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...
Orthodox Quote for April 19
“We are paying great attention today to the events that have arisen in the whole world in connection with the coronavirus. Whether it is from God or from evil,...
Elder Anthimos+ on Honoring the Saints
We celebrate the memory of our Saints every year in order to receive strength, to renew ourselves in soul and to follow their example, to the degree that it...
Orthodox Quote for April 18
“Be the defenders of purity and the sanctity of family life. Teach your children to understand and keep in purity what God has ordained, namely that youth be a...