Orthodox Quote for September 17
“When irritation comes upon you, only repeat: ‘Lord, have mercy!’ Seek strength in prayer and consolation in #8221; (Elder Nectarius of Optina, from collected quotes)
Orthodox Quote for September 16
“Collusion with evil means, in the final analysis, working for evil…Submission means acknowledging evil. And although Christ said of himself that he was ‘gentle and lowly of heart’ [Matt....
Orthodox Quote for September 15
“We look around and see that many Orthodox people are simply, totally worldly and do not think about the higher side of their Faith. They take it for granted....
Orthodox Quote for September 14
“God’s mercy for people is shown in everything, but they don’t see it and can’t understand it. The Lord never commits evil. But people look at His works as...
Orthodox Quote for September 13
“…we condemn our neighbor and often with strong words. We do not consider that our brother may repent and perhaps already left his sin, because he deeply #8221; (Saint...
Orthodox Quote for September 12
“We often think that our spiritual life is a matter of individual concern, that it has nothing to do with anybody else nor with society as a whole. Yet,...
Daily Devotional for September 12-18
Sunday Luke 25:13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles* from Jerusalem. 14 And they...
Orthodox Quote for September 11
“It has become a bad habit, that once we learn something about our neighbor, we go to trumpet it everywhere. Our tongue burns us and we rush to tell...
Orthodox Quote for September 10
“…God is pleased with His saints’ intercessions for us sinners. Without any doubt, let us ever fall down with fervent prayer for their help, and they will hear us...
Orthodox Quote for September 9
“……there are no people who are born with a hardened conscience. God has not created such a conscience. But when someone covers up his faults, his conscience will in...