Orthodox Quote for October 11
“The greatest weapons of someone striving to lead a life of inward stillness are self-control, love, prayer and spiritual reading.” (St Thalassios the Lybian, ‘On Love’ in the Philokalia)
Orthodox Quote for October 10
“We must be serious-minded, not frivolous or silly. Our words to others should be few, and covered with gentleness. Real humility appears first in the heart; then it shows...
Orthodox Quote for October 9
“There are many who say that the perfection of Christian life consists in fasts, vigils, genuflections, sleeping on bare earth and other similar austerities of the body. Others say...
Orthodox Quote for October 8
“Let no one think, my dear brothers in Christ, that the duty of praying unceasingly and always belongs only to those of priestly rank and monastics and not to...
Daily Devotional for October 8 – 14
Sunday Continued Navarre Commentary on the Prodigal Son’s Return… “When God runs towards us, we cannot keep silent, but with St Paul we exclaim, Abba, Pater: `Father, my Father!’...
Orthodox Quote for October 7
“The first and foremost reason why our intention to correct ourselves and lead a holy life remains without result lies in the fact that our intention is often too...
Orthodox Quote for October 6
“The first and foremost reason why our intention to correct ourselves and lead a holy life remains without result lies in the fact that our intention is often too...
Orthodox Quote for October 5
“The mother can show by her own example how to behave in church. She can teach her child the prayers of the services and help him to participate as...
Orthodox Quote for October 4
“One of the main reasons I mess up being able to discern when the time is right is when I forget to realize the world, and reality is bigger...
Orthodox Quote for October 3
“When a person receives the Body and Blood of the Lord, he literally becomes of one body with Christ, with Christ’s Blood literally flowing in his veins. The person’s...