Orthodox Quote for January 11
“Those who have died in Christ are “greater prophets,” and prophets are intercessors. We know they hear our prayers since they are in direct and intimate communion with the...
Orthodox Quote for January 10
“…repentance means to change one’s way of thinking. It is to realize that you are not moving in the right direction and, subsequently, to change course. It is to...
Orthodox Quote for January 9
“..the Church of God on earth was always under the cross, always persecuted, and hated. But nevertheless, it always possessed an inner grace-filled peace—even during the cruelest persecutions, for...
Orthodox Quote for January 8
“Praising the Lord Jesus’ love of man, Who became man for the sake of our salvation, let us seek to glorify His holy name among people through our virtuous...
Daily Devotional for the Week of January 8
Sunday Matthew 4:12-17 on the lands of Zeubulun and Napthali seeing the light of Christ Orthodox Sunday Bible Commentary The term Galilee of the Gentiles indicates that many non-Jews...
Orthodox Quote for January 7
“If our way of thinking and life from last year continues in the new year, then what is the point of any kind of celebration?…let in the new year...
Orthodox Quote for January 6
“Corporate change—the kind of change at the level of overall parish life…necessarily mandates us to admit one very difficult, one very painful thing: that the way we have been...
Orthodox Quote for January 5
“…as Christians, this type of self-reflection that many do for their New Year’s resolutions is something we are called to do on an ongoing basis. We are to constantly...
Orthodox Quote for January 4
“Christmas reveals to us the goal and meaning of our life on earth. As expressed in the language of the holy Fathers, God becomes man so that we may...
Daily Devotional for the Week of January 1
Sunday Gospel is Mark 1:1-8 on the circumcision of Jesus on the 8th day after birth ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE GOSPEL NOTES: Because Christ has come to perfectly fulfill the...