Orthodox Quote for October 5
“…instruct them by what works they may render themselves most pleasing to God; from what sins those, who wish to please God, ought to abstain; with what sincerity of...
Orthodox Quote for October 4
“When the person who is humble and dos his work in a spiritual manner reads the Holy Scriptures he will apply everything he reads to himself and not to...
Orthodox Quote for October 3
“You can find uneducated people, artisans, and dear old mothers who would not be able to put into words the usefulness of their teaching, but by their deeds they...
Fr Alexey Young on Developing a Christian Conscience (Part 3)…
We should often, if not daily, examine our souls and repent of the sins we find there. St. Mark the Ascetic writes: “The conscience is nature’s book. He who applies...
Orthodox Quote for October 2
“Obedience lifts us up to heaven, because it casts off the disobedience of the first-created people. It casts off haughtiness, self-satisfaction and likens us to God. Let us struggle...
Daily Devotional for October 2 – 8
Sunday Fr. Seraphim Rose… “If you wish to be an Orthodox Christian you must begin now, from this very day and hour and minute, to love God and your...
Orthodox Quote for October 1
“There are also those for whom Christianity is a kind of intellectual enterprise. They may catch a glimpse of the truth of the Gospel and the eternal beauty of...
Orthodox Quote for September 30
“Don’t speak much about Christ and God to the children, but pray to God for the children. Words enter the ears, but prayer enters the heart. Listen to a...
Orthodox Quote for September 29
“Sometimes because of his anger, a person sometimes involuntarily takes on the load of his neighbor…I will state briefly: everyone that offends his neighbor accepts the temptations of the...
Orthodox Quote for September 28
“Peace received from the world, and not from God, is a shaky, unfaithful, wavering peace, which again and again turns into war. This world coexists in the human heart...