Do not be upset when people only remember you when they need you. Feel privileged that you are like a candle that comes to their mind during their most darkest hours.
St. Nektarios of Aegina
Grace
21 November 2025
The church must be prepared to see that the end times begin with the death and resurrection of Jesus. After this beginning of the end, God’s grace will no longer come through animal sacrifice at the stone temple. Rather, his grace will come through what the Lord has instituted to be the worship life of the church: catechesis, Baptism, Lord’s Supper. This font of the church’s life prepares the people of God for the parousia, which could come at any time.
Arthur A. Just, Jr
Be Reconciled
20 November 2025
We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset, on the grounds that they are in this state through no fault of ours. The Doctor of souls, however, wishing to root out the soul's excuses from the heart, tells us to leave our gift and to be reconciled not only if we happen to be upset by our brother, but also if he is upset by us, whether justly or unjustly; only when we have healed the breach through our apology should we offer our gift.
St. John Cassian
Living Rightly in Faith
19 November 2025
At the time of judgment, those who have lived rightly will be rewarded with eternal blessings, not on the basis of human opinion, but in accordance with the true nature of their life. May all of us attain these blessings through the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Saint Neilos the Ascetic
Time and Salvation
17 November 2025
Everyone is born at the time that is best suited for his salvation.
St. Ambrose of Optina
Our Soul
12 November 2025
When people are empty of Christ, a thousand and one other things come and fill them up: jealousies, hatreds, boredom, melancholy, resentment, a worldly outlook, worldly pleasures. Try to fill your soul with Christ so that it’s not empty.
St. Porphyrios
Guard Your Heart
11 November 2025
Be sure to guard in your heart the joy of the Holy Spirit, and do not allow the evil one to pour out his bitterness. Beware! Beware, lest the Paradise that exists in you turns into hell.
St Nectarios of Aegina
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