#Repentance

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Repent and Acquire a Haven of Peace

"Do not fritter away the time given you for repentance. Do not rivet your eyes to the earth on which you are a momentary actor, on which...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Fighting Satan in the Heart

"The most important work that a spiritual wrestler can do, is to enter within the heart, there to fight Satan; to hate and repel the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Simplicity is Always the Answer

Everyone asks questions of God all the time. Why am I here? What is my purpose? Are you there? Are you listening? Can you help me?...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Silence Before God Breaks Scheming

Planning. Contriving. Scheming. This is what we do. Going before God in silence will break us of these habits. He will help us to know...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Did You Find Time for Silence Today?

There is no way to spend eternity with God without first desiring to be close to Him now. Ask for forgiveness. Desire in your inner heart...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Tears and Love

On bended knee, With bowed head, and Drenched with tears, I cry out O Lord For your forgiveness. Remove from me All that is not you. In...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Simplest, Most Profound Prayer

The Jesus Prayer is the simplest and most profound vocal prayer. It goes like this: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Addition to the Second Kneeling Prayer

This is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Second Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us much to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Second Kneeling Prayer of Pentecost

This is a vocal prayer read in the context of Vespers at Pentecost in anticipation of the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. It provides us...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Are You Dead to Everything Spiritual?

"If one looks at a sinner's inward disposition and outward state then it will be found that sometimes he knows much, but is blind with...

HOLY SILENCE