Orthodox Quote for December 8
“Free will is given to man not to do what is unreasonable or harmful, but the conscience is given for man to compel himself to avoid evil and do...
Orthodox Quote for December 7
“A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept… Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price. The friendship which can cease has never...
Orthodox Quote for December 6
“Wherefore with full assurance let us partake as of the Body and Blood of Christ: for in the figure of bread is given to you His Body, and in...
Daily Devotional for December 6 – 12
Sunday This Week Excerpts from St. Nikolai’s Prologue… But behold how the Prophet Jeremiah is crowned with glory in the other life! Gray hairs and exceeding glorious! Around him...
Orthodox Quote for December 5
“It should be noted, that none of the holy women are taken into the Saviour’s genealogy, but rather such as Scripture has condemned, that He who came for sinners...
Orthodox Quote for December 4
“ The bread, which is produced from the earth, when it receives the invocation of God, is no longer common bread, but the eucharist, consisting of two realities, earthly and...
Orthodox Quote for December 3
“ Prayer is not necessarily asking for things, though it may sometimes be that. It does not necessarily mean using words. Fundamentally, prayer means’“God awareness’.” (Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, comments...
Orthodox Quote for December 2
“Hope takes on a new meaning this time of the year. It starts with thanksgiving and it grows with the decorations and festivities. It is a hope embodied in...
Orthodox Quote for December 1
“In the physical world many things are invisible to us, but we nevertheless know that they exist—most often due to their consequences. For example, no one sees electricity, but...
Orthodox Quote for November 30
“If the intention is unclean, the deed that follows from it will also be evil, even if it seems good.” (St. Gregory the Dialogist, Conversations)