Orthodox Quote for January 23
“When a person works virtue, when they have eros for God, when they have a divine flame within their heart, when they have the zeal to be liked by...
Fasting Spiritually
Living in an age in which man much too easily lives for the sake of exterior effects, we can be fooled into thinking that fasting from food should be...
Orthodox Quote for January 22
“…when we fail to love others as Christ loves us, or refuse to forgive others their sins against us and debts to us, or fail to love neighbor or...
Orthodox Quote for January 21
“The Church is both a refuge and a boot camp…a sanctuary of peace and healing, and a training ground for the confrontations that we encounter. We should never forget...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Temptations
“He chastens us a little in order to keep us humble, for He knows how easily our weak human nature changes, how easily it turns towards evil. He treats...
Orthodox Quote for January 20
“First, we have to honor the voice of the Lord in the little day to day things. If we do not honor the still, soft voice of God when...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for January 20-26
Sunday Colossians 3:4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth:...
Orthodox Quote for January 19
“All of the spiritual work is done by the mind together with the heart. The mind is the transmitter and the heart is the receiver. The receiver will work...
St. Tikhon on Evangelism
“In the first centuries it was not only the pastors who were tortured, but lay persons as well – men, women, and even children. And it was lay people...
Orthodox Quote for January 18
“It has become ‘bon ton’ in certain Orthodox circles to say that a person has “over-prayed”: he reads a prayer rule, canons, kathismas, and is just too pious. This...