For a barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes.

  

“For a barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes.

For someone who wears worn-out ones, it is a new pair.

For someone who has new ones, an even more beautiful pair.

But for someone who cannot walk, happiness is standing on his feet, barefoot or not.

Measure happiness by what you have, not by what you lose.”

In the last years, evil and heresy will have spread so much that the faithful will not find a priest

 In the last years, evil and heresy will have spread so much that the faithful will not find a priest and shepherd to protect them from error, and to advise them in salvation...

Then, the faithful will not be able to accept safe instructions from people, but their guide will be the writings of the Holy Fathers. Especially in this era, each believer will be responsible for the entire fullness of the Church...

+Saint John Maximovich (+02/07)

Give the other a smile...

"You who are in the Monastery, when you approach your brother, you who are a husband, when you approach your wife, you who are a father, mother, when you approach your child... whatever you are going to say to him, whatever you are thinking of saying to him, say it, after first saying two words to him that will give him joy, comfort, a breath.

Make him say, I am relieved, I am glad! Make others boast of you, love you, jump for joy when they meet you.

Because all people in their lives, in their homes, in their bodies and in their souls have pain, illnesses, difficulties, suffering, and each one hides the pain in his secret pocket, in his heart, in his home, so that others do not know.

So I do not know what pain you have and you do not know what pain I have.

I can laugh and shout, play, but deep down I am hurting, and I laugh and shout, to cover up my sadness.

Therefore, give the other first a smile, a prayer.”

+Elder Emilian of Simonopetri.

Smile

 

SMILE: A smile is a way to solve many problems.

SILENCE! But silence is the way to avoid many of them!

Message of the day July 9, 2026

 Let yourself be persecuted, do not persecute...

Let yourself be crucified, do not crucify...

Let yourself be wronged, do not wrong...

Let yourself be slandered, do not slander...

Be kind and not harsh with evil.

Do not hate the sinner...

Remember that you too are a partaker of earthly nature and be of benefit to all.

Saint Isaac the Syrian