Orthodox Quote for December 15
“When you throw a nail into a fire, it gets hot and starts to glow like fire. In the same way you, when you listen to divine teachings and...
Orthodox Quote for December 14
“In the villages, my child, when the villagers wish to tie their donkey for grazing, it is not necessary to tie it by all four feet. It suffices to...
Orthodox Quote for December 13
“You see, in the world, if one lives a little spiritually, he might be able to see many vices in others but not see any virtues. He might not...
Orthodox Quote for December 12
“The divine services of the Church are words in which we converse and speak to God with our worship and with our love. The hours spent closest to Paradise...
Orthodox Quote for December 11
“The ancient martyrs testified to the later New Martyrs about that Truth for which they suffered and died. Their example inspired our New Martyrs. The Church offers their example...
Orthodox Quote for December 10
“The grace of the priesthood is something very special. It is like an external element of nourishment, from which priests get energy. But this grace is not his, it’s...
Daily Devotional for December 10-16
Sunday Luke 17:12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. 13 And they lifted up their voices and said,...
Orthodox Quote for December 9
“It is not in death but in life that one recalls God. Likewise, confession and reform do not come to the departed in #8221; (St Theodore of Cyrus, Commentary)
Orthodox Quote for December 8
“We choose the path to follow in this life — to love Him and do His will, or not. If we choose to tread the right path, we find...
Orthodox Quote for December 7
“What starts out as sensitivity can turn into serious evil, if one is not careful and allows himself to be influenced by bad company! On the other hand, good...