“…blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
– Gospel of Luke 11:28
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St. Paisius Velichkovsky
“Remember, O my soul, the terrible and frightful wonder: that your Creator for your sake became Man, and deigned to suffer for the sake of your salvation. His angels tremble, the Cherubim are terrified, the Seraphim are in fear, and all the heavenly powers ceaselessly give praise; and you, unfortunate soul, remain in laziness. At least from this time forth arise and do not put off, my beloved soul, holy repentance, contrition of heart and penance for your sins.”
– St. Paisius Velichovsky
Reflections on Orthodox Christian Monasticism (Video)
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The Goal of Prayer Pt 3
“There is nothing you substitute for prayer in this Tradition.”
– Fr Thomas Hopko
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The Good Struggle
Life In A Secluded Orthodox Monastery
(Video)
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St. Innocent of Alaska
Bishop of Kamchatka, the Kurilian and Aleutian islands
Enlightener of America
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The Goal of Prayer Pt 2
“The first thing that must happen if a person is going to practice prayer in the Orthodox Tradition is they must be a member of the Church.”
– Fr Thomas Hopko
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The Goal of Prayer Pt 1
“The whole purpose of prayer is to know and to do God’s will. ”
– Fr Thomas Hopko
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To Whom Do We Pray? Pt 2
“The whole creation is created to pray and … the very heart of the creature … is its activity of prayer.”
– Fr Thomas Hopko
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To Whom Do We Pray? Pt 1
“In the Eastern Christian Tradition, we pray to God,
who is the real God, the true God.”
– Fr Thomas Hopko
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Prelest
“For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”
– Galatians 6:3
“We say that our dead have “fallen asleep” or “passed away.” What does this mean? This means that for the true Christian there is no death. Death was conquered by Christ on the cross.”
– Saint John of Kronstadt
