Elder St. Paisios on Obtaining a Spiritual Crown
“For the athlete to be crowned with victory takes patience, philotimo and spiritual bravery. Bravery stems from a heart filled with philotimo; and when one does something with his...
Orthodox Quote for June 12
“The easiest means to salvation are love and humility; they are what we will be judged for. These two virtues move God, so that He condescends to bend low...
Orthodox Quote for June 11
“The difference in the styles of the Bible books stems from the differences in character, education, the harmony of the minds of the people who wrote them (the shepherd...
Elder St Paisios on the Preeminent Virtues
“love and humility. As soon as these two virtues are nurtured, pride and evil will become malnourished and the passions will start to perish. In this way, one by...
Orthodox Quote for June 10
“During the Fast you were reading more about spirituality, prayer, the lives of the saints. Continue doing so. Everyone can find time to read at least the daily Epistles...
Daily Devotional for June 10-16
Sunday Matthew 4: And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were...
Orthodox Quote for June 9
“This life was given to us so that we might learn about the life eternal, learn how we can become free, how we can progress freely, with a clear...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on God as the ‘Subject’
“To have one’s sins forgiven and to be cleansed of passion to be untied from the world and in one’s entirety elevated to God; to have one’s heart cleansed...
Orthodox Quote for June 8
“If you want to serve God, prepare your heart not for food, not for drink, not for rest, not for ease, but for suffering, so that you may endure...
Orthodox Quote for June 7
“If our relationships are not founded upon the assurance of our relationship with God they will be weak… always ready to collapse and in the danger of become an...