St Nikolai on the Church
“The Church of Christ is One, Holy, Universal and Apostolic. She is herself a single spiritual body, whose head is Christ, and who has the one Holy Spirit abiding...
Orthodox Quote for October 31
“Man doesn’t account much when he receives, yet he remembers when he gives” (Elder Arsenie Papacioc of Romania, sayings)
Orthodox Quote for October 30
“Know my brethren that love has two characteristics, two gifts. One of them is to strengthen man in what is good and the other is to weaken him in...
Orthodox Quote for October 29
“Prayer is the mother of the virtues and the door to all spiritual gifts” (St Ignatius Brianchaninov, writings)
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Pain
“Here in this vain world, my child, we shall be afflicted, we shall be embittered, we shall feel pain. But all this is for a limited time; it is...
Orthodox Quote for October 28
“Great is the promise which Christ makes to His disciples, the ability to move mountains, if only we are not ambiguous in faith, that is, we do not hesitate....
On the Need for Vigilance
“This is why vigilance is called for all throughout the Scriptures. Mindfulness is a virtue that calls us to remember our failings. I believe that is a rightful word...
Orthodox Quote for October 27
“Although worship is fundamentally inward, in the rule of prayer, because we are incarnate and have bodies, we also need to follow outward disciplines. These physical disciplines help us...
Daily Devotional for October 27 – November 2
Sunday Ephesians 4: 17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility...
Orthodox Quote for October 26
“There are two ways, one of life and one of death, but a great difference between the two ways. The way of life, then, is this: First, you shall...