Orthodox Quote for April 26
“The Bible is in a sense a biography of God in this world. In it the Indescribable One has in a sense described Himself…God the Logos revealed God’s plan...
Orthodox Quote for April 25
“Some such people experience religion as a kind of hell. They make prostrations and cross themselves in church and they say, ‘We are unworthy sinners’, then as soon as...
Reminder of Orthodox Traditions for the Departed
In Orthodoxy there is a pious custom of commemorating reposed ancestors and all departed Orthodox Christians, so that the living can honor the memory and pray for the salvation...
For Holy Week April 25 – May 1
Sunday Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:19-44; John 12:12-19 SUMMARY: Entry into Jerusalem; Lament for Jerusalem; Visit at the Temple; Return to Bethany Now when they drew near...
Orthodox Quote for April 24
“If we truly wish to love the Lord, we are obliged to force ourselves to keep remembering Him constantly. We must do what St Gregory the Theologian says: ‘It...
Orthodox Quote for April 23
“Those who have never heard of Christ…that’s for God to judge…God can open the truth to those who never had a chance to hear: that is, who did not...
Orthodox Quote for April 22
“To avoid sin, one must know what the will of God is. This is what we learn from our conscience, and this is what we learn from the Holy...
Elder Joseph+ of Vatopaidi on Reaching the Prayer of the Heart…
Thereafter, we enter the realm of the new creation and restored nature, where the air and the climate, according to our blessed elder, are different. The proprietors of this...
Orthodox Quote for April 21
“Unfortunately, brethren, we do not like to acknowledge our transgressions. It would seem natural and easy for a person to know his own self, his own soul and his...
Orthodox Quote for April 20
“…faith furthers works. Works in turn make faith perfect, for until that which someone believes is done in deed, faith is not really faith. It becomes apparent only in...