Elder St Paisios on Relationships
“Naturally, we monks and nuns leave this world and abandon relatives and friends in order to enter the large family of Adam – God’s family. But for the laity,...
Orthodox Quote for July 14
“During the early years of the Christian Church (ca. 50 ), St. Paul sent a deaconess named Phoebe to Rome as the first visiting nurse. From its earliest days,...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for July 14-20
Sunday 1 Peter 5:6 Dearly beloved: All of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble....
Orthodox Quote for July 13
“Indeed, even when out of the great goodness and love of God we receive temporary healing (and that is all it is because life itself is temporary) which of...
Orthodox Quote for July 12
“The more I am pained by people’s sufferings, the more I pray and rejoice spiritually at telling Christ everything and having Him take care of it. And I notice...
Orthodox Quote for July 11
“Then we will need many prayers, many helpers, many good deeds, a great intercession from angels on the journey inside the spaces of the air. If when travelling in...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Purity of Mind
“My child, fight the good fight of eternal life. Make a good beginning to obtain an excellent end. Keep your nous entirely engrossed in the recollection of Jesus, and...
Orthodox Quote for July 10
“Today it seems nearly impossible to do the [daily prayer] services under our home conditions. Work, family, a million cares… But we should at least try, and if we...
Orthodox Quote for July 9
“…there’s only so much time to do our own research. So, we might ask ourselves whether we need to know this particular thing. And if we answer yes, then...
Orthodox Quote for July 8
“If only Europe were to boast of Christianity as its most precious inheritance and greatest legacy! That is how it should have been and that is how it was...