Sunday Devotion for March 20
From the 7th Ecumenical Council on the ‘Sunday of Orthodoxy’… “Since this is the case, following the royal path and the teaching divinely inspired by our holy Fathers and...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“…You do complain about the apostasy of some. At first they agreed to join you but eventually they return to their old way of life and old habits… So...
Orthodox Quote for March 19
“In this way, a temperate use of goods sanctifies both matter and our lives since perishable matter is not the goal per se of sanctification, but rather, its means....
Orthodox Quote for March 18
“The spiritual father is a doctor who heals spiritual wounds…change is not done from the exterior but the true change of the man is made from the inside, from...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“Reading is a type of prayer. Every day we used to read one or two chapters from the Holy Bible and then patristic books. As for St. Isaac the...
Orthodox Quote for March 17
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I...
Orthodox Quote for March 16
“…the Kingdom of God is so precious, so valuable that selling everything to get there is worth it. And yet you can’t buy, barter or negotiate your way into...
Orthodox Quote for March 15
“When a faithful Christian avoids food and comfort, which produce insensitivity, hardness of the heart and callousness, they enter into the realm of ecclesiastical asceticism, which purifies the heart...
ELDER PAISIOS ON GREAT LENT
“You should think of the Passion, the sacrifice of Christ. We monks must continuously live the Passion of Christ, and we are helped in this daily through the various...
WISDOM FROM MODERN ORTHODOX ELDERS
“There is no respect left. Just look at what is happening now. When parents get old they throw them away in old age homes. In the old days they...