Author: Abbot Tryphon

“Do not be afraid, if you are troubled by a flood of thoughts, that the enemy is too strong against you, that his attacks are never ending, that the war will last for your lifetime, and that you cannot avoid incessant downfalls of all kinds. Know that our enemies, with

(Photo: Temitope Ali, a psychiatrist completing his residency at the University of Washington to specialize in pediatric psychiatry, came for an overnight retreat to the monastery) Wednesday November 20, 2024 / November 7, 2024 22nd Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Holy 33

Do not despair because of distractions during prayer, but immerse yourself in the meaning of the words to deepen your relationship with The Word. #focus #prayer #god https://rumble.com/v5r1wf5-mean-it.html https://old.bitchute.com/video/vEhc5ZQRXthG/

Psalm 22   The Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want. In a place of green pasture, there hath He made me to dwell; beside the water of rest hath He nurtured me. He hath converted my soul, He hath led me on the paths of righteousness for

“Take care to find a priest who is a Confessor, one who is experienced, discerning, wise, skillful, virtuous, holy. And reveal to him without bashfulness, without fear and timidity, the weaknesses of your soul. When you repent genuinely and sincerely, confess all your sins with a contrite and humble heart.”

“A man cannot correct himself all of a sudden, but it is like pulling a barge – pull, pull, and let go, let go! Not all at once, but little by little. Do you know the mast on a ship? There is a pole to which is tied all of

“Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can’t see it. So quietly submit to be painted, i.e., keep fulfilling all the obvious duties of your station (you really know quite well enough what they are!), asking forgiveness for each failure and then leaving it alone.

“If you want to be free of your passions, your medicine is to be simple, humble; to take in, like the good earth, both the rain and the hail along with the rubbish and the spittle. When one accepts external humiliations, he’s quickly freed from his old self…Blessed one, when

“Christ wants you never, in any way, for any reason, to cultivate a spirit of hatred, bitterness, anger or ill-feeling. The four gospels proclaim that on every page.” St. Maximus the Confessor Thursday November 14, 2024 / November 1, 2024 21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia,

“Listen, brother. Without temptations and sorrows we cannot be saved. But we shouldn’t be disturbed or grow weak in faith, because now the devil attacks more cruelly than at other times, for he sees that he has little time. Let us pray, let us endure, and let us remember the