. We live in a culture that focuses on the self. We live in a culture that thrives on selfishness.
RAISING CHILDREN IN ORTHODOX FAITH
In the same way, any child who grows up surrounded in an atmosphere of prayer in the home will, almost certainly, find himself drawn into that pattern of regular and effortless prayer.
RECLAIMING THE GOSPEL
It is quite obvious from the weak participation in our liturgical services and in the personal lives of some members, that Orthodoxy is often failing to meet the spiritual needs of our people — in America as well as the motherlands of Russia, Greece, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
ON FORGIVENESS
Each time we are forgiven, it is a unique and personal gift of His mercy.
TO CROSS THE LINE?..
The Church believes that the circumstances of extramarital relationship, that is, fornication last for years. People lose the joy and meaning of life, they suffer from a severe ‘hangover’ in their souls.
HE WHO CONQUERED WITH LOVE (IN MEMORY OF METROPOLITAN LAURUS)
Suddenly I felt “it was good for me to be there”, my heart started singing with joy, feeling peaceful. At the same time I realized that the reason and the source of this joy was this laconic old man sitting across the table.
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
We are often very successful at learning highly complex subject-matters, mastering very sophisticated skills, and becoming experts in our area of work or study. Yet, when it comes to prayer, too many Christians spend very little time and effort to learn about it and to practice it.
SUNDAY OF ST. GREGORY PALAMAS
This is the very key to the Fast: to make the transition from outer stillness to inner stillness, from outer forms to inner realities – to experience not only a change in external lifestyle but also and more importantly an inner transformation and transfiguration of the heart.
MENTAL IMAGERY IN EASTERN ORTHODOX PRIVATE DEVOTION
Just as there can be a properly trained voice, there can be a properly trained soul.[1]
—Fr. Alexander Yelchaninov
TEXT IN ENGLISH
Dear visitors of our web-site of the monastery Lepavina! Due to a high number of visits of our website, I am honoured to take the responsibility to describe you in English different events from Serbian Orthodox Church and monastery Lepavina. We would like to inform you that we will be also putting on our web-site some texts in English on different subjects from other Orthodox websites. I deeply hope and believe that our Lord will help me in that!
With God’s blessing, from monastery Lepavina Archimandrite Gavrilo.
Biografia Archimandrite Gabriel (Vuckovic)
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