In the Holy Mass, we say in the Prayer of Reconciliation “You destroyed the death which was introduced into the world by the envy of the devil.” We see that Satan envies every good and successful deed, because goodness and success are against his diabolic plan to resist the Kingdom of God on earth… either …
These words are repeated thrice in one paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount in (Mt 6: 25- 34).The Lord says, “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on …” “Do not worry about tomorrow …” “Do not worry …
If the grace of God worked in your heart and you felt a strong desire to repent, do not hesitate not even for a few minutes… You do not know, perhaps the motive might cease as well as the outside effect, then the desire to repent goes away and when you try to look for …
However weak your spiritual life may be, do not despair; for desperation is one of Satan’s wars by which he wants to weaken your morals and stop your resistance, to fall in his hands. Even though you despair of yourself, never despair of the grace of God. If your deeds do not lead you to …
Continuance is a very important element in the spiritual life. It is easy for a person to begin a relationship with God, but, can he continue or not?! this is the question. The Galatians “have begun in the Spirit” but they did not continue and concluded by the flesh (Gal. 3:3). Demas served with the …
