Orthodox Quote for March 28
“There is no sacrifice to God more fragrant than chastity of the body which is obtained with a bloody and dreadful struggle… Therefore, force yourselves to purify your soul...
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Struggling Daily
“And of course, a central part of this going deeper into Orthodoxy are the Church’s medicines of confession and Holy Communion, which you should participate in as fully as...
Orthodox Quote for March 27
“…repentance must be a constant of Christian life, a permanent cleansing of the sins committed in thought, word or deed to gain salvation and saintliness as gifts of the...
Orthodox Quote for March 26
“Repentance is a difficult thing. It requires that we “bear a little shame.” Our failures and mistakes, indeed, our intentional misdeeds are lost in a world of success, and...
Orthodox Quote for March 25
“By a woman came the flood of our ills, and by a woman also our blessings have their spring. Hail, thou that are highly favored!” (St Gregory the Wonderworker,...
Sin and Missing the Mark
“In a rightful and accurate look at sin, we see that sin is actually a disease that needs curing… and it’s an epidemic that destroys the soul and the...
Orthodox Quote for March 24
“Hence it is clear that the Holy Apostles did not deliver everything by epistle; rather many things they handed down via the spoken word which is also trustworthy. If...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for March 24-30
Sunday I Thessalonians iv BRETHREN: We beseech you, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to...
Orthodox Quote for March 23
“We do not obey the Creation: we obey the Creator. Our destiny, that is, God’s will for us, is higher than the stars.” (Quote from ‘Orthodox England’ on opposition to...
Elder St Paisios on Egoism
“Look, there are some people who have some egoism and God gives them a slap so that they will lower themselves a little. Others have a little more egoism...