Orthodox Quote for December 27
“Spiritual life cannot be renewed except through much prayer, through good spiritual fathers, through the abandonment of earthly cares, and through great struggle for that which is divine, asking...
Orthodox Quote for December 26
“All of us, at every moment of our lives, are in absolute need of Divine grace, which is given to man through pain and effort. When we pray in...
Orthodox Quote for December 25
“After many types, prefigurings, messengers and heralds, prophets and righteous men, wise men and kings, finally He appeared, the Lord of the world and King of kings, to perform the...
Daily Devotional Readings for the Week of December 25
Sunday (Summary of the Nativity) Saint Nikolai Velimirovich: But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son (Galatians 4: 4) to save the human...
Orthodox Quote for December 24
“It is all too easy for us to diminish our human dignity – a gift from God – when we attempt to make the “vices” of the world into...
Orthodox Quote for December 23
“In the industrial era, people became consumers and slaves to things produced. In post-industrial society, they are also becoming consumers and slaves to images and information, which fill their...
Orthodox Quote for December 22
“Someone busy trying to understand himself has no time to notice the shortcomings of others. Judge yourself — and you will stop judging #8221; (St. Seraphim of Sarov, collected...
Orthodox Quote for December 21
“Even if you already appear to be with God, beware the demon of fornication; for it has great fascination and is full of cunning, constantly trying to overcome the...
Orthodox Quote for December 20
“When you say the prayer turn your intellects attention to each word. When you work it is both allowed and imposed that you pray. But when you pray, you...
Orthodox Quote for December 19
“…faith is not an abstract theory but a positive teaching that demands certain behavior and imposes definite responsibilities, not everyone is willing to change his life around to adapt...