Orthodox Quote for September 4
“Repentance involves first the individual seriously, at length, determining that previous wrong actions, thoughts etc., must be re-thought and thus remedied, allowing God to judge and then transform the...
Orthodox Quote for September 3
“…it is our spiritual condition that determines our outlook. In turn, our outlook determines our morality; our morality determines how we behave toward each other, and how we behave...
Orthodox Quote for September 2
“Man comes into the light of this world crying, he passes his life in weeping and sorrows, and he leaves the world in tears and pain. O vanity of...
Orthodox Quote for September 1
“We drive Him far away from us when we do not contemplate death and the punishment which awaits us. When we do not pay attention to ourselves, when we...
Metropolitan Silouan on Holiness
“The believer’s holiness is the fruit, expression and reflection of the incarnation of the Son of God. He became like us so that we may become like Him. Taking...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for September 1-7
Sunday 1 Corinthians 12:1… Concerning spiritual gifts, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led....
Orthodox Quote for August 31
“Our prayers are not heard because we are not worthy. You must become worthy in order to pray…Those who desire and crave to belong to Christ and who abandon...
Fr. Michael on Personal Prayer
“The problem for most of us who live in the urban environment is that we have no way of daily escaping into the natural world which was the spiritual...
Orthodox Quote for August 30
“It often seems to us that God is silent. Or even more precisely, that God is absent. Often we seek God and want Him to do something, but He...
Orthodox Quote for August 29
“Judgment is a very serious matter. The right to judge is God’s alone. How awesome is His judgment! Those who are in a position to judge others may have...