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

On Prayer

9 November 2025

 

You can set up an altar to God in your minds, by means of prayer. And so it is fitting, to pray at your trade, on a journey, standing at a counter or sitting at your handcraft.

 

        St John Chrysostom

On Death

5 November 2025

 

Even death is afraid to approach the one who fears God, and then only comes to him when told to separate his soul from his body.

 

        Saint Ephraim the Syrian

Condemning Others

2 November 2025

 

We cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant joy, streams from the face of one who gives and kindles joy in the heart of one who receives. All condemnation is from the devil. Never condemn each other, not even those whom you catch committing an evil deed. We condemn others only because we shun knowing ourselves. When we gaze at our own failings, we see such a morass of filth that nothing in another can equal it. That is why we turn away, and make much of the faults of others. Keep away from the spilling of speech. Instead of condemning others, strive to reach inner peace. Keep silent, refrain from judgement. This will raise you above the deadly arrows of slander, insult, outrage, and will shield your glowing hearts against the evil that creeps around.

 

        St. Seraphim of Sarov