Orthodox Quote for December 18
“Indeed, the Church…is a special civil society, interested not in politics but in the whole way of life and man’s rejuvenation, so that he then becomes a wise citizen....
Daily Devotional Readings for the Week of December 18
Sunday Matthew 1:1-25 (ancestors of Jesus listed) VENERABLE AUGUSTINE: Matthew, by beginning with Christ’s genealogy, shews that he has undertaken to relate Christ’s birth according to the flesh. But...
Orthodox Quote for December 17
“…all our deprivations testify to the fact that we are alive. For without sorrows, without difficulties it is impossible for a person to detach himself from this earth, which...
Orthodox Quote for December 16
“In the eyes of God be married and the unmarried person are the same provided they live in accordance with the commandments of God and provided they live the...
Orthodox Quote for December 15
“The evil forces of darkness are powerless on their own it is people who give them be strength and they distance themselves from God thus surrendering their rights to...
Orthodox Quote for December 14
“What good is our religious activity, what good is our strict adherence to rules and regulations (such as fasting), if these things do not make us merciful, gentle and...
Orthodox Quote for December 13
“Mono-logistical or single word prayer, is the “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on #8221; The fewer words we impose upon the nous [soul or spiritual center] the easier it...
Orthodox Quote for December 12
“Now we are in a holy place and time. We cannot be frivolous. We do not belong to ourselves. We belong to those who gave birth to us, and...
Orthodox Quote for December 11
“Prayer should be said all day with love – prayer hymns and prostrations in #8221; (St Elder Porphyrios in ‘Wounded by Love’)
Daily Devotional Readings for the Week of December 11
Sunday Reading Luke 14:16-24 about those who refused to come to the banquet when invited That servant who was sent is Christ Himself, who being by nature God and...