Orthodox Quote for April 5
“For the holy fathers taught us to be killers of passions and not killers of the body. Partake of everything that is permissible with thanksgiving, to the glory of...
Elder Amilianos+ on Deeper Prayer…
What is important is that we bring forth prayer from out of the depths. The one who strives to pray will understand these things and distinguish between them: he...
Orthodox Quote for April 4
“That love, even courage, true heroism, manifests itself again in these months of suffering from the epidemic. Now the knights are doctors, nurses, all medical workers; then, in their...
April 4-10
Sunday Continuing with St Theophans’ ‘Thoughts for Each Day of the Year’ The great judgement! The judge cometh in the clouds, surrounded by a countless multitude of bodiless heavenly...
Orthodox Quote for April 3
“One who is heedful and takes the salvation of his soul seriously, struggles, progresses, bears fruit, is nourished spiritually and rejoices #8221; (Elder St. Paisios in ‘Spiritual Awakening’)
Orthodox Quote for April 2
“Contemplate the miraculous withering of the unfruitful fig tree (Matthew 21: 19)…How my life too, which has many leaves— bodily cares, desires and thoughts— but is without spiritual #8221;...
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“Christian, you have a holy obligation without fail to attend the Liturgy piously and to commune of the Holy Mysteries. If the old men and women of nineteenth century...
Elder St Paisios Words on a Successful Lent…
These quotes are taken from parts of the ‘Spiriual Counsels’ series of Elder St Paisos which are available in the monastery bookstore and are presented to help you start...
Orthodox Quote for March 31
“…the grace of God is to be found where there is true humility, divine humility, perfect trust in God, total dependence on Him. It is a priceless thing to...
Orthodox Quote for March 30
“The Church knows about the miraculous, salvific and healing power of the Cross and of the sign of the Cross from her centuries-old experience. The Cross protects a person...