Orthodox Quote for December 4
“Do not forget hospitality. You don’t know what this hospitality might render! Abraham was granted to offer hospitality to the Holy Trinity beneath the Oak of Mamre, and Lot...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast
“The icon must depict externals, but also interior life, holiness, and proximity to Heaven. The principal means for accomplishing this is in the face, the facial expression and its...
Orthodox Quote for December 3
“…it consists in nothing but coming near to God and union with Him. With this is connected a heartfelt realization of the goodness and greatness of God, together with...
Orthodox Quote for December 2
“Keeping silent for the right reason awakens one’s conscience before God.” (Elder Joseph the Hesychast+ in ‘My Elder Joseph’)
Orthodox Daily Devotional for December 2-8
Sunday Ephesians 6: Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able...
Orthodox Quote for December 1
“The magi came to the manger not empty-handed but with gifts for the Babe. Preparing for the Nativity of Christ, we should think about our lives in a new...
Elder Amphilochios+ on Facing Trials
“Whoever plants a tree, plants hope, peace, and love and has the blessings of God…I am like the old tree in whose shade the meek sheep of Christ gather...
Orthodox Quote for November 30
“Unless you get to know your old self so that you can be humbled naturally, humbleness cannot become a state of being, so that divine grace can abide in...
Orthodox Quote for November 29
“Man has freedom only as regards his choices: To choose as a boss either Christ or the devil. From there on, the obligations begin both in the one case...
Elder St. Porphyrios on the Need for Vigilance
“Be mindful always of God. That is how our mind will acquire agility. Agility of mind comes from vigilance. Vigilance is passionate love for God. It is always having...