Orthodox Quote for October 8
“One mustn’t be fooled by the politeness he may encounter. Worldly politeness can be very harmful because it contains hypocrisy. One’s external behavior may simulate the perfect saint, but...
Orthodox Quote for October 7
“Love is manifested not only through the distribution of one’s possessions, but even moreso through the spreading of the word of God and helpful deeds.” (St. Maximus the Confessor,...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for October 7-13
Sunday Luke 7:11 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. 12 And...
Orthodox Quote for October 6
“Don’t be distressed if you have inherited faults, and don’t boast if you have inherited virtues, because God will examine the efforts people have made on their old self.”...
Orthodox Quote for October 5
“Life is an undertaking of prayer. It exists for prayer. Man has no value unless he prays. Prayer is the value. In prayer, man becomes man. Prayer is to...
Orthodox Quote for October 4
“God condemns no one to hell. It’s something we choose. Lewis, an Anglican who got this straight, wrote that in the End there will be two possibilities: Either...
Orthodox Quote for October 3
“Formal recognition of our moral freedom by the Saviour teaches us that our salvation depends not only on the action of the Grace of God, but also on our...
Orthodox Quote for October 2
“…the life of each one of us is unique and like no other. How we live it depends on our choices. Our Lord doesn’t want a lot from our...
Orthodox Quote for October 1
“…though we may seem outwardly to be laboring for the Church and for the sake of Christ, in truth our efforts are directed chiefly towards the satisfaction of our...
Orthodox Quote for September 30
“It is a kind of self-projection of our own when we insist on other people becoming good. In reality, we wish to become good, but because we are unable...