Gratefully Humbled “Both you and I have a long way to go before we reach humility. We don’t yet know what true humility is, as it is an attribute of the saints. Gratitude, however, is an attribute that each of us can acquire at any moment.” Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
Grateful Through The Grave? Find yourself. Fill the void. Forever. #death #meaning #gratitude Thursday January 30, 2025 / January 17, 2025 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Venerable Anthony the Great (356). Venerable Anthony, abbot of Dymsk (Novgorod) (1224). New Hieromartyr Victor priest (1931). New Hieromartyr Paul priest (1938). Venerable Anthony of Chernoezersk, monk (16th c.).
Salvation Through Sorrows “A continuously happy life produces extremely unhappy consequences. In nature we see that there are not always pleasant springs and fruitful summers, and sometimes autumn is rainy and winter cold and snowy, and there is flooding and wind and storms, and moreover the crops fail and there
Him Shall God Destroy “Children, I beseech you to correct your hearts and thoughts, so that you may be pleasing to God. Consider that although we may reckon ourselves to be righteous and frequently succeed in deceiving men, we can conceal nothing from God. Let us therefore strive to preserve
Unending Repentance “Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but according to the faith, humility and inner disposition of the repentance in which our soul is engaged. For this reason it is good to repent each
Repentance is Not Unsightly
Sunday January 26, 2025 / January 13, 2025 31st Sunday after Pentecost. Tone six. Sunday after the Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus at Belgrade (315). Venerable Irinarch of Rostov (1616). Venerable Eleazar of Anzersk Island at Solovki (1656). Martyr Peter of Anium, at Eleutheropolis (1st c.). Venerable James, bishop of Nisibis
Rouse Yourselves! “Rouse yourselves! The world which you worship only flatters you. The heaviness of your flesh should not keep you back from our Saviour—the God of spirits and of all flesh. If you continue to drowse, you will imperceptibly fall under the influence of the evil spirits, who are
Nothing Comes Without Effort “Nothing comes without effort. The help of God us always ready and always near, but is given only to those seekers who, after putting all their powers to the test, cry out with their whole heart: ‘Lord help us!’” St Theophan the Recluse #motivation #help #god
Repentance Power “Repentance has great power. It takes the coal and turns it into a diamond. It takes the wolf and makes it a lamb. It takes the savage and makes him a Saint! It takes the bloodthirsty robber and makes him the first inhabitant of Paradise.” Elder Ephraim of