Orthodox Quote for July 8
“The heart that is captive to this vain world keeps its soul in a state of underdevelopment, and the mind in darkness. Then a man only seems to be...
Daily Devotional for July 8-14
Sunday Matthew 9:So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. 2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When...
Orthodox Quote for July 7
“Some suffer much from poverty and sickness, but are not humbled, and so they suffer without profit. But one who is humbled will be happy in all circumstances, because...
Elder St. Paisios on the Hidden Struggle
“If, again, we struggle aright but do not see any progress, sometimes the following is happening: Because we have declared war on a demon, he seeks reinforcements from Satan....
Orthodox Quote for July 6
“Inasmuch as you pray with all your soul for the one who has slandered you, so much will God reveal the truth to them who have believed the slander.”...
Orthodox Quote for July 5
“The world, with its pleasures of foods, entertainment, vacations to beautiful places, etc. is not in itself evil. The Lord does not forbid us to enter into the beauties...
Orthodox Quote for July 4
“In my opinion there are three forms of love: carnal love, which is filled with spiritual germs; worldly love, which is superficial, formal, often hypocritical and shallow; and spiritual...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Turning to Christ
“The soul of the Christian needs to be refined and sensitive, to have sensibility and wings, to be constantly in flight and to live in dreams, to fly through...
Orthodox Quote for July 3
“Byzantium [New Rome] lasted for so many centuries because the life of its citizens was Christ-centered and ecclesiastical and this was something which the imperial authorities recognized and adopted,...
Fr Seraphim Rose
“If you wish to be an Orthodox Christian you must begin now, from this very day and hour and minute, to love God and your fellow men. _is means:...