Orthodox Quote for August 29
“Whatever prevents us from facing reality is a threat to our spiritual well-being. If we only accept ‘facts’ that we agree with, then we are choosing to blind ourselves...
Orthodox Quote for August 27
“The Christian education of children and young people should not be limited to the transmission of intellectual information, but will aim, in particular, for the moral and spiritual formation...
Daily Devotional for August 29 – September 5
Sunday *Quote from Orthodox Elders this week Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on Rewards of Struggle… “Our Lord promises to those who wish to follow Him with the appropriate self...
Orthodox Quote for August 28
“Let us remember that God always answers our prayers in one way or another, but not always as we want, and not always at the time we planned. God’s...
Orthodox Quote for August 26
“We can fast by simply being dutifully obedient, holding to the fast by the sheer power of our determination… Eventually, as the focus of such fasting shifts to oneself,...
Orthodox Quote for August 25
“Work at your job and perform it as an obedience to God. Not everyone is supposed to run around the church…People also need engineers, doctors, and teachers—all are needed....
Orthodox Quote for August 24
“Serving others in the world, venerable Father, is prayer. Receive people with prayer, because it’s God sending them to the monastery. Let us first calm the souls of Christians,...
Orthodox Quote for August 23
“Solitude helps us to be continually united to God. It helps one who prays to be more united to the hidden world within himself, so that he can struggle...
Orthodox Quote for August 22
“It is for you to respond to them and to imitate them in constant, unceasing prayer… Thus we should honor these holy angels who are unseen yet are present...
Daily Devotional for August 22-28
Sunday Excerpts from Orthodox Elders this week St. Nikolai on Christ’s Resurrection… He is the Light of truth, because He revealed in Himself the truth of the true nature...