Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 14 Baramhat 1740 Beloved, let the Christian not refrain from doing good and righteousness, imagining that he can exempt himself from it for the sake of his children, for He warned us saying: “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me, and he who […]
Friday, March 22, 2024 – 13 Baramhat 1740 The one who discriminates (distinguishes) with a loaf of bread buys for himself the Kingdom, and whoever divides his wealth without discrimination, his work is in vain.Saint John Saba Synaxarium of the day:Martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs in Sebastia.Repose of Pope Dionysius the Alexandrian.Return of the Great
Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 12 Baramhat 1740 The poor sharpens (enriches) himself, while the one who receives is God the rich. You give to a person who consumes the gift, but the one who receives it is the one who stores it. And He does not only store what He receives, but He promised
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – 11 Baramhat 1740 One who worships God seeking worldly glory is like one who collects his treasures on earth, whether in the form of luxurious clothes ruined by moths, metals corroded by rust, or other things coveted by thieves. Thus, our hearts are lifted to heaven to elevate our worship
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – 10 Baramhat 1740 If the heart is on the earth, meaning if one’s conduct desires earthly gain, how can it be purified while he wallows in the earth? But if the heart is in heaven, it will be pure, for everything in heaven is pure. Things become polluted by mingling
Monday 18 March 2024 – 9 Baramhat 1740 The wise person is one who stores his treasure in heaven, for this will help him yearn for heaven and weaken his attachment to the earth. He does not fear death, but rejoices in departing from this world, sacrificing what he possesses here on earth for his
Sunday 17 March 2024 – 8 Baramhat 1740 We should have in heaven what we are losing now on earth. The enemy is digging into our house, but can he break down the door of heaven?! He kills the guarding servant, but will he defeat God who preserves it “where moths and vermin do not
Saturday 16 March 2024 – 7 Baramhat 1740 In the opinion of some saints, the struggle of fasting should precede all other struggles in the spiritual life, because it is what paves the way for it. Unless the body is subjected and bridled, the person finds himself bound by many bonds that hinder him from
Friday, March 15, 2024 – 6 Baramhat 1740 He who fasts from food, but whose heart does not fast from anger and hatred, and whose tongue utters falsehoods in false, because fasting of the tongue is better than fasting of the mouth, and fasting of the heart is better than the two.Saint Mar Isaac the
