Prayers

On Prayer XXX: Prayer to the Mother of God

On Prayer XXX: Prayer to the Mother of God

02 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

When I was studying in England, my professor – an elderly Orthodox bishop – often invited me for studies in his home. I would go to his house, and his elderly mother would open the door for me ...

On Prayer XXIX: “And Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From the Evil One”

On Prayer XXIX: “And Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From the Evil One”

29 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

We should remember that evil, of course, has power and can have a negative, even devastating impact on our lives, but only when we ourselves allow it access to us. The devil is powerless where he ...

On Prayer XXVIII: “And Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors”

On Prayer XXVIII: “And Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors”

26 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Many people say: I love people, I just can’t come to terms with two or three people – my neighbors, my co-workers, my mother in law – but I love everyone else. Thus, the words “forgive us our debts, ...

On Prayer XXVII: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”

On Prayer XXVII: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”

23 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

The more one accumulates and the more money one has, the more one feels the emptiness of life, feeling that there are other needs that cannot be satisfied with material goods. Thus, “daily bread” is ...

On Prayer XXVI: “Thy Will Be Done, on Earth as it is in Heaven”

On Prayer XXVI: “Thy Will Be Done, on Earth as it is in Heaven”

19 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

We need to relate to God with confidence. Children often ask their parents for something that the latter don’t give them because they consider it to be dangerous. Years go by, and one understands ...

On Prayer XXV: “Thy Kingdom Come”

On Prayer XXV: “Thy Kingdom Come”

14 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

It was this Kingdom that we were promised: a Kingdom that is given through great efforts and tribulations. The path to the Kingdom of God lies through Gethsemane and Golgotha: through the trials, ...

On Prayer XXIV: “Hallowed Be Thy Name”

On Prayer XXIV: “Hallowed Be Thy Name”

10 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Each one of us should ask ourselves daily: “Do I correspond as a Christian to the ideal of the Gospel? Is the Name of God hallowed or blasphemed by me? Am I an example of a true Christian, who has ...

On Prayer XXIII: “Our Father, Who Art in the Heavens”

On Prayer XXIII: “Our Father, Who Art in the Heavens”

04 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

The “Our Father” prayer is of special significance, because Jesus Christ Himself gave it to us. It begins with the words: “Our Father, Who art in the heavens.” This prayer is comprehensive in ...

On Prayer XXII: Books on the Jesus Prayer

On Prayer XXII: Books on the Jesus Prayer

01 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

I would like to emphasize that the Jesus Prayer needs to be learned – moreover, preferably with the help of a spiritual director. In the Orthodox Church there are teachers of prayer among monastics, ...

On Prayer XXI: The Practice of the Jesus Prayer

On Prayer XXI: The Practice of the Jesus Prayer

28 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Gradually, to the extent that your heart becomes more responsive to the words of this prayer, you can reach the point that it becomes unceasing – moreover, the main content of the prayer will not be ...

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