Gaining Victory in Temptations…
At the moment when your soul is in danger and you are struggling, cry out,‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.’ Beat off everything with prayer. This is the...
Orthodox Quote for January 31
“In their view, true Orthodoxy is when babies are baptized at home, when you can freely come to church towards the end of services and take Communion twice a...
Daily Devotional for January 31 – February 6
Sunday Luke 11:29 And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will...
Orthodox Quote for January 30
“We must realize that this is not just a time in our lives to pause. This is our life. This IS our life, and it is a good time...
Orthodox Quote for January 29
“For many months the entire world has been overtaken by the fear of sickness and of death, by grave questions regarding the future of each one of us, of...
Orthodox Quote for January 28
“Christian charity means bringing the sinner to repentance, not indulging his sins. Compassion does not mean justification. There is an ancient principle: ‘Love the sinner, hate the sin.’ “...
Orthodox Quote for January 27
“A person is a powerless creature; without God, he is nothing. But with God, everything becomes possible, and he becomes invincible.” (‘Parish Life’ of Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St...
Orthodox Quote for January 26
“Falling away from the Church leads to the cessation of spiritual life, the cessation of development, of the growth of moral personality, and leads to spiritual death. Only in...
Orthodox Quote for January 25
“One can practice art like anything else, but everything must be done as under God’s #8221; (Elder Nektarius of Optina, conversation)
Abot Silouan on Repentance
During Great Lent of , when all the Orthodox were focused on repentance, covid-19 became pandemic in America. The tenor of our community’s customary Lenten solitude was uniquely colored...