Elder Joseph+ of Vatopaidi on Our Theosis
“When we heed the divine commandments in our whole life, we are heading exactly towards the same victory. “If you remain in me and my words remain in you,...
Orthodox Quote for October 26
“When I am angry with my brother, or angry with circumstances (or angry even with God), if I will turn my gaze inward and ask myself, my conscience, why...
Orthodox Quote for October 25
“We must prepare as if we are dying now and work as if we will never die.” (Elder Anthimos+ of St Anne Skete)
Elder Paisios on Raising Godly Children
“In order for a child to be on the path of God, his parents must be living a proper spiritual life. Some parents who are religious strive to help...
Orthodox Quote for October 24
“The body burdens the soul from the outside; cares and scattered thoughts wear it down from within…Cares do not leave any time to work on oneself. When they are...
Orthodox Quote For October 22
“We who have been baptized into Christ and who have chosen to follow Christ, agree to take up our cross and both have Christ live in us and to...
Orthodox Quote for October 22
“Cynicism and Christianity are not compatible. At the basis of cynicism, no matter how it tries to justify itself, is only one thing: unbelief.” (Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov in “Cynicism...
Orthodox Quote for October 21
“From the top of my head to the nail of my foot, O Christ, against every danger I trust in the protection of thy cross. Till the day...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for October 21-27
Sunday Luke 16: 19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus,...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on the Devil
“We must pass our days with great caution. The devil is very crafty and is always on the lookout to ensnare us at a time of spiritual drowsiness and...