Orthodox Quote for April 18
“If the heart is squandered on many insignificant things, it will not have the strength to feel pain for what deserves its care…all I care about is the pain...
Orthodox Quote for April 17
“The manic concern over what we’re going to eat, drink or wear is a sketch of people who seem to be earthly and ‘biological’. The stress, anxiety and care...
Orthodox Quote for April 16
“One of our seminarians had a “eureka” moment. After several classes on the Jesus prayer, and after reading The Way of the Pilgrim in Spanish, he said to me:...
Orthodox Quote for April 15
“Some suffer much from poverty and sickness, but are not humbled, and so they suffer without profit. But one who is humbled will be happy in all circumstances, because...
Orthodox Quote for April 14
“The world, with its pleasures of foods, entertainment, vacations to beautiful places, etc. is not in itself evil. The Lord does not forbid us to enter into the beauties...
Daily Devotional for April 13 – 19 Holy Week
Sunday **This week we will do the Troparia/Kontakia (anthems) for Holy Week Troparion — Tone 1 By raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion, / You did confirm...
Orthodox Quote for April 12
“We should not seek pleasure in prayer, not even spiritual pleasure. Otherwise, we become like the kind of children that love their father only because he gives them caramels...
Orthodox Quote for April 11
“For human society does not permit the intellect to perceive either its own faults or the wiles of the demons, so as to guard itself against them. Nor, on...
Orthodox Quote for April 10
“In all things that you find in the Holy Scriptures, seek out the purpose of the words, that you may enter into the depth of the thoughts of the...
Orthodox Quote for April 9
“Labor a little in order to have God as your debtor, and in time He will send you much more than what you labored for or sought.” (Elder Joseph...