Orthodox Daily Devotional for May 12-18
Sunday 1 Peter 2:19… Dearly beloved: This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be...
Orthodox Quote for March 11
“Whoever does not want to go to church and make a good beginning has a conscience that no longer reproaches him, and God abandons him. And then, since the...
Elder St Paisios on Humility
“Keep in mind that we have nothing of our own. God has given us everything; whatever we have is God’s. Only the sins are ours. If we do not...
Orthodox Quote for March 10
“Never sleep before saying evening-prayers, lest your heart should become gross from ill-timed sleep, and lest the enemy should hinder it by a stony insensibility during prayer.’Be sober, be...
Elder Anthimos+ on Hidden Saints
“In our day, I assure you, that many saints will come out of the big cities, from within the apartment buildings, the noise, the pollution and the agony of...
Orthodox Quote for March 9
“As a Protestant, I thought that I was more advanced than others, even though I didn’t admit it; but now I understand that I’m sinful and that others could...
Orthodox Quote for March 8
“Christ Himself is this mediation between human and divine just as Holy Saturday is the mediating boundary between the Cross and Resurrection. We fail when we choose either the...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Seeking Purity
“Therefore, force yourselves to purify your soul and body. Do not accept filthy thoughts at all, and you will see what I am telling you, and then you will...
Orthodox Quote for May 7
“We may from time to time acknowledge and confess our various “sins,” yet we cease to refer our life to that new life which Christ revealed and gave to...
Orthodox Quote for May 6
“…we often consider church practices as interesting, colorful, and amusing customs connecting us not so much with God and the new life in Him but rather as a link...