Entering into fasting
The Monday following Cheese Sunday is the first day of Lent. So here we are, entering this series of […]
Saint Ephrem's Prayer - O Lord and Master of my life
O Lord and Master of my life, free me from the spirit of idleness, curiosity, love of leadership, and idle talk, and bestow upon me, your sinful servant, the spirit of chastity.
Monks in the third and fourth centuries
Origin: Jesus Christ was the first to live a life of poverty, wandering, and misery. He taught that the Kingdom of God was approaching. He sent his disciples and instructed them not to become pregnant