Orthodox Quote for November 10
“The man-loving and bountiful Lord has given us an incomparable mercy and great happiness: the opportunity to belong to the Orthodox Church, to constitute the one Body of Christ,...
St. Seraphim of Sarov on ‘Good’ Deeds
“But mark, my son, only the good deed done for Christ’s sake brings us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. All that is not done for Christ’s sake, even...
Orthodox Quote for November 9
“There is no better teacher than death. Have death before your minds: the time when you will leave this unreal world and will go to the other one, which...
Orthodox Quote for November 8
“The Church is the foundation of virtue and the school of spiritual life. Just cross its threshold at any time, and immediately you forget daily cares. Pass inside, and...
Elder Joseph+ of Vatopaidi on Cycles of Grace
From now on, he who has tasted this sweetness let him be prepared to also taste the corresponding bitterness which is the result of the changes. Mother grace, which...
Orthodox Quote for November 7
“Developing the will means impressing upon it good dispositions or virtues — humility, meekness, patience, continence, submissiveness, helpfulness and so on — so that in blending with and grafting...
Orthodox Quote for November 6
“See to it that you serve God with fear and trembling, for the crafty devil, who trips up those who struggle, waits for a period of negligence, and then...
Orthodox Quote for November 5
“Our society’s glorification of the passions is a clear and direct result of our rejection of God, our pride, and our idolatry. And as long as our society rejects...
Elder St Paisios on Relations with Others
“It is very helpful to be simple in our relations with others, to always have good thoughts about them, and to not lake everybody too seriously. One should avoid...
Orthodox Quote for November 4
“…how, then, shall we come to know the Lord? We fool ourselves if we think that getting to know the Lord is something that happens there, after we cross...