Orthodox Quote for December 16
“Over the years I’ve observed that people with no religious background embrace Orthodox Christianity more easily than committed Christians from other church backgrounds. The secular folks have no preconceived...
Orthodox Quote for December 15
“The truth is that we do not know when the end is coming, for Jesus tells us that only the Father knows the date and the hour. We must...
Orthodox Quote for December 14
“We should give thanks to Him, as it is said: ‘In everything give thanks’ (I Thess. 5:18). Closely linked to this phrase is another of St. Paul’s injunctions: ‘Pray...
Orthodox Quote for December 13
“Remember that the infant Christ was born in a barn, which by virtue of His presence became a temple. The same will be true of our distracted, broken lives...
Orthodox Quote for December 12
“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...
Daily Devotional for December 13 – 18
Sunday **Wisdom from the Elders this week Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Guarding the Conscience… “We must guard our conscience on three points—with respect to God, with respect to...
Orthodox Quote for December 11
“I am very thankful to God when I have a little bread (when I might not have any), but when I have bread going moldy because I have so...
Orthodox Quote for December 10
“But mark, my son, only the good deed done for Christ’s sake brings us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. All that is not done for Christ’s sake, even...
Orthodox Quote for December 9
“The submission of wives to husbands therefore finds its root in the service of husbands to their wives. Christ laid down His life for His bride the Church, and...
Orthodox Quote for December 8
“…if the Lord did not spare a people, peculiar out of all the nations, the royal seed and holy nation… when they swerved from the right path, what will...