Orthodox Daily Devotional for February 3-9
Sunday 1 Timonthy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. However,...
Orthodox Quote for February 2
“Behold what abundant grace is extended to all men by the birth of the Lord, and how prophecy is withheld from the unbelievers, not from the righteous. Simeon also...
Orthodox Quote for February 1
“Struggle, therefore, through denial of your self-will, fulfilling for the sake of Christ the counsels of him who sponsored you in the Lord when you promised to God perfect...
Abbot Tryphon on Moving Forward
“There are many people who cling to memories of past sins, holding on to guilt and shame, reliving things long ago confessed, as though they happened yesterday. They struggle...
Orthodox Quote for January 31
“…blessed is he who remembers his death day and night and prepares himself to meet it. For it has a habit of coming joyfully to those who wait for...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Perseverance
“Walk straight ahead. Keep knocking a little longer through frequent prayer, and not just a spring, but waterfalls from heaven and the fountain of the deep will open, so...
Orthodox Quote for January 30
“Pro-life means giving our support to children in general, but especially to those children victimized by the Herods of the world. We are to protect all these children…” (Fr....
Orthodox Quote for January 29
“Jesus Christ did not promise us an easy time nor even a harmonious one. But He promised us a joy that no man could take from us: He promised...
Orthodox Quote for January 28
“For this cause Paul also said, Be ye thankful. For the best preservative of any benefaction is the remembrance of the benefaction, and a continual thanksgiving for it.” (St...
The Pilgrimage of Life
“It is a long journey to that Kingdom. The word “journey” has been very overused in the past few decades throughout Orthodox North America. It has most often been...