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...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for November 4-10
Sunday Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive...
Orthodox Quote for November 3
“There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting, and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door; fasting...
Elder Amphilochios+ of Patmos on Love of Christ
“When someone opens your heart, I’d like him to find nothing there but Christ…I ask you to put this order into practice: as much as you can, try to...