Orthodox Quote for July 12
“Recognition of life as a miracle and acceptance of having a family as a sacrifice are two key questions.” (Fr. Nicolae Tanase of Romania)
Orthodox Quote for July 11
“In illness I learned things that many years of ascetic labor could not give me.” (Elder St Pasios commenting on his life with cancer)
Daily Devotional or July 11-17
Sunday Matthew 25: 1“ Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Now five of...
Orthodox Quote for July 10
“Man is in the image and likeness of nature… But as a creator, as one knowing good and evil, as a thinker, contemplating the entire universe, he is the...
Orthodox Quote for July 9
“Some have afflicted their bodies by asceticism,but they lack discernment, and so they are far from God.” (St Anthony the Great, ‘Sayings of the Desert Fathers’)
Orthodox Quote for July 8
“Unfortunately many Christians judge their faith according to how much spectacular it contains. The words: humility, simplicity of faith, hard labor, repentance and prayer no longer please the modern...
Orthodox Quote for July 7
“Many children leave the Church after entering university. One of the greatest troubles in California is the general recognition of homosexuality. If you say that homosexual relations are a...
Orthodox Quote for July 6
“Because all the saints of God were saved by their lives of asceticism according to their firm faith, but in no case could they receive salvation without the grace-filled...
Orthodox Quote for July 5
This is Orthodoxy. It is Truth. Everything in the Church has a basis which traces back to Holy Scripture or the teaching of the Church fathers. This is one...
Daily Devotional for July 4 – 10
Sunday Mark 13:1 Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are...