Elder Amphilochios+ on Facing Trials
“Whoever plants a tree, plants hope, peace, and love and has the blessings of God…I am like the old tree in whose shade the meek sheep of Christ gather...
Orthodox Quote for November 30
“Unless you get to know your old self so that you can be humbled naturally, humbleness cannot become a state of being, so that divine grace can abide in...
Orthodox Quote for November 29
“Man has freedom only as regards his choices: To choose as a boss either Christ or the devil. From there on, the obligations begin both in the one case...
Elder St. Porphyrios on the Need for Vigilance
“Be mindful always of God. That is how our mind will acquire agility. Agility of mind comes from vigilance. Vigilance is passionate love for God. It is always having...
Orthodox Quote for November 28
“Fast according to your ability, pray according to your ability, give alms according to your ability, and always hold death before the eyes of your mind.” (St. Cosmas of...
Orthodox Quote for November 27
“Great is the power of prayer, and it brings most of all the Spirit of God, and is most easily practiced by everyone. We shall be blessed if the...
Orthodox Quote for November 26
“Through our indifference, intolerance and disregard for others and for the word of God we are killing Christ by “a thousand cuts”. It is not that we deliberately set...
Elder St Paisios on Avoiding a Purposeless Life
“If all someone does is eat, drink and sleep, he will start falling apart; he’ll feel sleepy all the time because his body and his mind slacken. He’ll eventually...
Orthodox Quote for November 25
“Thus we come to see that as there is no resurrection without crucifixion, there is also no sanctification without suffering, no glorification without humiliation; no deification without degradation; and...
Orthodox Daily Devotional November 25 – December 1
Sunday Hebrews 9:1-7 Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was...