“A man cannot correct himself all of a sudden, but it is like pulling a barge – pull, pull, and let go, let go! Not all at once, but little by little. Do you know the mast on a ship? There is a pole to which is tied all of
“Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can’t see it. So quietly submit to be painted, i.e., keep fulfilling all the obvious duties of your station (you really know quite well enough what they are!), asking forgiveness for each failure and then leaving it alone.
“If you want to be free of your passions, your medicine is to be simple, humble; to take in, like the good earth, both the rain and the hail along with the rubbish and the spittle. When one accepts external humiliations, he’s quickly freed from his old self…Blessed one, when
“Christ wants you never, in any way, for any reason, to cultivate a spirit of hatred, bitterness, anger or ill-feeling. The four gospels proclaim that on every page.” St. Maximus the Confessor Thursday November 14, 2024 / November 1, 2024 21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia,
“Listen, brother. Without temptations and sorrows we cannot be saved. But we shouldn’t be disturbed or grow weak in faith, because now the devil attacks more cruelly than at other times, for he sees that he has little time. Let us pray, let us endure, and let us remember the
“The way you speak to others is how Christ will treat you. The same measure you measure others is the same He will measure you. As you forgive the sins of others, He forgives yours. With what love and reverence you seek Him, with such on His part, He is
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Monday November 11, 2024 / October 29, 2024 21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Virgin-martyr Anastasia the Roman (256). Venerable Abramius the Recluse (360) and his niece St. Mary, of Mesopotamia (397). Venerable Abramius, archimandrite of Rostov (Valaam) (1073). New Hieromartyrs Nicholas priest and with him Cosma, Victor, Naum, Philip, John, Paul, Andrew, Paul, Basil, Alexis, John
Divine Liturgy Sunday November 10, 2024 / October 28, 2024 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone three. Great-martyr Parasceva of Iconium (3rd c.). Martyrs Terence and Neonilla of Syria, and their children Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice (249). Venerable Stephen of St. Sabbas monastery, hymnographer (807). St. Arsenius I of Srem, archbishop of Serbia (1266). Repose of Venerable Job of Pochaev (1651).
“Compel yourselves; say the prayer; stop idle talk; close your mouths to criticism; place doors and locks against unnecessary words. Time passes and does not come back, and woe to us if time goes by without spiritual profit.” Geronda Ephraim of Arizona & Philotheou Saturday November 9, 2024 / October