Category: Monasticism
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Save Yourself in the Angelic Rank: Reflections on the Tonsure
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After celebrating Great Vespers for the Meeting of the Lord, three of our Sisters were tonsured by His Grace, Bishop Serafim (Baltić). Sister Porphyria was tonsured a Rassophore Nun, followed by Mother Serafima (formerly Sister Glykeria) and Mother Ambrosia (formerly Sister Anysia) being tonsured into the Small Schema. The tonsure…
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Letter to My Soul: Remember Your Inheritance
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Morning entry on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Christ is born! Glorify Him! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He hath done for thee. What happened, my soul? It wasn’t…
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Mati Mardarija Enthroned as Abbess, Mother Silouana Tonsured into the Small Schema
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On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the feast day of St. Sisoes the Great and the eve of the feast of St. Akakios of Sinai, our Mother Superior, Mati Mardarija, was elevated to Abbess. Immediately afterward, Sister Xenia was tonsured into the Small Schema and received the name Mother Silouana, after…
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The Devil’s Advertising Campaign
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“You know full well a vow of celibacy is not the answer.” “Thou shalt not give up on dating and become a nun.” The devil is not hiding anymore. There is no need for him to hide when the world gives itself over to his control. Daily. We do his…