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Modern Serbian Iconography: Žiča Monastery: The “Vladimir” Mother of God [OrthoChristian.com]
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"In the summer of 2023, thirteen men from Lancaster's Annunciation Orthodox Church spent thirteen days in Greece as pilgrims on the Holy Mountain. This documentary covers their journey, individual perspectives and some of the exciting encounters that they witnessed over the duration of their pilgrimage."
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“Sin is like an iceberg. Just as the ice at the North Pole needs the warm rays of the sun to melt it, so also is sin. It needs prayer, which is like the rays of the sun. Sin can be forgiven. With much prayer, sin can melt away.”
- Anastasios Malamas, Ascetics in the World: Volume II, p. 265
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“Tire yourself in reading the holy books as they will save you from the evil thoughts.” - St. Anthony the Great
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“He loved all the people and would say, “I don’t care if the person is Turkish, Jewish, or Greek. Everyone has a soul.””
- Fr. John Sgouras, of Great Vogialiki. From the book, Ascetics in the World: Volume 2, pg. 49
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“The slayer of despondency is prayer, coupled with firm hope.”
- Fr. Daniel Sysoev, On Envy and Despondency, pf. 46
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“One must cooperate with God and do everything together with Him, or else the devil will devour all a person’s strength.”
- Fr. Daniel Sysoev, On Envy and Despondency, pg. 35
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“And there is only one way to take one’s money to heaven: through almsgiving.”
-Priest Daniel Sysoev, On Gluttony and Avarice, pg. 34
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