Orthodox Quote for August 9
“When the opposition of the Christian spirit to the spirit of the world reaches its peak, life for the follower of Christ becomes a crucifixion, however invisible the cross....
Orthodox Quote for August 8
“Have faith and wholeheartedly trust God Who will never abandon those who love Him.” (St. Cuthbert of Lindsfarne)
Orthodox Quote for August 7
“The moral law is a law of moral freedom. It has nothing to do with violence and coercion. Moral freedom wants voluntary adherents. It doesn’t pressurize anybody or press-gang...
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...
Metropolitan Athanasius on God’s Silence
“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 6
“In times of tribulation we feel our weakness in overcoming the present difficulties through our own efforts, which guides us, if we have kept our faith, to rely on...
Orthodox Quote for August 5
“…like a buried treasure or an unclaimed fortune, we gain nothing from this inheritance that has been given to us if we do not claim it as our own,...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Becoming ‘Worthy’ to Pray
rayers are not heard because we are not worthy. You must become worthy in order to pray. We are not worthy because we do not love our neighbour as...
Orthodox Quote for August 4
“We can meet suffering with resentment and rebellious defiance, in which case it may act like an acid, corroding our character, making us unpersons, moral zombies. Or we may...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for August 4-10
Sunday Romans 6:8 – Brethren So many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death. Therefore we are buried with him by Baptism into death:...