Devotional for Holy Week
Quotes from St. Nikolai Velimirovich’s ‘Prologue of Ohrid’ Palm Sunday At the glorious Entry of the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem, and even in the Temple itself, the children cried...
Orthodox Quote for April 8
“For God does not look at the quantity of our struggles, but examines the intention and the discernment with which we work, and He pours out His good, great,...
Orthodox Quote for April 7
“Everything starts from good thoughts. This is what elevates a person and changes him for the better. One must reach a point of being able to see all things...
Orthodox Quote for April 6
“Man cannot escape God’s eye even as regards the smallest things, even in the most secret places for God is present everywhere. He cannot lie to God without God...
Orthodox Quote for April 5
“We should address ourselves to God in the manner of a humble servant with a voice of entreaty and supplication. Then our prayer will be well-pleasing to God. Let...
Orthodox Quote for April 4
“Do you know how hard life is for honest people? They run into all kinds of difficulties and have to take all kinds of abuse from their employers. Life...
Orthodox Quote for April 3
“Pray without forming images in your mind. Don’t try to imagine Christ. The Fathers emphasized the need for prayer to be free of images. With an image, the focus...
Orthodox Quote for April 2
“Take it! Accept your infirmity and follow Me! Bring to Me your pain, your infirmity, your sickness, your toil, your fight against yourself and against your infirmities!” (Patriarch Daniel...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for the 6th Week of Lent
Sunday The announcement of] His Resurrection: “…and the third day He shall rise #8221; (Mark 10:32-45) The catechesis, the preparation for the great mystery, is drawing to its end,...
Orthodox Quote for April 1
“As the most effective prayer the Church Fathers use the short phrase, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.’ This prayer is the key to the spiritual life. It...