Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Perseverance
“Walk straight ahead. Keep knocking a little longer through frequent prayer, and not just a spring, but waterfalls from heaven and the fountain of the deep will open, so...
Orthodox Quote for January 30
“Pro-life means giving our support to children in general, but especially to those children victimized by the Herods of the world. We are to protect all these children…” (Fr....
Orthodox Quote for January 29
“Jesus Christ did not promise us an easy time nor even a harmonious one. But He promised us a joy that no man could take from us: He promised...
Orthodox Quote for January 28
“For this cause Paul also said, Be ye thankful. For the best preservative of any benefaction is the remembrance of the benefaction, and a continual thanksgiving for it.” (St...
The Pilgrimage of Life
“It is a long journey to that Kingdom. The word “journey” has been very overused in the past few decades throughout Orthodox North America. It has most often been...
Orthodox Quote for January 27
“When there is no pride, the natural struggle of the flesh becomes less intense through fasting, vigil and prayer.” (Elder St Paisios in ‘Athonite Elders’)
Orthodox Daily Devotional for January 27- February 2
Sunday Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone...
Orthodox Quote for January 26
“How can you find out if you are living within the will of God? Here is the sign: If you are troubled about anything, this means that you have...
Elder Cleopa+ on Holy Tradition
“Just as people were guided in the knowledge of God and on the path of salvation by Holy Tradition alone (that is, by a living voice—oral tradition) during the...
Orthodox Quote for January 25
“If I do not strive to be kind, I will not notice kindness in others. If I do not strive to be generous, I will not notice generosity. If...