+ Blessed Apostles’ Fast Certain monks approached Abba Pachomius and asked him to share one of his visions that he had seen. He answered them, “A sinner like me should not ask God of to see visions. For without God’s will, visions are misleading. Hear now about a great vision.”...

+ A Blessed Pentecost and Start of the Apostles’ Fast “When He, the Holy Spirit, found the persecutor Paul repenting, He produced the Apostle to the gentiles, the preacher of the faith. Through Him the weak are strengthened, the poor enriched, those unskilled in speech are made wiser than the...

+ Christ is Risen and Ascended! This Spirit, for He is most wise and most loving, if He takes possession of a shepherd He makes him a Psalmist, subduing evil spirits by his song (1 Sam. 16:23), and proclaims him king; if he was “a herdsman and a gatherer of...

+ Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! “Our Savior, dearly beloved, has ascended into heaven; therefore, let us not be disturbed on earth. Let our spirit be in heaven, and peace will be here. Meanwhile, let us ascend with Christ in heart, and when His promise day comes, we...