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Now is the Time

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:00:12 GMT

Do not dwell on disappointment. Now is the time to change to turn it all around!
#change #love #God

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Rich in Worry

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:00:37 GMT

"It is foolish to think that wealth or abundance, or even moderate means would be advantageous or possibly reassuring. The rich worry even more than the poor and impoverished. Poverty and being in want are closer to humility and to salvation if only one who is poor does not become fainthearted, but with faith and hope relies on the all-good Providence of God. Until this day the Lord has fed us, and He has the power to do so in the future.

Abundance and plenty can spoil people. As they say, even animals can become crazy from being too fat."
St. Ambrose of Optina
#wealth #poverty #god

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Wondrous Mystery

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:00:08 GMT

"All of life is a wondrous mystery, known to God alone. There are no incidental chains of events in life - everything is providential. We don't understand the meaning of one or another circumstance - there are many boxes before us, but no keys to them. Take note of the events in your life. There is a profound meaning in everything. Now they're incomprehensible to you, but later much will be revealed..."
St. Barsanuphius of Optina
#providence #mystery #God

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Saint Tryphon's Troparion

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:36 GMT

Troparion — Tone 4
Like a radiant star, you shone from east to west, / for after leaving your homeland, you reached the region of Vyatka, and the God-protected city of Khlynov, / where you established a Monastery for the glory of the Most Holy Theotokos. / There you gathered a multitude of monks, directing them to the path of salvation. / You were a converser with Angels and a colleague of Fasters, / O Venerable Tryphon. / With them, entreat Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

#saint #tryphon #christian

Saint Tryphon of Vyatka, my patron saint, is commemorated today. Please pray this troparion with me asking for the salvation of our souls!

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Human Seen

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:35 GMT

“When I see an orphan in the street, dirty, hungry and in tatters, I do not ask him who he is—Jewish, Russian, Chinese. Before me is an unfortunate, hungry child who needs to be fed, clothed and comforted. He is a person and a member of the human race.”
St. Jonah of Hankou
#orphan #humanity #orthodoxy

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Gentleness

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:00:29 GMT

“Whatever gentleness you use in speaking with others, that very same gentleness will Christ use with you.”
-St. Joseph The Hesychast
#gentleman #jesuschrist #speaking

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Extreme

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:00:07 GMT

Are you ready to go deeper in the faith?
#orthodoxy #evangelism #jesuschrist

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Await His Help

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:00:33 GMT

"Do not be greatly disturbed by the arrangement of your fate. Have only the unwavering desire for salvation and, standing before God, await His help until the time comes."
St. Ambrose of Optina
#help #God #fate

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Ask For Union With Christ

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:33:54 GMT

“In our prayer, we should ask only for the salvation of our soul. Didn't the Lord say, ‘Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you’ (Matt. 6:33)? Easily, without the slightest difficulty, Christ can give us what we want. And remember the secret. The secret is not to think about asking for the specific thing at all. The secret is to ask for your union with Christ with utter selflessness, without saying, ‘Give me this’ or ‘give me that.’ It suffices to say, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.’ God has no need to be informed by us about our various needs. He knows them all incomparably better than we do and He gives us His love. What is important is for us to respond to this love with prayer and with the keeping of His commandments. We should ask for the will of God to be done. That is what is in our best interest and the safest thing for us and for those for whom we pray. Christ will give us everything abundantly. When there is even a trace of egotism, nothing happens.”
- St. Porphyrios
#prayer #orthodoxy #love

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Hold On To The Spirit

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:18:58 GMT

“...You have to hold onto the spirit. The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life (II Cor. 3:6). If in monasticism one sees only the form, then it's not just hard to live, but horrible. Hold fast to the spirit. Look at what unbelief, nihilism, and carrion there is in the seminaries and theological academies. And this is all because it's all just cramming without feeling or meaning. The revolution in Russia proceeded from the seminaries. To a seminarian it's strange and incomprehensible to go to church alone, stand off to the side, weep and come to a state of compunction - to him this is wild. For a high school student such a thing is possible, but not with a seminarian. The letter kills.”
St. Barsanuphius of Optina
#spirit #orthodoxchurch #monasticism

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Love & Blessings

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:15 GMT

Old Abbot Tryphon is sending love and prayers to all of you.
#love #blessings #prayer

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Be Yourself

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:00:12 GMT

"Do not be afraid because of your Orthodoxy; do not be afraid because, as an Orthodox in the West, you will be often isolated and always in a small minority. Do not make compromises but do not attack other Christians; do not be either defensive or aggressive; simply be yourself."
St. Amphilochios of Patmos
#orthodoxy #christian #minority

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Beauty Beyond Wonder

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:00:31 GMT

"If here in exile, in this accursed land of weeping, our holy God has given us so much beauty to enjoy, I wonder how much there will be in the place where God Himself dwells!"
Geronda Ephraim of Arizona
#beauty #heaven #god

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Little Children, Love One Another

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:00:19 GMT

No matter how old or wise we may be, we must always return to the simple truth:
“Little children, love one another."
-St. John the Theologian
#love #gospel #jesuschrist

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Prayer Arranges All

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:50:33 GMT

"With the [Jesus] Prayer man becomes like a child. It brings him back to the simplicity and innocence that Adam had in Paradise before the fall. With the Prayer one acquires blessed, holy dispassion. Through the Prayer you sanctify the place you are sitting and the work you are doing. Prayer arranges all things. It enables you to walk on water. It eliminates distances between you and others. It changes the will of others. It gives courage, faith, and patience in life."
~ St. Amphilochios (Makris)
#Jesus #prayer #orthodoxy

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Love in Particular

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Love is personalized.
#love #family #friendship

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Tribulation & Toll Houses

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Are you prepared for the ultimate trial?
#judgment #death #soul

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We Must Choose

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 07:00:12 GMT

“Christ's kingdom is not of this world, and the world cannot bear it. We constantly rebel, try to make life easier, try to be half-Christian, try to make the best of both worlds. We must ultimately choose - our felicity lies in one world or the other, not in both.”
Hieromonk Seraphim Rose
#choice #heaven #christian

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Nearness of the Heart

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:00:09 GMT

“Sometimes during a lengthy prayer only a few minutes are really pleasing to God, and constitute true prayer, true service to Him. The chief thing in prayer is the nearness of the heart to God.”
St. John of Kronstadt
#prayer #heart #God

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Take Salvation Seriously

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

“The saints aren't made from other material, they're humans just like us. In this they differ: they took seriously the question of their salvation.”
St. Seraphim of Sarov
#saint #salvation #humanity

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The Unforgivable Sin

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:00:08 GMT

“The blasphemy against the Spirit which is unforgivable and leads to destruction is unbelief and the denial of the existence of God, despite the miracles which have been performed before one's own eyes, despite the many facts that irrefutably prove the existence of God. Stubborn denial and unbelief constitute blasphemy against the Holy Spirit of God is not forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come, and a man who dies without repenting of his unbelief perishes. Sometimes the most evil, filthy thoughts that appear in the mind of a believer are understood as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and people consider such one to be lost. They're deeply mistaken. Is it possible to say that someone who believes in God, loves Him, and hopes in Him can conceive blasphemies against Him? Obviously, these are not his thoughts, but are whispered by the enemy of our salvation, for whom it is most advantageous for a man to fall into despair, to consider himself to have fallen away from God - for then he would be entirely in the hands of the devil. Here's what I'd ask him: Let's say you're walking down the road. You run into a drunken man who is pouring forth the most terrible curses. What should you do? Quickly run past him, trying not to listen to what he's saying. If something remains in your memory against your will, is God going to condemn you for this as if it were your own blasphemy? No, He will not. It would be another matter if you were to go up to this drunk and begin to say to him, "That's good - now tell me something else, and now how about this." You would embrace him and go with him, delighting in what he was saying. In that case you would be condemned along with him. That's how it is with thoughts. If you try to drive them away, then know that you will not answer for the fact that they came to you. You are mistakenly attributing them to yourself - they’re not yours, but are suggested to you by the enemy. Only when you voluntarily dwell on an evil thought and it gives you pleasure - then you're guilty, and must repent of this sin.”
St. Barsanuphius of Optina
#sin #blasphemy #thoughts

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Find Salvation

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:18 GMT

"To find salvation, it is necessary to submit your life to a certain order. For where there is order, there is peace, and where there is peace, there is God; but where there is disorder, there is confusion, and where there is confusion, there is the devil."
Elder Ephraim of Arizona
#God #devil #peace

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Life Giving Cross

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:00:11 GMT

“If we imagine the cross as a tree, then its root is faith, from which grows first of all self-denial and the determination to abandon everything and to concentrate on the sole task of the salvation of one's soul, withdrawing from all else. From self-denial is born love, prepared for every obedience; from obedience - or simultaneously with it - grows patience, crowned with hope that raises one to heaven and into the inner sanctum behind the veil, as the Apostle says. Where all these dispositions are found, the tree of the cross does not stand alone and bare, but branches out into many shoots of various virtues, covering itself with the leaves of outward good behavior and abounding in the fruits of good deeds. There is found forgetfulness of the world and its customs; there is uninterrupted abiding in the monastery without departure; there is love of solitude; there is prayerful labor in the cell and in church; there is fasting there is indefatigability in handiwork, there is readiness to help one another; there is mutual forgiveness; there is mutual encouragement to goodness; there is peace; there is restraint of the eyes, tongue and ears; and so forth. Blessed is the soul which, withdrawing into itself, would find all of this in its heart! This is the evident sign that the tree of the cross has been erected therein, firmly established and abundant with living inner strength, so that it can indeed be called a life-giving tree, not only in general but specifically for that heart.”
St. Theophan the Recluse

#faith #tree #cross

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Correct Your Own Sins

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:00:20 GMT

"Do not lose your temper with those who sin. Do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbor and judging it, as we usually do. Everyone will give an answer for himself before God. Especially, do not look with evil intention on the sins of those older than you, with whom you have no business. But correct your own sins, your own heart."
+ St. John of Kronstadt

#sin #judging #God

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The Way to Worship

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:00:04 GMT

The Cross is the only Way to live.
#crossofchrist #jesuschrist #god

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Daily Bread: Mark 5:22-24, 35-6:1

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:00:10 GMT

And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live." So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe." And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat. Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.
Mark 5:22-24, 35-6:1

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Daily Bread: 2 Corinthians 3:3-13

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:00:37 GMT

"...since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified. Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete. Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction. Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you."
2 Corinthians 13:3-13

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Family in Faith

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:28:27 GMT

Meet the mother Nun of her Monk son!
Mother Thaisia is a "House Nun," "twice blessed," and part of our extended monastic family.

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Jesus Christ is Lord

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 07:00:25 GMT

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5-11
#scripture #bible #jesuschrist

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The Good Part

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:00:21 GMT

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38-42
#bible #jesuschrist #priorities
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The Right Rule

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:22 GMT

Only a fool sets his own prayer rule.
#prayer #orthodoxy #priest
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Transformation is Testifying

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:00:05 GMT

Lead them to Lord by your example.
#gospel #parents #transformation

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Liberated

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:59:35 GMT

I was set free from the care center while the Church commemorates Moses, that great liberator, and delivered back to the island monastery over the waters. Now my recovery continues in my community of monks, and I ask for your prayers.

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Orthodoxy is Our Life

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:02 GMT

When we Orthodox Christians greet each other at the Divine Liturgy, and the other services of the Church, it is critical that we remember that we are family. We must lift each other up in prayer. We must love one another. We must give thanks that we are part of the Body of Christ. To do anything else is to betray our faith. Orthodoxy is not just simply a club we belong to; Orthodoxy is our life, and if we don't treat it as such, we are failing in our faith, and we are failing our brothers and sisters.
#orthodoxy #love #christian

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Living Forgiving

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:00:03 GMT

Our God Who loves us, and is long-suffering, and forgives us our sins against Him, is something that we want to share as Christians with others. Yet, often times we don't realize that the best and most simple way of sharing the message is by channeling God's love and mercy to others by how we respond to the way they treat us negatively. If we have friends, or relatives, or coworkers that treat us poorly, we must demonstrate God's love by being quick to forgive, and loving them. That is the message of the Gospel.
#forgiveness #love #gospel

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We Need A Miracle

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 07:00:32 GMT

I'm asking for your prayers through the weekend so that old Grandpa Tryphon can leave the care center and return to the monastery for continued recovery.
#prayer #recovery #miracle
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Easily Enlightened

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:00:30 GMT

“The holy fathers knew very well what they meant by saying that the eyes of our soul can be opened. That is why we should read both the patristic texts and the Scriptures. Do you think that you don’t have time to do it? Try and read even for a few minutes every day. The purification and enlightenment you will gain by reading the Holy Scriptures will remain with you day and night.”
- Elder Ephraim of Katounakia
#enlightenment #reading #scripture

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Soul Vitamins

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:00:38 GMT

“We do not need great knowledge to be devout. If we concentrate and ponder on the few things we know, our heart will be spiritually embroidered. One may be profoundly affected by a single hymn, while another may feel nothing, even though he may know all the hymns by heart, as he has not entered into the spiritual reality. So, read the Fathers, even one or two lines a day. They are very strengthening vitamins for the soul."
- Saint Paisios the Athonite
#soulfood #soul #vitamins

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The Beheading of St. John the Forerunner and Baptist

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:00:24 GMT

Today we celebrate The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John. This account of the events, and its bloody aftermath for those involved, is recorded in the Prologue of Orchrid and narrated by Monk Paisios.
#martyrdom #truth #saints

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Don't Hate The Haters

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:00:04 GMT

"This is what it means not to judge: Do not have hostile feelings towards anyone and do not let dislike dominate your heart; do not hate him who hates his neighbor."
- Saint Moses the Ethiopian
#hate #judge #heart

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Join The Experience

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:00:33 GMT

Some things must be experienced in real life because they are living realities and not just abstract ideas. The Orthodox Church is exactly that. Come join the experience yourself.
#orthodoxchurch #God #temple

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The Medicine for Everything

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 07:00:04 GMT

"Here is a medicine to relieve grief and every bad circumstance and every pain. What is it? To pray and to give thanks in everything. He does not wish that a prayer be merely a petition but a thanksgiving for what we have received… How can one make petitions for the future without a thankful acknowledgment of past things? ... So one ought to give thanks for everything, even what seems grievous. That is the mark of one who is truly thankful. Grief comes out of the circumstances with their demands. Thanksgiving comes from a soul that has true insight and a strong affection for God."
+ St. John Chrysostom
#prayer #medicine #god

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How You Carry Your Cross

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 07:00:07 GMT

"Everyone has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our faith endured the cross, we will also endure it. On the one hand, the cross is sweet and light, but, on the other, the cross can also be bitter and heavy. It depends on our will. If you bear Christ's cross with love then it will be very light; like a sponge or cork. But if you have a negative attitude, it becomes heavy; too heavy to lift."
Saint Ephraim of Katounakia
#JesusChrist #attitude #faith

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Closer On The Cross

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:14:55 GMT

God is not inflicting pain upon us. He is on the cross with us. Persevere to paradise!
#pain #JesusChrist #paradise

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The Book of Life

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:00:34 GMT

We must keep account of our blessings and your blunders so we can grow in gratitude and grace.
#journal #sin #virtue

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Turn To Christ

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:00:02 GMT

"I don't think about death. Whatever the Lord desires. I want to think about Christ. And you, too, open your arms and throw yourselves into Christ's embrace. Then He lives within you, and you constantly think that you don't love Him very much, and you want even more to come close to Him, and be with Him. Show disdain for passions, and don't concern yourselves with the devil. Turn to Christ. For all this to happen it is necessary for grace to come: The divine grace which ever makes good what is weak, and supplies what ls lacking."
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
#jesuschrist #love #death

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Mind Your Mouth

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:00:14 GMT

"Be careful with your mouth, but primarily with your mind; do not let evil thoughts start talking to you. Do not let your mouth say words that could perhaps wound your brother. Let your mouth put forth words which are fragrant: words of consolation, courage and hope. It is a person's mouth that reveals his interior inner man."
Elder Ephraim of Arizona
#advice #speech #thoughts

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Loved Beyond Measure

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT

"We, who believe in the living God and whose hopes depend upon Him, ought to rejoice that we have such a Father in the heavens, Who loves us more than all fathers and mothers and Who takes infinite care to render us worthy of Him."
Elder Ephraim of Arizona
#love #God #parents

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Pride Crucified

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 07:00:06 GMT

“The word “cross” means sufferings, sorrows and adversities. To “take up one’s cross” means to accept without complaint everything unpleasant, painful, sad, difficult and oppressive that may happen to us in life. In other words, to bear all laughter, scorn, weariness, sorrow and annoyance from others; to bear all poverty, misfortune, illness, without regarding yourself as offended. And if, when you are bearing your cross according to the will of God, a proud thought suggests to you that you are not weak like others, but that you are firm, pious and better, root out such thoughts as far as you can for they ruin all your virtues.“
Saint Innocent of Alaska
#cross #God #virtue

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Love and Fear

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:00:36 GMT

“The fear of God is when you love Him, when you truly love Him with all your heart and you strive never to offend or sadden Him—not only with your deeds, actions, and words, but also with your thoughts. You try to please Him in everything you do or say. That is the fear of God—the fear of doing anything that might sadden or offend our Parent.”
Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
#love #fear #god

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