Orthodox Daily Devotional for June 16-22
Sunday Feast of Pentecost Acts 2: When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound...
Orthodox Quote for June 15
“You must teach yourself how to eat less, but with discernment, insofar as your work allows. The measure of temperance should be such that after lunch you want to...
Orthodox Quote for June 14
“The most joyful thing in spiritual life is to discover something new. Remember what joy you felt when you woke up on Sunday morning for Liturgy, how you voraciously...
Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie: a Parable on the Ways of God Part 2
“Why did I burn down the children’s house?” “Those children would soon have died without any care, and now in the place of their burned house they’ll find the...
Orthodox Quote for June 13
“Our Savior says, “you cannot be my disciple unless you ‘Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Me!’ How do we respond to these three commands? This...
Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie: on the Ways of God Part 1
“The hermit could no longer wait to understand the essence of what had happened to them on the road. So he asked his companion, “Tell me after all, who...
Orthodox Quote for June 12
“…we have failed to be worthy of God’s love. We have failed because we have ever and again tried to work things out in our way—instead of following God’s...
Orthodox Quote for June 11
“So also did Christ converse in person with the apostles, and He sent the grace of the Spirit to be their teacher. But after these events heresies would arise...
Orthodox Quote for June 10
“The cross leads those of little faith to disbelief and perplexity, but it brings those who believe to grasp the most perfect meaning of life. The unbeliever detests hardship,...
Elder St. Paisios on Putting Others First
“Whenever we do something with our hearts, we feel joy. And it is also good for us. When we feel the need to respect the other person because he...