Orthodox Quote for September 27
“…when we address ourselves to God in a language that has, as it were, an exclusive usage within the boundaries of the Ecclesia, the very words and sounds of...
Orthodox Quote for September 26
“There’s time needed to discern the calling and then to understand what the calling is. I knew at a young age it was something I wanted to pursue, but...
Orthodox Quote for September 25
“Christian compromise in thought and word and negligence in deed have opened the way to the triumph of the forces of the absurd, of Satan, of Antichrist. The present...
Orthodox Quote for September 24
“Giving alms must be done with a spiritually kind disposition, in agreement with the teachings of St. Isaac the Syrian: “If you give anything to him who asks, may...
Devotion for Sunday, September 25
Luke 5:1-11 (miraculous catch of fish at the Lord’s command after catching nothing all night) ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: But Peter beckons to his companions to help them. For...
Weekly Reading Guide September 26-October 1
Monday Genesis 19:12-26 +19&version=NKJV Tuesday Genesis 19:27 – end +19&version=NKJV Wednesday Genesis 20 +20&version=NKJV Thursday Genesis 21:1-14 +21&version=NKJV Friday Genesis 21:15-21 +21&version=NKJV *The ‘Hagarites’ are modern Arabs which explains...
Orthodox Quote for September 23
“It’s not that modern conveniences help us gain time and apply it to spiritual things. These devices do save us time, but we don’t seem to have enough time...
Orthodox Quote for September 22
“..it is erroneous to set reason against faith; they complement and reinforce each other. Reason is for searching out, proving and substantiating. It protects faith from delusion and humanity...
Orthodox Quote for September 21
“…we can worship and pray to God everywhere, but there is one place where we can be particularly close to Him, and where it is easier to speak to...
Orthodox Quote for September 19
“The Fathers of the fourth century left us certain prophecies, according to which in the last times salvation will be bound up with deep sorrows.” (Archimandrite Sophrony Sakharov+, recorded...