Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Conscience
“We must guard our conscience on three points—with respect to God, with respect to our neighbor, and with respect to things. One guards his conscience with respect to God...
Orthodox Quote for April 26
“We believe that the saints will help us succeed if we hold on to their fatherly affection and are encouraged by their mediation. Our All merciful Lord, who has...
Orthodox Quote for April 25
“I live whitening my soul, for what after all is life – just a wee step from the door to the #8221; (Last words of an Irish woman quoted...
Elder St Porphyrios on Appearance
“If, for example, you see a woman immodestly dressed, don’t have regard only for her outward appearance, but look more deeply into her soul. She may be a very...
Orthodox Quote for April 24
“Holy Water is used when people are sick or troubled. However, it should not be consumed as a magical element that heals by itself. It heals us provided it...
Orthodox Quote for April 23
“The Christian life always involves movement, following the Lord, walking with Him, asking, seeking, knocking, and eventually finding. In those areas where we need to work, in those areas...
Elder St Paisios on God’s Will
“Christ loves the child and will do whatever is good for him. If He sees that the child will become better when he grows up, He will hear my...
Orthodox Quote for April 22
“That is why Orthodoxy is known for being so “old-fashioned”: we deliberately keep the old-fashioned ways that came down from Christ, the Apostles, and the early Fathers of the...
Daily Devotional for April 22-28
Sunday Mark 15: Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who...
Orthodox Quote for April 21
“Sometimes during a long-continued prayer only a few minutes are really pleasing to God and constitute true prayer and true service to God. The chief thing in prayer is...