Orthodox Quote for August 31
“Sacred Tradition is the very Church; without the Sacred Tradition the Church does not exist. Those who deny the Sacred Tradition deny the Church and the preaching of the...
Orthodox Quote for August 30
“We must completely, unconditionally entrust ourselves to Divine Providence, to God’s will, and God will take care of #8221; (Elder St. Paisios, quote at )
Orthodox Quote for August 29
“Christ did not bless the verbose nor the angered nor the troublemakers, but blessed the peacemakers, the meek, the patient – these He blessed. A person who has virtue,...
Orthodox Quote for August 28
“Now that we have refrigerators people think to themselves, “Why, share it with others? We’ll put it in the fridge and keep it for ourselves.” And I will not...
Orthodox Quote for August 27
“It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God’s #8221; (Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Orthodox...
Orthodox Quote for August 26
“The church is the heart, the soul, of the monastery. It is the ship of our salvation. Just as a man without a heart dies, so also monks and...
Orthodox Quote for August 25
“If a person does not have superfluous care for himself, out of his love for God and for virtuous deeds, and knows that God will take care of him,...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“There is heroism above heroism and asceticism above asceticism. St. Epiphanius of Cyprus invited Hilarion the Great to dinner and, in order to show the greatest hospitality to his...
Orthodox Quote for August 24
“When we begin to lead the Christian life, all our labor, all our struggle is directed towards accepting even our enemies with love. In this consists the Christian’s...
Orthodox Quote for August 23
“The secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for.” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky, collected quotes)