Orthodox Quote for August 21
“Don’t consider spiritual work on yourself time wasted, because it is a spiritual prerequisite for yourself and of positive assistance to your fellowmen.” (Elder St Paisios in ‘Athonite Elders’)
Orthodox Quote for August 20
“…we are being told that our image, damaged and deformed, is in need of repair, but God has come to be among us in the person of Jesus Christ...
Orthodox Quote for August 19
“Many initially believe that the commandments of God are a limitation of human freedom, possibilities, and desires without thinking about the fact that it is a sin that enslaves...
Daily Devotional for August 19-25
Sunday Matthew 19:16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him,]“Why do...
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...
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...
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...