From The Morning Offering, May 30 2016 By Abbot Tryphon If a priest is truly to be an agent for grace, he must become like a funnel through which the Lord’s mercy can flow. That a priest has received the grace of ordination, if he does not attempt to live a life of holiness, if he does not be … [Read more...]
Prayer as an Antidote and Cure for Burn-out
One of the topics that has drawn the most comments to this and other pastoral blogs is that of clergy burn-out. I have met well-meaning and venerable pastors who claim that burn-out can only happen to those who have not completely given their lives over to Christ. They believe that kenosis and the … [Read more...]
Palamas’ Prayer for Priests
St. Gregory Palamas wrote this prayer for priests and I would ask that you make this part of your daily prayer. Pray for priests that you know as they minister daily to God’s people. O Lord Jesus Christ, enkindle the hearts of all thy priests with the fire of zealous love for Thee, that they may … [Read more...]
A Seminarian’s Prayer
How does a seminarian pray? Well, after the Lord's Prayer, I'd say this should come next. Most blessed Lord Jesus Christ, send the grace of Thy Holy Spirit upon me, to strengthen me that I may learn well the things I am about to study, and by them become a better person for Thy glory, for the … [Read more...]
Prayer In Quest Of A Spiritual Healer
by St. Symeon the New Theologian "O Lord, who desires not the death of a sinner but that he should turn and live, Thou who didst come down to earth in order to restore life to those lying dead through sin and in order to make them worthy of seeing Thee the true light as far as that is possible … [Read more...]
St. Gregory Palamas’ Prayer for Priests
From the blog of Fr. Peter Preble, who is one of my favorite blogging priests. How often do we pray for our priests? I have a group of folks who pray for me each day. Being a priest is not easy, especially these days, and we can use all the prayer we can get. St. Gregory Palamas wrote this prayer … [Read more...]
Prayer For Knowledge Of God And Love For Him
by St. Isaac the Syrian "Make me worthy, O Lord, to know and love Thee, not with knowledge from the exercise of a scattered nous; but make me worthy of that knowledge whereby, beholding Thee, the nous glorifies Thy nature, in divine vision which robs the mind of awareness of the world. … [Read more...]
