America’s 1st Female Saint: Olga of Alaska It’s not about miracles or levitating. It’s about love! Saint Olga of Alaska, pray to God for us! #America #nativeamerican #orthodox We magnify, we magnify thee, O holy and righteous Mother Olga, and we honor thy holy memory, O healer of those in
Category: The Morning Offering
Blessings Withdrawn “If we do not give thanks for the blessings given by God, it becomes necessary to withdraw these blessings in order to bring us to our senses. As the eyes fan to see what is too near, but need a suitable distance, so ungrateful souls, when deprived of
Absence of Passion “The absence of passion when either seeing or thinking of things is the absence of egoism. The dispassionate person no longer sees and thinks of things through the prism of passion which wants to be satisfied with them; in reference to himself, things no longer seem to
The Purpose of God’s Providence “The purpose of God’s Providence is to unite, by means of right faith and spiritual love, people who have been separated by evil. To this end the Savior also suffered for us, “in order to gather together the children of God who were scattered.” (John
The Weapon of Godly Thoughts “If you can help a person, help. If you cannot help, pray. If you do not know how to pray, think about the person in a good way! And this will already be a help, because godly thoughts are also a weapon!” Saint Nikolaj Velimirovic
Jesus is Always With You “Listen my child…and don’t be sad! Were you forgotten about? They didn’t even give you a phone call? Never mind, and most of all don’t complain. Were you being mocked? Don’t reply. Were you insulted? Be silent and pray. Were you wronged? Forget it. Were
God is with us forever, and welcomes us into His family of saints. The journey transforms us all if we learn to let go of our ego and help each other find the way to paradise! #JesusChrist #orthodoxy #family
All Saints Sunday Sunday June 15, 2025 / June 2, 2025 1st Sunday after Pentecost. All Saints. Tone eight. Eve of Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Icons of the Mother of God “the Consoler of angry hearts” and “the Unbreakable Wall” (movable holiday on the Sunday of All Saints). St. Nicephorus the Confessor, patriarch
Be The Miracle In The Moment God made you for more than the mundane. This is the moment where you can enter His miraculous work of salvation and become the miracle! #miracle #God #love Saturday June 14, 2025 / June 1, 2025 Apodosis of Pentecost. Tone seven. Fast-free Week. Fast-free
Humility, Obedience, and Love Towards All “Compel yourself, my child, for the sake of your soul. Compel yourself to comfort the brethren, and the Lord will comfort you—He will give you His grace. Have patience, have patience. Let everyone treat you like dirt, and He will give you His grace.