Orthodox Quote for April 4
“Do you know how hard life is for honest people? They run into all kinds of difficulties and have to take all kinds of abuse from their employers. Life...
Orthodox Quote for April 3
“Pray without forming images in your mind. Don’t try to imagine Christ. The Fathers emphasized the need for prayer to be free of images. With an image, the focus...
Orthodox Quote for April 2
“Take it! Accept your infirmity and follow Me! Bring to Me your pain, your infirmity, your sickness, your toil, your fight against yourself and against your infirmities!” (Patriarch Daniel...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for the 6th Week of Lent
Sunday The announcement of] His Resurrection: “…and the third day He shall rise #8221; (Mark 10:32-45) The catechesis, the preparation for the great mystery, is drawing to its end,...
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“As the most effective prayer the Church Fathers use the short phrase, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.’ This prayer is the key to the spiritual life. It...
Orthodox Quote for March 31
“Prayer sheds light, and this light shows the right path which God wills. The prayer should be said without flagging; by praying thus you will remain invulnerable on all...
Orthodox Quote for March 30
“So, struggle and be patient. Do not grow weary. Do not turn back…You will regain your strength and then return once again to struggle. The struggle lasts for life,...
Orthodox Quote for March 29
“When we read a short but powerful chapter from the Gospel or a passage from the Gerontikon,1 our minds are transported to the spiritual realm and do not leave....
Orthodox Quote for March 28
“Turn your mind towards Him continually. Learn to love prayer, familiar converse with the Lord. What counts above all is love, passionate love for the Lord, for Christ the...
Orthodox Quote for March 27
“For every action of his, man must ask himself, “What I am doing pleases me, but does it also please God?” and must examine whether it is pleasing to...