July 11, 2015
“Preaching doesn’t always have to be in the form of words. Performing merciful deeds and actions is also preaching. I think that every Orthodox Christian must be a missionary....
Saturday, July 11
MATTHEW 14 13 When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot...
July 10, 2015
St. Anthony of the Kiev Caves: young monk Anthony was sent back to Russia from Mt Athos with instructions from his elder to ” be an example for #8221; He...
July 10, 2015
“He is more spiritual than me. I get tired and I fall asleep but he stays awake and #8221; (Elder St. Porphyrios on a parrot he taught to say...
Friday, July 10
MATTHEW 14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus 2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead,...
July 9, 2015
“With regard to demonic possession, we have no reason to believe that it does not continue in our own day; in fact, we can be sure that it does....
July 9, 2015
Hieromartyr Pancratius of Sicily: a native of Antioch, his father took him to Palestine where they met the Apostle Peter before the Lord’s Passion. He was later baptized by...
Thursday, July 9
MATTHEW 13 53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. 54 When He had come to His own country, He taught them...
July 8, 2015
“We learn the most from what we have experienced ourselves; and it’s not important whether it brought us pain or joy. Before the mystery of life, the one who...
July 8, 2015
Our Lady of Sitka: this miracle-working icon with an intricate riza (gold covering of the icon to protect it) is noted for the gentle gaze of the Theotokos that...