Orthodox Quote for May 4
“At this time, the world seems to lie in the darkness of conflict, pain, and grief. Yet, even now, with God helping us, we can face whatever our circumstances...
Orthodox Quote for May 3
“The Lord has visited us with a special trial and sorrow this year. The forces of evil have gathered over us. But we neither murmur nor despair, because Christ...
Orthodox Quote for May 2
“It is a tragedy that many Christians in our times have lost the significance of Paschaltide. We fast and meditate through Lent, and forget everything with the Resurrection. After...
The Arma Christi
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...
Orthodox Quote for May 1
“We must not lose sight of the glorious mysteries of Holy Week as we return to the mundane succession of calendar days. Instead, we must strive to carry this...
Daily Devotional for May 1-7
Sunday Continuing to read Acts… Acts 3: Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame...
Orthodox Quote for April 30
“The light of Christ is given to us as Orthodox Christians to lead us in the pilgrimage and witness of our life. The light of Christ is given to...
Orthodox Quote for April 29
“The men who wrong us, do not so by themselves, but by the extent of the allowance of God, because they are an instrument of #8221; (St. Macarius of...
Orthodox Quote for April 28
“The Scripture is nothing other than instruction on how to receive Heavenly Grace. But if we simply read a set of instructions and do not try to, let us...
Orthodox Quote for April 27
“When the mind and heart are united in prayer and the soul’s thoughts are not dispersed, the heart is warmed by spiritual warmth in which the light of Christ...