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Orthodox Quote for February 26

mbondsFebruary 26, 2020No Comment 2020-02-08T21:33:45+00:00

“If ninety-nine of us are good and saintly but one of our brothers is far from our solace and support, in sin and darkness, be sure God is not...

Orthodox Quote for February 25

mbonds February 25, 2020 No Comment2020-02-08T21:32:11+00:00

“The more a person denies himself, the more he sacrifices himself, the more he dies to the old man, then the more there lives within him the new man,...

Orthodox Quote for February 23

mbonds February 23, 2020 No Comment2020-02-08T21:29:06+00:00

“Ingratitude and greed are evils. A person that is possessed by material things is always possessed by worries and anxiety. He trembles at the thought that he may lose...

Daily Devotional for February 23-29

mbonds February 22, 2020 No Comment2020-02-18T20:12:42+00:00

Sunday 2 Corinthian 11:19: Ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Fr. Vasileos on Giving Thanks

mbondsFebruary 24, 2020No Comment 2020-02-08T21:07:37+00:00

“My dear friends, our Lord Jesus Christ is the only person on earth and in heaven who is sufficiently thankful to God, His Father. We on our own can...

Elder St. Joseph the Hesychast on Illness and Trials

mbonds February 23, 2020 No Comment2020-02-08T20:57:42+00:00

“The works of Satan are nothing next to the power of God. So when the Lord tests us as He knows best, we should show our patience and thankfulness. Now...

Elder Sophrony on Knowing God

mbonds February 18, 2020 No Comment2020-02-08T11:54:04+00:00

“But the only study that enables us to sense what God is like, is the ascetic life according to the commandments of the Gospel. When our life is lived...

Archimandrite Zacharias of Essex on Responding to God

mbonds February 12, 2020 No Comment2020-02-08T10:21:51+00:00

“But given the fact that God always wants to give us all that He has, it is up to us to respond to His wish, to His desire, and,...