Orthodox Quote for September 2
“The beginning of freedom from anger is silence of the lips when the heart is agitated…” (St John Climacus, ‘The Ladder’)
Orthodox Quote for September 1
“Who did the Lord admonish most in the Gospel? Ascetics who prayed hard, kept strict fasts, gave alms, etc. They had no problem with the external performance of the...
Orthodox Quote for August 31
“Why are some life-weary ? Because they cannot find a subject which can occupy every side of their nature and wholly satisfy them. There is but one such subject: God and His decrees and...
Orthodox Quote for August 30
“Since there are so many clear testimonies, we should not seek from others for the truth which can easily be received from the Church. It was there, in the...
Orthodox Quote for August 29
“Let each soul bow before the divine “I must,” for the will of God is good, perfect, guiding all to salvation…When you submit your thoughts and your will to...
Orthodox Quote for August 28
“…let us be careful lest God, on the day of the Universal Judgement, should ask of us why we were not merciful to our brethren when He has poured...
Daily Devotional for August 28 – September 3
Sunday Readings this week from the Gospel of Mark Mark 5:Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when He...
Orthodox Quote for August 27
“Christians did not like to preach only by word: their elevated, holy life was their best preaching.” (Archpriest Nicholas Deputatov in ‘Orthodox Word’ 1981)
Orthodox Quote for August 26
“We act like ostriches who bury their heads in the sand…. we don’t dare to think of death and confront it… confront the most certain event of our life!...
Orthodox Quote for August 25
“You, who hold on to things that belong to others, should be ashamed of yourselves and should emulate God’s kind of equality; that way, no-one will be left poor…”...