Orthodox Quote for June 25
“If we read the lives of the saints and think about them, we will see that although their lives were very different, some of them lived very much like...
Orthodox Quote for June 23
“Don’t hesitate [to come to confession]. Don’t be ashamed. Whatever you may have done, even the greatest of sins, the spiritual father has power from the Lord Christ Himself...
Orthodox Quote for June 22
“A good time to keep your mouth shut is when your husband is telling a story and gets something wrong. If he’s doing anything less serious than teaching brain...
Orthodox Quote for June 21
“The just person will want to conform his life to the image and likeness of Jesus, and though accused, he will be silent; if he is hurt, he will...
Orthodox Quote for June 20
“What is huge in our sight is negligible before the majesty of God, and what seems little to us is great for His goodness and love. The Lord provides...
Orthodox Quote for June 19
“… this is the day of the Lord. This is the day of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit to all those who accept the Word of God...
Orthodox Devotion for June 19, Pentecost
“On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, there were to be offered to the Lord every year in perpetuity two loaves of bread, the first-fruits of the new harvest. So...
Orthodox Quote for June 18
“It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes… we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to...
Orthodox Quote for June 17
“St. John Chrysostom says that the Church lives only in times of persecution. In another place he says that the worst kind of persecution the Church can endure is...
Orthodox Quote for June 16
“If you humble yourself, you will be raised up; if you are proud and lofty, you will be bent down, for God will certainly find a weight to bend...