Tag: cross

A hermit was asked, ‘What is humility?’ He said, ‘It is if you forgive a brother who has wronged you … More

“A fat belly does not make for a refined mind.” – St. Gregory the Theologian (painting: Jacques de I’Ange, Gluttony)

“Don’t offer external forms to God. God demands that what we do for Him be done with all the soul … More

I know, Savior, that none other has, as I have, sinned against You. nor done the deeds that I have … More

A hermit said, ‘He who is praised and honoured above what he deserves suffers grievous loss. He who receives no … More

Some people once came to a hermit in the Thebaid to ask him to cure a demoniac whom they brought … More

orthodoxgladness: Remember death and never sin. I am torn amidst a sea of change. The events of life that I … More

“Become His slave, and in God you will find freedom.” – St. Porphyrios (painting: Supper at Emmaus, Michaelangelo)

“If we give ourselves to Christ, all the negative reactions of body and soul go away.” – St. Porphyrios

orthodoxgladness: Learn such faith in God to breathe Him like air.  – St. John of Kronstadt How close do I … More