16/05/2015
Alms-Giving
In Christ’s teaching, alms-giving goes together with fasting and prayer. We have seen that this is also the teaching of Isaiah and of…
Category: Orthodox Faith
16/05/2015
Fasting
Jesus Himself fasted and taught His disciples to fast. And when you fast, do not look dismal like the hypocrites, for they…
16/05/2015
Prayer in the Spirit
All Christian prayer must be prayer in the Spirit; and all genuine prayer most certainly is. Men pray to the Father, through Christ…
16/05/2015
Meditation
Meditation differs from prayer, even from silent prayer, in that meditation is thought about God and contemplation of His word and His works.…
16/05/2015
Liturgical Prayer
Liturgical prayer is not simply the prayers of individual Christians joined into one. It is not a corporate “prayer service” of many persons…
16/05/2015
The Jesus Prayer
The most normal form of unceasing prayer in the Orthodox tradition is the Jesus Prayer. The Jesus Prayer is the form of invocation…
16/05/2015
Unceasing Prayer
In his letter to the Romans St. Paul instructs Christians to “be constant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12) In his first letter to the…
16/05/2015
Intercessory Prayer
In praying to His Father, Jesus prayed for His people, (cf John 17) He Himself is the only competent intercessor for men before…
16/05/2015
The Lord’s Prayer
When teaching men to pray, Christ said, Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy…
16/05/2015
Prayer
All of the virtues and powers of God are attained primarily by prayer. Without prayer, there is no spiritual life. As the Russian…