Elder St Paisios on the Lack of Love.
The holy monastic fathers of old walked the path of salvation effortlessly, because they sacrificed everything so that they would not fall away from love. Love was their goal...
Orthodox Quote for May 31
“Our spiritual struggle is very small, our passions are strong, on the inside and on the outside. Our carelessness is at the maximum, and the negligence of our spiritual...
Daily Devotional for May 31 – June 5
Sunday Mark 16:14… At that time: Jesus appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them...
Orthodox Quote for May 30
“Lord, I’m too unworthy to receive you into my home. Yet you have already opened the front door; you are already crossing my threshold. Lord, nothing is ready in...
Orthodox Quote for May 29
“…we must acknowledge with deep regret that for many Orthodox Christians, the home is simply not a place of prayer. We have fallen out of the custom and habit...
Orthodox Quote for May 28
“The essence of our faith, then, is that we believe in the truth of Jesus’ rising in the body from the dead. On this basis, we become able to...
Elder Anthimos+ on Mankind Part 2
“The animals have senses. Man also has senses which the animals have, but he also has an intellect. The most royal sense of man is sight, which sees everything...
Orthodox Quote for May 27
“…it [the Bible] wasn’t given to man from the beginning and, secondly, when it was given it was’nt the only authentic text, with regard to the salvation of human...
Orthodox Quote for May 26
“Whatever the heart is, such will be the gift. If you pray with faith, sincerely, with all your heart, not hypocritically, then a gift will be given you by...
Orthodox Quote for May 25
“…keep a prayer rule according to the blessing of your spiritual father – not more than you can read unhurriedly on a normal day; before you pray, in your...