Elder Ephraim+ of Arizona on the Fall
“Christ humbled Himself out of obedience to His heavenly Father. He obeyed as a man in order to teach us the lofty virtue of obedience, for without humility, one...
Orthodox Quote for September 6
“The Sunday Divine Liturgy is not the only time that we pray but rather it is the culmination of our week of prayer and focus on God. With this...
Daily Devotional for September 6-12
Sunday Matthew 2:9 Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Arise, take the young...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for September 8-12
Sunday John 2:1: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His...
Orthodox Quote for September 5
“When man has great humility, acknowledges his fault, feels his guilt to a great extent and suffers, and labours over it, then Christ will indeed be lenient with him...
Orthodox Quote for September 4
“Our business is to be humble before God in penitential prayer and honest and open to people. A man can’t choose the place where he is born or the...
Orthodox Quote for September 3
“Prayer is not only the expression of words and phrases, or the reading of formal prayers and psalms. It’s our personal meeting and encounter with our Creator—a meeting that...
Fr. Joseph on Facing the Modern Situation
“We pray that the beauty of faith and hope shines in your life particularly in these uncertain times. It seems that we are so well aware of what the...
Orthodox Quote for September 2
“Of course every season has its own difficulties, but today we see that an invisible microorganism … has overwhelmed the entire planet and has put everyone in fear of...
Orthodox Quote for September 1
“It has never been easy to be a real Orthodox Christian. It is the hard times in history that are the best times for the Church. Let us give...