Wisdom from the Fathers

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The Church is a Dye Shop – St. John Chrysostom

2 months ago trueorthodox

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Do not give in, endure, go forward courageously, saying to yourself: I will not give in even unto death, and I will go bravely wherever the Lord calls me, with the spirit of repentance which now acts in me.

3 months ago trueorthodox

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Reveal Your Shame for it to be Washed

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January 28th Orthodox Calendar- Feast of St. Isaac the Syrian

4 months ago trueorthodox

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If We Want to, We will Drive Away the Western Darkness

5 months ago trueorthodox

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The Lord Did Not Say, “Do Not Work, Do Not Eat, Do Not Drink,” but Rather, Let Not Your Heart Be Weighed Down With This

5 months ago trueorthodox

by St. Theophan the Recluse And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with...

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Hypocrisy Begins the Moment There Appears the Intention Not to Do Good, but Only to Show Yourself as Doing Good

7 months ago trueorthodox

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Then the person becomes noble in the eyes of God because of his heart’s disposition, although on the outside he may sometimes seem unprepossessing to other people.

7 months ago trueorthodox

St. Theophan the Recluse The Lord reproaches His contemporaries by saying that they pass over the judgement and the love...

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What is the parchment on which this record is written? Our conscience.

7 months ago trueorthodox

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Only Good and Truth Make Up a True Possession

7 months ago trueorthodox