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orthodoxwayoflife: This photo shows exactly the relationship...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:19:28 -0500

This photo shows exactly the relationship between us and our spiritual father…

Faith without Love

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:18:58 -0500

Just as the thought of fire does not warm the body, so faith without love does not actualize the light of spiritual knowledge in the soul.

- St. Maximos the Confessor

Three sources...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:18:44 -0500

simplyorthodox:

…We should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves.

- St. John Cassian, “Conferences”

Simply Orthodox ☦: On the Nativity Fast

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:17:57 -0500

Simply Orthodox ☦: On the Nativity Fast:

simplyorthodox:

… I know well how difficult fasting can be for Christians living amidst the world. They often meet with incomprehension from friends and colleagues – and not only incomprehension, but rejection and even ridicule. This sometimes causes the cowardly desire to abandon the fast, so as not to…

May God teach every one of us...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:17:29 -0500

simplyorthodox:

May God teach every one of us to strive for His truth, and for the good of the Holy Church, rather than something for our own sake.

- St. Tikhon of Moscow

orthodoxwayoflife: Holy Communion

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:17:17 -0500

orthodoxwayoflife:

Holy Communion

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:16:43 -0500

Simply Orthodox ☦: Orthodox Christians on tumblr

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:16:23 -0500

Simply Orthodox ☦: Orthodox Christians on tumblr:

simplyorthodox:

Are you an Orthodox Christian? Do you want to be added on my list with the Orthodox Christians on tumblr? Then reply to this post with your name, your age and in which category you want to be added (if you want you can add your jurisdiction as well) or send me a message. But…

Simply Orthodox ☦: The poison of self-love…

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:16:11 -0500

Simply Orthodox ☦: The poison of self-love…:

simplyorthodox:

Loving only himself, a man loves neither God nor his fellow-men. He does not even love the man that is in himself; he loves only his thoughts about himself, his illusions about himself. Were he to love the man in himself, he would at the same time love God’s image in him, and would quickly…

Has some good thought come to you?

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:15:38 -0500

simplyorthodox:

Has some good thought come to you? Stop! Whatever you do, do not rush to implement it or carry it out over hastily, without thinking. Have you felt some good impulse or inclination in your heart? Stop! Do not dare to be drawn by it. Check it with the Gospel. See whether your good thought and your heart’s good impulse tally with the Lord’s holy teaching.

- St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

Simply Orthodox ☦: Christmas without Christ

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:15:23 -0500

Simply Orthodox ☦: Christmas without Christ:

simplyorthodox:

I truly love this time of year that everyone starts the preparations for Christmas. I love so much the wonderful Christmas songs, the trees, the colorful Christmas lights on the streets, the traditional Christmas candies we have here in Greece… everything!

All of them are wonderful. But…

Praise the Lord

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:15:10 -0500

simplyorthodox:

Do not be despondent when fighting against the incorporeal enemy, but even in the midst of your afflictions and oppression praise the Lord, Who has found you worthy to suffer for Him, by struggling against the subtlety of the serpent, and to be wounded for Him at every hour; for had you not lived piously, and endeavored to become united to God, the enemy would not have attacked and tormented you.

- St. John of Kronstadt

varangoi: Holy Table by AFKypros on Flickr.

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:14:09 -0500

varangoi:

Holy Table by AFKypros on Flickr.

Always be prepared for death...

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:29:40 -0400

simplyorthodox:

Strive to be always prepared for death, for death is near to both the elderly and the young, to monks and laymen equally; and often it comes suddenly and unexpectedly. Let everyone consider what will happen with his soul.

- St. Barsanuphius of Optina

We hold to the cross as our sail

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:28:21 -0400

simplyorthodox:

Those who put out to sea at first sailed with a favourable wind; then the sails spread, but later the wind becomes adverse. Then the ship is tossed by the waves and is no longer controlled by the rudder. But when in a little while there is calm, and the tempest dies down, then the ship sails on again. So it is with us, when we are driven by the spirits who are against us; we hold to the cross as our sail and so we can set a safe course.

- Amma Syncletica

Simply Orthodox ☦: On the Holy Tradition

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:27:31 -0400

Simply Orthodox ☦: On the Holy Tradition:

simplyorthodox:

…Before the writing of the Holy Scriptures, that is, of the sacred texts of the Gospels, the Acts and the Epistles of the Apostles, and before they were spread to the churches of the world, the Church was based on Sacred Tradition. The holy texts are in relation to Sacred Tradition what…

Fasting is the champion of every virtue

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:26:38 -0400

simplyorthodox:

Fasting is the champion of every virtue, the beginning of the struggle, the crown of the abstinent, the beauty of virginity and sanctity, the resplendence of chastity, the commencement of the path of Christianity, the mother of prayer, the wellspring of sobriety and prudence, the teacher of stillness, and the precursor of all good works. Just as the enjoyment of light is coupled with healthy eyes, so desire for prayer accompanies fasting that is practiced with discernment.

- St. Isaac the Syrian

"GOD always has something for you, a key for every problem, a light for every shadow, a relief for..."

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:54:54 -0400

“GOD always has something for you, a key for every problem, a light for every shadow, a relief for every sorrow & a plan for every tomorrow.”

"God never late to help you! because He has the right time to give His hand for you"

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:54:36 -0400

“God never late to help you! because He has the right time to give His hand for you”

"God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of..."

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:54:14 -0400

“God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith but it’s worth the wait.”