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Orthodox Quote for May 16

mbondsMay 16, 2022No Comment 2022-05-06T20:20:10+00:00

“It is good, O brethren, as I always tell you, to place your hope for every deed upon God, and to say nothing happens without the will of God…And...

Orthodox Quote for May 15

mbonds May 15, 2022 No Comment2022-05-06T08:19:03+00:00

“Ever since the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles, they did not know fear: whether they embarked on risky journeys, whether they preached among the pagans, whether they went...

Daily Devotional for March 15-21

mbonds May 14, 2022 No Comment2022-05-12T20:26:39+00:00

Sunday *This week’s reading from Catholic St Josemaria ‘Christ is Passing By” As with other events in his life, we should never contemplate Jesus’ hidden years without feeling moved....

Orthodox Quote for May 14

mbonds May 14, 2022 No Comment2022-05-06T08:16:53+00:00

“Go to church, because there you will feel real anguish for your sins, for your perdition, for the world’s sins and #8221; (Saint Mary of Paris, quoted in )

Modern Orthodox Elders

Elder St Porphyrios on Attaining Natural Holiness…

mbondsMay 15, 2022No Comment 2022-04-30T21:01:53+00:00

Your most intense effort should be how you will encounter Christ, how you will be united to Him and how you will keep Him in your heart. Forget about...

Fr Alexey Young on Developing a Christian Conscience (Part 1)…

mbonds May 8, 2022 No Comment2022-04-30T20:59:07+00:00

We are to have much love for our Saviour, with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We are not to divide our love between God and the world. For...

The Arma Christi

mbonds May 1, 2022 No Comment2022-05-01T09:25:13+00:00

A centuries old devotion practiced throughout the middle ages and beyond was the meditation on the Arma Christi, or the weapons of Christ—things associated with the Passion and Death...

Metropolitan Joseph of Priokonessos on Pascha….

mbonds April 24, 2022 No Comment2022-04-02T20:43:49+00:00

Shortly before midnight on Holy Saturday, church bells invite the faithful to take part in the flood of light and joy of the Resurrection of Christ from the dead....