The Truth of Scripture
“For me, absolute truth, absolute history is Holy Scripture. Once came to Metropolitan Philaret a glamorous society lady who said (she also referred to natural sciences): ‘How can you...
Orthodox Quote for September 2
“The Jews had no idea that Christ the Saviour would come to earth for the purpose of teaching people, through His example, word, deeds, and suffering, to love God...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for September 2-8
Sunday Matthew 22:1-14 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his...
Orthodox Quote for September 1
“A Christian intellectual development occurs when all the truths of the Faith are impressed so deeply into the intellect that the intellect’s whole existence is made up of these...
Orthodox Quote for August 31
“So it is that I should mightily fear, with terror and trembling, this judgment on the day when no one shall be able to steal away or hide, but...
Orthodox Quote for August 30
“If you somehow pardon someone sometime, for this you yourself will be #8221; (St Moses of Optina)
Elder St. Porphyrios on the All-knowing God
“God’s knowledge is beyond comprehension for our own mind. It is infinite and encompasses all beings, visible and invisible, from the beginning of time until the end of time....
Orthodox Quote for August 29
“The invention of the willing, or of the reluctant hardships, which constitute the meaning of the cross, takes away pleasure and abolishes its active movement. According to the spiritual...
Orthodox Quote for August 26
“Jesus Christ showed us another way to follow that leads to eternal blessedness on the other side of the grave…Our Lord Jesus Christ came to transfigure the face of...
Orthodox Quote for August 28
“One pilgrim came to me and said that they’ve read a few books about the Jesus prayer and tried to force themselves to do it, but as a result...