Orthodox Quote for April 7
“When you pray and use the name of Jesus Christ you mercilessly whip the enemy and bring him great shame. It is better that your enemy should know shame...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for April 7 – April 13
Sunday Hebrews 9 Christ being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say,...
Orthodox Quote for April 6
“…it is clearly seen that this “forgiveness” about which St. John Chrysostom speaks, or, “remission of sins”, are given to us not unconditionally, but conditionally — that is, under...
Orthodox Quote for April 5
“’Do not let the cure for passions become a passion!’ The emphasis on “Lenten foods” should be simplicity and plainness and not extravagance. The more effort that goes into...
Metropolitan Tikhon on the Challenges of Modern Youth
“I would say, broadly speaking, that the biggest issue revolves around the human person: “What is a human person?” The question of progressive ideas today is usually framed in...
Orthodox Quote for April 4
“Here is the great news! God thought that we are so worthwhile that despite our failings, our sins, our flaws our selfishness and our exile we were worthwhile persevering...
Orthodox Quote for April 3
“When we forgive people, we recognize they should not be reduced to the bad actions they committed at one point upsetting someone, because the same people can do also...
Elder St Paisios on God and Pain
“How can God allow for such a harsh thing to happen? Doesn’t God feel pain – God’s pain for the people who are suffering from ill nesses, from demons,...
Orthodox Quote for April 2
“Saint Isaac the Syrian says that suffering in this life consumes hell. That is to say, when the spiritual laws are in effect for someone’s life, a portion of...
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“First I studied the Koran and then set about studying the Bible,” the priest related. “It turned out that the Bible was easy for me to understand; I found...