Promoting Sainthood

When your children are still small, you have to help them understand what is good. That is the deepest meaning of life.

+St. Paisios

Children are the Lord’s most precious treasures entrusted to us. We are responsible for taking these innocent ones whom the Lord has blessed us with and raising them up in holiness. The Lord gives them to us for a little while with the expectation that we will return them to Him unblemished. It’s our duty to ensure their upbringing establishes them in the true Faith so that our children become heirs of Christ’s eternal kingdom. This comes with exposing them to things that are holy and sheltering them against sin and evil. We know the dangers of the enemy and should be vigilant about things that could harm the spiritual lives of our young ones. After all, we are all called to be Saints, so it’s necessary that we conduct our way the way the Saints would. If we live our lives in this manner, our children will learn to lead a holy way of life.