Orthodox Quote for May 21
“Our evening prayers each day should always include a review of the day and confession to God. We should always be ready to ask forgiveness from family, friends, and...
Orthodox Quote for May 20
“First one must entrust himself to God, and after God, he will also entrust himself to the appropriate person. “ (Elder St Paisios in ‘Spiritual Awakening’ on a spiritual...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Our Dependence on God
“My child, man is unable to do anything on his own. He neither had, nor has, nor will ever have the power to do something good, unless God overshadows...
Orthodox Quote for May 19
“I started having second thoughts about the meaning of our faith . It lacked simplicity, sensibility, mercifulness and humbleness. I knew many who were poor and suffered from illnesses...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for May 19-25
Sunday Psalm 19: May the Lord hear you in the day of affliction; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you. May He send you help from...
Generating Gratitude from Seeing What is Around Us
“Gratitude is another one of those virtues that requires practice and strengthening. But it starts with that ability to be like a child and to revel in that which...
Orthodox Quote for May 17
“Real faith depends upon the acceptance of God as maker of heaven and earth totally, unconditionally and unquestionably. It depends upon the power to choose – and choice to...
Orthodox Quote for May 16
“When you fall, get up again…Until the end of your life, whether you be found in the commendable attempt at lifting yourself up from sin or falling again to...
Orthodox Quote for May 15
“Many people, Christians included, refuse to accept the existence of the devil. The demonic, however, is something that cannot be denied. I believe that the devil exists and, indeed,...
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on the Need to ‘Know’ Our Faith
“You attend church services, keep the faith, receive Holy Communion, read Orthodox books. But it is possible to do all this almost mechanically, without going deeper into Orthodoxy. Therefore,...