The Forgotten Way

Passion 162 Laxity 17.10.2025 8:30 ↓

Laxity is a lack of strictness, rigor, and attention.

Passion 161 Breaking fasts 16.10.2025 6:25 ↓

Breaking fasts is to prematurely relax a fast by eating early, eating more, or eating foods that were to be abstained from.

Passion 160 Matricide 15.10.2025 7:13 ↓

Matricide is to kill one's mother.

Passion 159 Patricide 14.10.2025 6:44 ↓

Patricide is the killing of one's father.

Passion 158 Partiality 13.10.2025 6:46 ↓

Partiality is treating people differently based on the external standards like wealth, power, and status.

Passion 157 Hatred of one's brothers 12.10.2025 7:30 ↓

Hatred of one's brothers is to have contempt or dislike for those we should be closest to.

Passion 156 Lack of Compassion 11.10.2025 7:09 ↓

A lack of compassion is to be unaware of our neighbor's suffering and fail to try to alleviate it.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- The forerunner 11.10.2025 6:54 ↓

"There is an evil spirit, called the forerunner, who assails us as soon as we awake from sleep and defiles our first thought." - St. John Climacus

Passion 155 Oathtaking 10.10.2025 6:14 ↓

Oathtaking is to solemnly swear and needs to be avoided if done falsely or without a grave cause. 

Passion 154 Foreswearing oneself 09.10.2025 6:31 ↓

Foreswearing oneself is to make a liar of yourself under oath or to commit perjury.

Passion 153 Aggressiveness 08.10.2025 6:34 ↓

Aggressiveness is an inclination to fight and towards hostility. It is a lack of gentleness and meekness. 

Passion 152 Severity 07.10.2025 6:59 ↓

Severity is the quality of being rigid, inflexible, unpleasant, or harsh.

Passion 151 Frenzy 06.10.2025 7:17 ↓

Frenzy is a state of wildly excited activity or emotion.

Passion 150 Ferocity 05.10.2025 7:03 ↓

Ferocity is acting with extreme, unrestrained violence and brutality.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- A New Our Father? 04.10.2025 6:18 ↓

There is an often a disconnect in the words we pray and the actions we take.

Passion 149 Dishonor 04.10.2025 6:33 ↓

Dishonor is to treat in a degrading manner, to bring shame, and a loss of reputation and this is what we must expect from the world if we desire the honor that comes from God alone.

Passion 148 Insolence 03.10.2025 6:33 ↓

Insolence is disrespectful, argumentative speech given in response to a command or request.

Passion 147 Railing 02.10.2025 7:03 ↓

Railing is abusive, scornful language which is characterized by harsh criticisms and insults.  

Passion 146 Hatred 01.10.2025 6:30 ↓

Hatred is an extreme dislike or disgust for someone.

Passion 145 Accusation 30.09.2025 8:23 ↓

Accusation is a charge that someone has committed a fault.

Passion 144 Condemnation 29.09.2025 6:24 ↓

Condemnation is to declare something reprehensible, wrong, or evil. To condemn our neighbor is a usurpation of God's power.

Passion 143 Calumny 28.09.2025 5:58 ↓

Calumny is making false statements to damage someone's reputation. It is slander.

Passion 142 Censure 27.09.2025 6:25 ↓

Censure is to rebuke or reprimand sternly. 

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Heaven is Better Than Living 27.09.2025 5:58 ↓

God calls us to Himself when our soul is most ready. 

Passion 141 Slander 26.09.2025 6:40 ↓

Slander is to attribute a fault to our neighbor that is false with the intent to hurt their reputation.