Orthodox Quote for October 9
“If parents do not fast, their children will not fast either. If fasting is not important for parents, then it will not be important for their children either.” (Igor...
Orthodox Quote for October 8
“In accordance with design, Mary the Virgin is found obedient, saying, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (Lk...
Orthodox Quote for October 7
“We are exceedingly adept at self-delusion. If there is a Day when all injustices will be corrected, if there is a Day when all hurts will be healed, all...
Orthodox Quote for October 6
“…something so seemingly insignificant as our attention can be the difference between finding salvation from even the most terrible dangers one the one hand, and perishing totally on the...
Daily Devotional for October 6 – 12
Sunday **Prayers: try to do a different prayer from memory each day Luke 13:10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was...
Orthodox Quote for October 5
“Now many have crossed the threshold of the Church, but only outwardly, while inwardly they still place their hope in themselves and in other people. Meanwhile the Lord is...
Orthodox Quote for October 4
“Are not many inspired by similar impulses today, and, while they may not leave their parents’ home, do they not depart from the home of their Heavenly Father, that...
Orthodox Quote for October 3
“Always say: ‘Welcome, sickness! Welcome, misfortune! Welcome, suffering!’ It’s hard, but I have to do it in order to see what lies behind the sickness and the temptation. And...
Orthodox Quote for October 2
“When we set ourselves apart from others we are not Christians. We are true Christians when we have a profound sense that we are members of the mystical body...
Orthodox Quote for October 1
“In these conditions of spiritual crisis with no way out, there inevitably comes upon us the chief question of a worldview: what am I living for if there is...