Daily Devotional for May 5 – 11
Sunday **Easter/Pascha meditations from Catholic Bishop Challoner this week… ONSIDER, first, that the soul of our dear Redeemer immediately after his death descended into the lower parts of the...
Orthodox Quote for May 4
“…the suffering that proceeds from the attacks of evil spirits on man or due to human sins is suffering from evil. But the sufferings that God allows to befall...
Orthodox Quote for May 3
“We serve one another because we know that the world is full of pain and suffering caused by sin. We serve one another because we would hope that if...
Orthodox Quote for May 2
“…in the parable of the talents, when the master came and demanded an account of the funds (talents) he had invested; and in the parable of the ten virgins,...
Orthodox Quote for May 1
“Why did Christ curse the fig tree? To teach us that we should tremble when we hear about it… We should not be deceived by the thought that our...
Orthodox Quote for April 30
“… When you are tired of standing it is good that instead of sitting down comfortably you alternate the prayer so that it is sometimes said standing, sometimes kneeling...
Orthodox Quote for April 29
“He scourges us with afflictions and trials so that He can draw us near Him; for He knows that through the sorrowful things of this present life man remains...
Orthodox Quote for April 28
“If you live in the embrace of divine grace, evil will not harm you. If you do not live with divinity evil will encircle you and you will be...
Daily Devotional for April 28 – May 4 … Holy Week
Sunday Sunday Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:19-44; John 12:12-19 SUMMARY: Entry into Jerusalem; Lament for Jerusalem; Visit at the Temple; Return to Bethany Now when they drew...
Orthodox Quote for April 27
“All the Saints pass their lives in afflictions and manifold sufferings in spite of the fact that sin did not have any power over them to afflict them. Nevertheless,...