Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
...if anyone looks with faith at the mystical table and the Bread of Life placed on it, he sees the Person of… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
In the measure that we pay attention and take care to carry out what we hear, God will always enlighten us and… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
As the Holy Trinity, our God is One Being, although Three Persons, so, likewise, we ourselves must be one. As our God… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
No Christian ought to think of himself as his own master, but each should rather so think and act as though given… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Blessed, plainly, is that life which is not valued at the estimation of outsiders, but is known, as judge of itself, by… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
Do not desert a friend in time of need, nor forsake him nor fail him, for friendship is the support of life.… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
The vault above us is not deaf because the universe is an idiot; the silence is not the heartless silence of an… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
For virtue is a light and buoyant thing, and all who live in her way fly like clouds as Isaiah says, and… — Gregory of Nyssa Copy Share Image
Not one of the first six [U.S.] presidents was an orthodox Christian. Most of the founders were Deists, who "doubted that Christ… — Robert Sherrill Copy Share Image
If we keep the path of virtue undefiled through devout and true knowledge, and do not deviate to either side, we will… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
That I am a monk and you are a layman is of no importance ... rather that we are both in the… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
A man does not possess all the gifts, lest he think that grace is nature. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Our requests are necessary expressly to strengthen our faith, through which alone we can be saved. 'By grace are we saved through… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
... for our sake loosing within Himself the bonds of bodily birth, He granted us through spiritual birth, according to our own… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
...works of piety and charity... are necessary in this present life for as long as inequality prevails. Their workings here would not… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
If God has given us Himself, if He abides in us and we in Him, according to His own true words, then… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; theyare… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Do not be vexed with those who show pride, or malice, effeminacy, and impatience in their intercourse with you, or others, but… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Well, we have got to understand, for example, Russia is an orthodox Christian nation. So is Ukraine. That happened in 988 in… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
The freethinker has the same right to discredit the beliefs of Christians that the Orthodox Christians enjoy in destroying reverence, respect, and… — Theodore Schroeder Copy Share Image
Men seized of the urge to have a knowledge of God and to be pure in mind devote all their gathered energies… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
The longer we remain without confessing, the worse it is for us, the more entangled we become in the bonds of sin,… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
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