Orthodox Quote for November 9
“… surely we ought to show them (animals) great kindness and gentleness for many reasons, but, above all, because they are of the same origin as #8221; (St. John...
Wisdom From Modern Orthodox Elders
“Truly, we are far more in need today of a return to the sources of genuine Orthodoxy than Blessed Paisius was! Our situation is hopeless! And yet God’s mercy...
Orthodox Quote for November 8
“I consider it my duty to consider and to react to this appeal. After all, one can betray God with #8221; (Russian Duma Deputy Natalya Poklonskaya, 11/16)
Orthodox Quote for November 7
“A “churched culture” is not so much characterized by the numbers of those actively participating in the life of the Church, but rather by a very noticeable feeling throughout...
Orthodox Quote for November 6
“The Church… recognizes children as unique individuals and is interested in them…These children aren’t merely future adults, but are also spiritual beings who belong to God as well as...
Orthodox Quote for November 5
“When you sit down to eat, pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you. If you drink wine, be mindful of Him...
Bible Readings for the Week of November 6
Sunday Luke 8: 41-56 (Healing of the woman with the issue of blood who touched him in Faith & Jarius’ daughter ST. THEOPHYLACT: “But as when a man...
Orthodox Quote for November 4
“God did not create us for wrath but for salvation (cf. I Thes. 5:9), so that we might enjoy His blessings; and we should therefore be thankful and grateful...
Wisdom From Modern Orthodox Elders
“You see when someone commits a sin for the first time he feels a certain censure, a certain amount of grief. If he repeats the sin a second time...
Orthodox Quote for November 3
“Work as if you were immortal and live as if you were on the point of #8221; (St Elder Porphyrios in ‘Wounded by Love’)