Daily Devotional for September 4 – 10
Sunday Mark 6:45 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. 46 And when...
Orthodox Quote for September 15
“How many times has our conscience reproved us! The more a person listens to his conscience, and the more he attends to it, the more precisely it guides him....
Orthodox Quote for September 3
“Even if we are entirely despised in the eyes of men, let us rejoice that we are honoured in the sight of God.” (John the Dwarf in ‘Sayings of...
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...
Archimandrite Peter of Essex on the Light of the Spirit…
This is the paradox of the grace of God. The more man is enlightened, the more he intensifies his repentance, because the more clearly he sees the distance that...
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...