Orthodox Quote or August 18
“A Christian must be courteous to all. His words and deeds should breathe with the grace of the Holy Spirit, which abides in his soul, so that in this...
Elder St Paisios on Proper Veneration of Icons
“There are some people who do not even touch the Icon when they venerate it. Others touch only their lips to the Icon when they kiss it. Here, like...
Orthodox Quote or August 17
“In order to keep the faith, knowledge alone is not enough. You can know the Sacred Scriptures and its sacred commandments well and still be a bad Christian. A...
Orthodox Quote for August 16
“God requires not the doing of the commandments for their own sake, but the correction of the soul, for whose sake He established the commandments.” (St. Isaac the Syrian,...
Orthodox Quote for August 15
“When someone is not devout and yet kisses the Icons, are his lips not speechless? And, when the devout kisses the Icons, aren’t his lips full of praise?” (Elder...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Fate
“Some people misunderstand and confuse these words. They say,‘Since God has everything written down, we are ruled by fate and destiny. It was, for example, predestined for you to...
Orthodox Quote for August 14
“If someone wants to be protected from tricks and remain healthy in the faith, he must confine his faith first to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, and secondly...
Orthodox Quote for August 13
“…belonging to Orthodox culture merely by birth does not make us Christians. Being an Orthodox Christian is not an homage out of “love for our fathers’ tombs” and national...
Father Seraphim Rose+ on Spiritual Preparation
“Our times, however, are so filled with what could be called “apocalyptic” events that we should be very aware of them. Our Lord says that, although we do not...
Orthodox Quote for August 12
“If, following the devil’s promise that after the transgression he would be seen as equal to God, the man actually enjoyed such an honor, then he would have fallen...