St. Tikhon on Evangelism
“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...
Orthodox Quote for January 18
“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
“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....
Elder St Paisios on the Conscience
“…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...
Orthodox Quote for January 16
“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
“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...
Orthodox Quote for January 14
“…there are some very healthy people who voluntarily forgo all kinds of pleasures, who neither walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners,...
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on Rewards of Struggle
“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...
Orthodox Quote for January 13
“If you make your good acts known and are proud of them, they are crossed off. You have labored in vain and will fall into sin.” (Elder St Paisios...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for January 13-19
Sunday Ephesians 4: But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity...