top of page
HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Contemplative Community Dedicated to Prayer and
Healing Pastoral Encounter
Search


Help Us to Put Away the Old Self
We pray, Most Holy Trinity, that you help us to die to our old self. Help us to escape from desperation, desolation, dysfunction, sin,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 24, 20191 min read


Let us Dine with You, O Lord
We beg you, O Lord, to let us dine with you at the Mystical Supper; not because we are worthy, but because we love you and desire to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 22, 20191 min read


Resuscitate Us, O Lord
Resuscitate us, O Lord, from our spiritual death. Lift us out of our obstructed, dark, and decayed tombs. Wash us, hold us, and awaken...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 19, 20191 min read
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...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 17, 20191 min read


St. Mary of Egypt, Pray for Us
"Having been a sinful woman, You became through repentance a Bride of Christ. Having attained angelic life, You defeated demons with the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 16, 20191 min read
Worldliness is a Tomb We Create
"Being actively united with this entire world, every sinner falls into its broad nets, wraps himself in them, and is so deeply buried...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 12, 20191 min read
Others Increase Our Sin
"...this whirling is intensified and complicated a thousand times because the sinner is not alone. There is a whole world full of other...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 10, 20191 min read


Mother of God, Intercede for Us
Please pray for us most-loving Mother; and intercede for us, though we are unworthy of your care. We implore you to help us give our...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 8, 20191 min read
Observe Yourself for a Day
"So, a sinner persists incessantly in his troubles and anxieties, and in his search for excessive knowledge, many possessions, and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 5, 20191 min read
Emptiness of the Heart
"The emptiness of the heart - which has deprived itself of real delight in the One who is everything - generates a thirst for many and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 3, 20191 min read

bottom of page