Orthodox Quote for May 31
“It goes without saying that we can never be righteous in the same full way that God is righteous. The difference between God’s righteousness and ours is the difference...
Orthodox Quote for May 30
“If you retain your own will, you cast out the will of God and hinder divine grace.” (Elder St Paisios in ‘Athonite Elders’)
On the Martyrs…
“One marvels sometimes. What gave them such vigor to carry out such superhuman struggles? This is what really concerns us. We end up wondering sometimes: ‘Why can’t we do...
Orthodox Quote for May 29
“’What if the other person does not want to forgive me?’ is often asked whenever this topic arises. We must remember that we have to answer for our own...
Orthodox Quote for May 28
“With tears talk to your merciful Creator, that He may grant the upcoming time to be quiet, peaceful, and free from temptation and sin, for the glory of His name.”...
Elder Epiphanios on the Devil and Distraction
“Any person whatsoever can be concentrated, even for hours, thinking of a certain problem or a certain matter— without his attention being distracted by anything else. In...
Orthodox Quote for May 27
“One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a rich treasury, the apostles have placed all...
Orthodox Quote for May 26
‘Nowadays the devil with his great malice unwillingly does the world a huge favor. Pious people, seeing where this world is going to, draw close to other pious Christians...
Daily Devotional for May 27 – June 2
Sunday Acts 2: When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of...
Orthodox Quote for May 25
“When you throw a nail into the fire, it gets hot and starts to glow like fire. In the same way you, when you listen to divine teachings and...