May 2, 2015
“Asceticism is something to be practiced. Prayer is very important even if you say it mechanically because the understanding comes later. The Holy Spirit works later in you after...
Saturday May 2
Orthodox Daily Devotional Kontakion You planted the dogmas of Orthodoxy / and eradicated the thorns of false doctrine; / you propagated the seeds of the Faith watered with the...
May 1, 2015
“Many do not pray because it seems to them that they did not receive any gift from God when they prayed before, or because they consider praying unnecessary; they...
Friday May 1
Orthodox Daily Devotional Life of the Saint He is the author of the Old Testament book that bears his name and of the Book of Lamentations. Jeremiah was the...
April 30, 2015
“We have no right not to be where our flock is or might be — and our flock today, in fact the most active part of our flock, is...
Thursday April 30
Orthodox Daily Devotional Life of Saint Apostle James The son of Zebedee and brother of John, he was one of the Twelve. At the call of the Lord Jesus,...
April 29, 2015
“A doctor’s scalpel has the power to save, but it also has the power to kill—so it is with the reproof of a spiritual father. If administered with wisdom,...
Wednesday April 29
Orthodox Daily Devotional Scripture Reading JOHN 4: 46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman...
April 28, 2015
“Theology is the content of our prayers. And an example of this theology is the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. The whole anaphora is theology and is expressed...
April 28
JOHN 4: 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever...