Let the inspired Scriptures then be our umpire, and the vote of truth will surely be given to those whose dogmas are found to agree with the Divine words.
John Chrysostom
Life's Lessons
8 May 2026
If you are an ardent reader, seek not brilliant and erudite texts; otherwise the demon of haughtiness will strike your heart. But like a wise bee that gathers honey from flowers, so also through your reading obtain healing for your soul.
Ephrem the Syrian
Grace
7 May 2026
Our whole life as the children of God is a life of reception. We have been justified by the grace of God the Father, so we now live by faith in His grace. Because we believe in Him we now receive every spiritual gift from Him. We receive grace upon grace from the fullness of the incarnate Christ.
John W. Kleing
On Sacred Scriptures
6 May 2026
I trust that you are well versed in every good thing of the Lord, having been trained in the sacred Scriptures.
Polycarp of Smyrna
On Christ and Faith
2 May 2026
And the trespass which came by the tree was undone by the tree of obedience, when, hearkening unto God, the Son of man was nailed to the tree.
Irenaeus of Lyon
On Repentance
28 April 2026
Even if we filled an ocean with the tears of our repentance, it would not be enough to thank the Lord, who gives us His body and blood for free to wash us of the filth of our souls, to purify us, to rejuvenate us and resurrect us.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
Good Deeds
23 April 2026
A man should pray that God grant him the possibility of doing a kind act, or say a kind word. Every good deed comes from God, and without Him, men cannot do them.
St. Gabriel Urgebadze
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