Orthodox Quote for July 9
“’Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ The Lord taught by way of example that the glory of human ambition must be left...
Orthodox Quote for July 8
“From the low and humble to the high and exalted places, the Lord, ready to instruct his disciples, went up the mountain—specifically to the Mount of Olives—so that according...
Orthodox Quote for July 7
“…one day St. Paulinus saw in a dream a field in which bluebells grew. When the bishop picked the bell, it rang, after which a voice was heard: ‘And you...
Orthodox Quote for July 6
“We as Orthodox certainly have hope and faith because of the Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. However, we do not presume anything…This heresy of universal salvation...
Daily Devotional for July 7 – 13
Sunday James 1: 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work,...
Orthodox Quote for July 5
“Remind yourself that it was in the quiet of the night that the shepherds left the pasture and went to the cave. The wise me left their homelands and...
Orthodox Quote for July 4
“Never, ever, ever forget. You are your parents, grandparents, and ancestors’ hopes, dreams, suffering, and struggling. Don’t waste your life in vain pursuits. Justify their hope.” (Fr John Peck,...
Orthodox Quote for July 3
“Don’t pray to be healthy, but pray to become kind, because if you become a good person, that is, if God makes you kind, it means He’s going to...
Orthodox Quote for July 1
“Why does God withdraw from the life of the Christian? The first reason is that our nature is not yet conformed to the pattern of divine life revealed to...
Orthodox Quote for June 30
“Just as the body has an ear, so also does the soul. Not everybody has an ear that is open, nor does every soul… The soul whose ears are...