Orthodox Quote for August 29
“Christ did not bless the verbose nor the angered nor the troublemakers, but blessed the peacemakers, the meek, the patient – these He blessed. A person who has virtue,...
Orthodox Quote for August 28
“Now that we have refrigerators people think to themselves, “Why, share it with others? We’ll put it in the fridge and keep it for ourselves.” And I will not...
Orthodox Quote for August 27
“It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God’s #8221; (Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Orthodox...
Orthodox Quote for August 26
“The church is the heart, the soul, of the monastery. It is the ship of our salvation. Just as a man without a heart dies, so also monks and...
Orthodox Quote for August 25
“If a person does not have superfluous care for himself, out of his love for God and for virtuous deeds, and knows that God will take care of him,...
Orthodox Quote for August 24
“When we begin to lead the Christian life, all our labor, all our struggle is directed towards accepting even our enemies with love. In this consists the Christian’s...
Orthodox Quote for August 23
“The secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for.” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky, collected quotes)
Orthodox Quote for August 22
“Orthodox Christians! Hold fast to the grace which you have; never let it become a matter of habit; never measure it by merely human standards or expect it to...
Orthodox Quote for August 21
“Indeed, in the Church, we understand that when man fell, he took all of creation with him — including all of the animals, who struggle against disease and weakness...
Orthodox Devotional for Sunday, August 21
Matthew 14:22-34 (Peter walking on the water) ST. JEROME: On every occasion Peter is found to be the one of the most ardent faith. And with the same zeal...