Orthodox Quote for April 7
“The more you pray and entreat God for your sins, the more the evil demons withdraw from you; while the more you neglect prayer and lack the desire to...
Orthodox Quote for April 6
“There are many who say they have faith in Christ but somehow seem to forget about this pure aspect of it. It is clear that anyone who has real...
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi on the Importance of Mental Prayer
All virtues are somehow the paths, the routes which lead us towards the Lord, towards His memory and towards our relationship with Him. But there is no better virtue...
Orthodox Quote for April 5
“Don’t force yourself beyond your strength, out of egotism, and create stress. Christ is a loving Father, not a tyrant. Christ rejoices when we struggle with philotimo [Christ-like outlook].”...
Orthodox Quote for April 4
“Whoever does not love fasting, then in performing other ascetical feats, becomes lazy, careless, powerless and shows this to be a thin sign of the weakening of the soul...
Orthodox Quote for April 3
“If there were no temptations, pride and other passions it would have turned us into other lucifers. But our good Father, God, allows afflictions to come upon us so...
Fr Seraphim Rose on Modern Errors
Fr. Dimitry Dudko, in the little newspaper he puts out, said there came it him someone who claimed to be Christian. As he began to talk to him, he...
Orthodox Quote for April 2
“When you work, it is both allowed and imposed that you pray. But when you pray, you should not work!” (Elder Epiphanios in ‘Counsels for Life’)
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“From among the few words of the Holy Virgin and Bride of God that are recorded in the Gospel, this is a precious teaching. Indeed, it is the only...
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“Humble-mindedness is that state of soul in which it, having recognized all its weakness and impurity, is far from all high opinion of itself; it constantly tries to develop...