Orthodox Quote for July 2
“A serious reader who reflects upon what he has read will come to see that in a mystical manner, the writings of the Apostle Paul are contemporary: it would...
Orthodox Quote for July 1
“The diversity of the Saints gathered in communion in the love of the Most Holy Trinity shows us the beauty of the Church…‘God is wonderful in the richness of...
Orthodox Quote for June 30
“…‘The Church thought up fasting’. All such ideas simply come from ignorance. The first commandment – given to human beings in paradise – is the commandment of fasting. But...
Orthodox Quote for June 29
“Just as a person suffocates without air, so the soul without prayer becomes dead and insensitive.” (Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev in ‘Orthodox Life’)
Orthodox Quote for June 28
“Keep in mind that we have nothing of our own. God has given us everything; whatever we have is God’s. Only the sins are ours. If we do not...
Daily Devotional for June 28 – July 4
Sunday 1 John 6:13… Marvel not, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth...
Orthodox Quote for June 27
“God is everywhere and his beauty shines in everything. We spend our lives bogged down with heavy veils. We think the world is dark, when really it is our...
Orthodox Quote for June 26
“If you answer curses directed at you and slander with resentment and bitterness, it’s obvious that you’re full of wrath and anger. If you answer with patience and forbearance,...
Orthodox Quote for June 25
“The cancer patient is seldom alone in pain and suffering. Family members share in the struggle as well, because of love. God heals through many ways: the doctor’s touch,...
Simeon Archbishop of Thessalonica+ on the Jesus Prayer Continued…
“The clergy must be diligent in this prayer as though it were apostolic work and divine preaching, as the one activity which brings about divine effects – one which...