Orthodox Quote for October 31
“A life of luxury weakens the spirit. Frugality makes it strong. And yet, how can anyone be considered poor who does not feel any want, who does not covet...
Orthodox Quote for October 30
“But even our dress in church, in every aspect let it be good. Let it be proper and not wild, because what is proper is chaste, whereas what is...
Orthodox Quote for October 29
“The Divine Liturgy is truly a heavenly service on earth, in which God Himself, in a particular, immediate, and most close manner is present and dwells with men ….There...
Daily Devotional for October 29 – November 4
Sunday Commentary from the Catholic Navarre Bible Luke 17: 11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 Then as...
Orthodox Quote for October 28
“Noxious foods give trouble when taken into the body; but as soon as he feels the pain, the person who has eaten them can quickly take some emetic and...
Orthodox Quote for October 27
“It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment (Heb. 9:27). Human life is a single definite period of trial, after which there is no...
Orthodox Quote for October 26
“What arouses you from the sleep of self-assurance in which we are so easily lulled to sleep by times of earthly happiness… What will draw you out of the...
Orthodox Quote for October 25
“Do not attempt to stop it with your weak hand…Avoid it, protect yourself from it, and that is enough for you. Get to know the spirit of the times,...
Orthodox Quote for October 24
“Those who look with the eyes of the body perceive earthly objects and what concerns this life, and they distinguish between things that differ… The same holds good regarding...
Orthodox Quote for October 23
“Precious was the Jerusalem here below, but now of no esteem because of the Jerusalem above. Precious the new inheritance, now of no value because of encompassing grace. For...