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Praying with Children
Posted in Prayer on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Attention at Liturgy
Posted in Prayer on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Liturgical Attention
Posted in Prayer on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Forgive us our debts
Posted in Prayer on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we return to ourselves and remember the Heavenly Father, we may rightly use these words: ‘Forgive us our debts.’ Hence, even though one be a Moses or a Samuel, or any other man of outstanding virtue, in so far as he is a man, he does not consider these words less fitting for himself, [...]
Simple Prayer
Posted in Prayer on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abba Macarius was asked, ‘How should one pray?’ The old man said, ‘There
is no need at all to make long discourses, it is enough to stretch out
one’s hands and say, “Lord, as You will, and as You know, have mercy.”
And if the conflict grows fiercer say, “Lord, help!” He knows very well
what [...]
A Technique for Continual Remembrance
Posted in Prayer on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Zealous Christians have a certain technique that they apply to secure the continual remembrance of God more firmly. It is the constant repetition of a short prayer, ordinarily either, “Lord, have mercy,” or “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner.” If you haven’t heard this, then listen now. If you have never done [...]
Whatever it takes…
Posted in Prayer on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How fitting is the frequent prayer, “By whatever means, save me!”. – St. Theophan the Recluse: Letters
Prayer is Reproducing its own Contents
Posted in Prayer on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Praying does not mean repeating a certain number of words of prayer; praying is reproducing the contents of the prayers within ourselves, so that they flow as if from our own mind and heart. – St. Theophan the Recluse: Letters
Quality Exceeds Any Precise Number
Posted in Prayer on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do not worry about the number of bows. Pay all your attention to the quality of your prayer performed with prostrations. Without speaking of the effect on the spirit, a small number of bows made in the way described above will have a much greater effect on the body itself than a large number made [...]
A Portable Altar
Posted in Prayer, tagged altar, Prayer, St. John Chrysostom, the ancient church, the desert, the early church, the Orthodox Church on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“No matter where we happen to be, by prayer we can set up an altar to God in our hearts.” – St. John Chrysostom
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