Orthodoxy of the Heart
“Besides the written Lives, and the many letters of spiritual instruction, a beautiful and powerful prayer was left to us by the holy elders of Optina. This prayer has become so essential to many people’s everyday lives that they often paste it into their prayer books, to be read every day along with the other morning prayers.”
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“Our religion is perfectly and profoundly conceived. What is simple is also what is most precious. Accordingly, in your spiritual life engage in your daily contest simply, easily, and without force. The soul is sanctified and purified through the study of the Fathers, through the memorization of the psalms and of portions of Scripture, through the singing of hymns and through the repetition of the Jesus Prayer.
Devote your efforts, therefore, to these spiritual things and ignore all the other things.”
– Saint Porphyrios (Wounded by Love)
“Do not fight against a person; we have to fight against the spirit of evil. Our fight is like this: We cannot do anything of our own strength, but the Holy Spirit helps us to the measure of our prayer with humility.”
– Monk Proclu
“One of the foremost spiritual obligations that we have, both as monastics and as lay people, is to confess our sins. We must first recognize that we all sin against God, some more than others, but no one is without sins.”
– Elder Cleopa
“I will not pray for you unless you pray yourself.
– St Anthony “Sayings from the Desert Fathers”
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!”
“St. Isaac the Syrian says, ‘Preserve your inner peace at all costs and do not trade it for anything in this world.'”
– Elder Thaddeus
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“…we have to wash dishes, work, parent, do chores – we need to consecrate all of these to the glory of God, including our rule of prayer.”
“He who has real love
does not care whether
others appreciate his love.”
– Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
“Regarding your private prayer rule, you must know that the rule exists for you. You do not exist for the rule, but live for the Lord. You must have the freedom of discernment”.
– St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
The Prayer of Prayers
Orthodoxy of the Heart
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