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Orthodox Quote for January 18

mbondsJanuary 18, 2019No Comment 2019-01-14T09:39:03+00:00

“It has become ‘bon ton’ in certain Orthodox circles to say that a person has “over-prayed”: he reads a prayer rule, canons, kathismas, and is just too pious. This...

Orthodox Quote for January 17

mbonds January 17, 2019 No Comment2019-01-14T09:37:03+00:00

“A timid faith is a vain faith. A timid word is an empty sound. Christ spoke as one who had authority, not timidly, like the pharisees and the sinners....

Orthodox Quote for January 16

mbonds January 16, 2019 No Comment2019-01-14T09:34:27+00:00

“Today, by God’s mercy, you lie on a featherbed of earthly wellbeing and hear the sounds of human praise. Take care that you don’t consider that just or that...

Orthodox Quote for January 15

mbonds January 15, 2019 No Comment2019-01-14T09:33:15+00:00

“True repentance begins when a person becomes aware of his fault, is pained by it, asks forgiveness from God, and then makes his confession. This is how divine consolation...

Modern Orthodox Elders

St. Tikhon on Evangelism

mbondsJanuary 18, 2019No Comment 2019-01-14T08:36:44+00:00

“In the first centuries it was not only the pastors who were tortured, but lay persons as well – men, women, and even children. And it was lay people...

Elder St Paisios on the Conscience

mbonds January 16, 2019 No Comment2019-01-14T08:23:51+00:00

“…when things are put in their proper place, the conscience is awakened and the censuring starts. And if a person is not humbled, he can be driven to despair...

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on Rewards of Struggle

mbonds January 13, 2019 No Comment2019-01-05T09:06:45+00:00

“Our Lord promises to those who wish to follow Him with the appropriate self denial, a hundredfold reward in this life and His eternal kingdom in the afterlife. By...

Elder Arsenie Papacioc on Love

mbonds January 8, 2019 No Comment2019-01-05T09:00:51+00:00

“We need to love much! For Christ is commanding us! Lets be attentive, love is the criteria of [the last] judgment! When Christ asked us to love, He also...