Orthodox Quote for December 2
“Every Christian ascends the Golgotha that God has prepared for him, carrying the cross given him by God’s Providence. And in order to not despair, not despond and not...
Orthodox Quote for December 1
“Fasting for the body is abstinence from food and drink; fasting for the soul is abstinence from the passions that war against and enslave our soul. Humbling the soul...
Orthodox Quote for November 30
“For now is the time to labour for the Lord, for salvation is found in the day of affliction: for it is written: ‘By your endurance you will gain your...
Orthodox Quote for November 29
“Having fulfilled a commandment, expect temptations; because love toward Christ is tested by difficulties.” (Mark the Ascetic, Collected quotes from Bishop Alexander)
Orthodox Quote for November 28
“…the leading demons are eight in number, which are as many as the deadly passions: gluttony, lust, avarice, despondency, anger, slothfulness, vainglory and pride. Each evil spirit wars against...
Orthodox Quote for November 27
“How is this possible to be in the depths of the despair and yet not to lose hope? It is possible when we remind ourselves that God is the...
Orthodox Quote for November 26
“Patient endurance kills the despair that kills the soul; it teaches the soul to take comfort and not to grow listless (lethargic) in the face of its many battles...
Daily Devotional for November 28 – December 3
Sunday Luke 18:15 Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to Him...
Orthodox Quote for November 25
“God is showing us what is happening in the world: illnesses, conflicts, fratricidal war in Ukraine, war in the Holy Land—people are suffering. That says that we have to...
Orthodox Quote for November 24
“The axe means the judgement of Christ, and the trees stand for each one of us. Therefore he who has not believed, and thus is rooted only in himself,...