Glory to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Savior

A few years ago, I was called to read the prayers for the departure of a child with cancer. The calculations of the world and the mathematical lines of the treatment proved, on paper and on screens, that there was nothing more to be done. I climbed the stairs of the apartment building with a heavy, oppressive sadness, and I admit that I did not want to make it. I knew that I was taking the Risen One to the one who will rise. But that did not change anything from the weight of the journey. I arrive at the apartment and see the door slammed against the wall. I said to myself, "I'm too late!" Especially since from inside I could hear a muffled commotion of voices that had no explanation. I enter the house and see my little friend - I always called him the Protagonist, and he laughed more and more tiredly - laughing his head off, surrounded by his classmates from school. I had the feeling of a miracle. And, thank God, I was not wrong. This year, he got married, 20 years after...

– Father, why do I have blasphemous thoughts when I fall into sorrow? ‒ Listen, you'll see how it is. When the little girl sees you sad, she takes advantage of this and gives you a worldly "candy", a sinful thought. After you fall the first time, she leads you to greater sadness, and you no longer have the strength to resist. Therefore, you should never remain in a state of sadness; instead, do something spiritual to help you get out of it. – Father, I am tormented a lot with some thoughts... ‒ They are from the devil. Calm down and don't give them importance. You are sensitive. The devil exploits your sensitivity, makes you examine some things too thoroughly. He sticks your mind there, and thus you torment yourself to no avail. He can bring you impure thoughts, for example, about the abbess or even about me. Don't give them importance. If you give a little importance to a blasphemous thought, it can torment you, it can crush you. You need a little good indifferen...

Christ is Risen! The Orthodox Church honors the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women on the third Sunday after Holy Easter. These are great teachers of the Church through their calling to be and to do, to express faith and courage, humility and appreciation for the Savior crucified and risen from the dead. Through their love for Christ, the myrrh-bearing women become teachers of the Church, apostles to the Apostles. Along with the Mother of God and the other holy women, inscribed in the Church calendar, the myrrh-bearing women represent models for Christian women, who fulfill their vocation to be heralds of the Light of Christ. They represent the women who, early in the morning, at the break of dawn, go to the icon of the Savior and ask Him for help in rolling back so many “heavy stones of life” from their hearts or souls. They represent women who ask for Christ's help to be bearers of the values ​​of faith, to be faithful wives and mothers in the family, and pious women in the Church. Thus, t...

  It's April 2026. It's been almost a year since I last posted on this blog, so I'm back with some news. A lot has happened, but the most notable thing is that I've started to feel alive and healthy again. It's been about 5 years since I got depressed, and I can only now say that I'm almost cured, although I'm still taking treatment and, most likely, I will take it for the rest of my life from now on. The treatment prescribed by the psychiatrist helps me, first of all, to stop having panic and/or anxiety attacks. Otherwise, by God's grace, I say that I managed to get rid of everything else. I started to leave the house much more often, to communicate with the people around me, to go to a psychologist, and to enjoy everything I experience every day. But the most important thing that happened this year was the spiritual treatment that I received from the  Lord. As a result of this treatment, I was given a state of peace that I had been searching for intens...

Since I discovered prayer, I can say that I have found myself again, but not in any way, but much stronger. Prayer is the key to God's world, a world full of love, freedom, patience, mercy, forgiveness, hope, faith, and other wonderful qualities. A world in which I certainly want to live, as well as all those close to me (including those who are asleep), and not only (but since I am not the one who decides on behalf of others, all I can do is pray for them). This world of prayer is not an imaginary one, but one as concrete as possible. A world in which God, the Mother of God, and the saints listen to our prayers and, if they are useful to us, at the right time, they are also fulfilled. Prayers to the Mother of God and to the saints are intercessory prayers, in which we ask them to intercede for us before the Lord Jesus Christ, so that He, in His omniscience, may decide whether or not to fulfill the prayers addressed to Him by us. Prayer is the food of the soul. Also, with the help ...

Having experienced illness (in my case depression ) I can say that perseverance played an important role in getting me back to a somewhat normal level of living. Of course, in the face of illness we are all helpless. But also, God does not give us more than we can handle, and with His help, we can overcome everything. All we have to do is move forward, with our head first, having the hope that God is holding our hand and that He will break down any door that seems unopenable. By these doors, I mean the different stages of an illness, whatever it may be, or of some experiences or feelings in our lives. In my case, there were several doors that I felt I could no longer open, but I persevered, prayed, and tried endlessly, until the doors collapsed before me. Especially in the case of depression, the symptoms can be so strong that the sufferer can even commit suicide. That is why I maintain so loudly and strongly that we must cling with our whole being to God, Who is love and kindness, mer...