ORTHODOX CATACOMB
"Jesus Christ is King of Israel. Christians are the israelite race."
Saint Justin Martyr (90-150 AD)
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19.04.202517:02
It's necessary to "walk before God" (Gen 5:21) to be in Covenant with God.
19.04.202517:02
Notice this sequence: the soul begins to praise the Lord, and from this the spirit becomes cheerful and begins to rejoice. This applies to every person when he begins to pray or praise God.
+ St. Varsonufiy of Optina
+ St. Varsonufiy of Optina
19.04.202517:01
How must we look upon the gifts of intellect, feeling and freedom?
With the intellect we must learn to know God in the works of His creation, revelation, providence, and in the destinies of men; with the heart we must feel God's love, His most heavenly peace, the sweetness of His love, we must love our neighbour, sympathise with him in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in poverty and in wealth, in distinction and in low estate (humiliation); we must use freedom, as a means, as an instrument for doing as much good as possible, and for perfecting ourselves in every virtue, so as to render unto God fruits a hundredfold.
From the Excerpts from the diary of St. John of Kronstadt on Providence and the Will of God
With the intellect we must learn to know God in the works of His creation, revelation, providence, and in the destinies of men; with the heart we must feel God's love, His most heavenly peace, the sweetness of His love, we must love our neighbour, sympathise with him in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in poverty and in wealth, in distinction and in low estate (humiliation); we must use freedom, as a means, as an instrument for doing as much good as possible, and for perfecting ourselves in every virtue, so as to render unto God fruits a hundredfold.
From the Excerpts from the diary of St. John of Kronstadt on Providence and the Will of God
19.04.202517:01
With all my strength I pray God for you, that He may send into your hearts that fire, which our Lord Jesus Christ has come to send on the earth (Luke xii. 49), that you may have power to govern rightly your intentions and senses and to distinguish good from evil.
From Directions of St. Anthony the Great
From Directions of St. Anthony the Great
19.04.202517:01
“The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord is among the most ancient feasts of the Christian Church.
Before Christ was born, righteous men and women lived by faith in the promised Messiah, and awaited His coming. The Righteous Simeon and the Prophetess Anna, the last righteous people of the Old Testament, were deemed worthy to meet the Savior in the Temple.”
Saint Theophan the Recluse teaches , that we are also called to taste the blessedness of the Meeting of the Lord, “for all are called to have and carry the Lord in themselves, and to disappear in Him with all the powers of their spirit….They were blessed who saw it; we shall be blessed who have not seen, but believed…”.
We achieve it through constant repentance, walking in the presence of the Lord by attending Divine Liturgy and studying the Holy Scripture, and ceaseless prayer.
Before Christ was born, righteous men and women lived by faith in the promised Messiah, and awaited His coming. The Righteous Simeon and the Prophetess Anna, the last righteous people of the Old Testament, were deemed worthy to meet the Savior in the Temple.”
Saint Theophan the Recluse teaches , that we are also called to taste the blessedness of the Meeting of the Lord, “for all are called to have and carry the Lord in themselves, and to disappear in Him with all the powers of their spirit….They were blessed who saw it; we shall be blessed who have not seen, but believed…”.
We achieve it through constant repentance, walking in the presence of the Lord by attending Divine Liturgy and studying the Holy Scripture, and ceaseless prayer.
19.04.202517:00
Remember that nothing must be done in spiritual life without repentance. No matter what anyone endeavors to seek, let the beginning of it be repentance.
Just as a house cannot be built without a foundation, nor a field be sown or planted without first being cleared, so also without repentance we cannot begin our spiritual search; anything begun without repentance was begun in vain.
Thus, first of all, repent—that is, weep over everything bad that you have done, and resolve to do only what is pleasing to God. This will be like turning your gaze and your whole body towards the path of meeting the Lord, and taking the initial step upon that path.
+ Saint Theophan the Recluse
Just as a house cannot be built without a foundation, nor a field be sown or planted without first being cleared, so also without repentance we cannot begin our spiritual search; anything begun without repentance was begun in vain.
Thus, first of all, repent—that is, weep over everything bad that you have done, and resolve to do only what is pleasing to God. This will be like turning your gaze and your whole body towards the path of meeting the Lord, and taking the initial step upon that path.
+ Saint Theophan the Recluse
19.04.202517:00
Fasting is universal temperance, prayer is universal communication with God; the former defends from the outside, whereas the latter from within directs a fiery weapon against the enemies. The demons can sense a faster and man of prayer from a distance, and they run far away from him so as avoid a painful blow.
+ Saint Theophan the Recluse
+ Saint Theophan the Recluse
19.04.202514:50
19.04.202514:35
19.04.202513:16
“Imitate not the example of coldness towards God, which is everywhere apparent in the world, but rather the example of the zeal of Jesus Christ and the saints, about which Christian history relates so much that is edifying. Imitate not the example of pagan life, which is so often apparent in the world, but the example of good behavior, modesty, sense of shame, temperance, and decency by which were distinguished the saints, or the true Christians, who constantly lived not by the rules of the world, but by the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
+ Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov) of St. Petersburg
The world says you should take everything from life, to try it all. But it’s just a trap. It doesn’t suggest you to try good things first. Rather it calls for everything that deceives you and destroys your life in the end. It shows the sin as something sweet and nice, hiding what’s inside in fact.
+ Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov) of St. Petersburg
The world says you should take everything from life, to try it all. But it’s just a trap. It doesn’t suggest you to try good things first. Rather it calls for everything that deceives you and destroys your life in the end. It shows the sin as something sweet and nice, hiding what’s inside in fact.
19.04.202513:16
“Orthodoxy is life. If we dont live Orthodoxy, we simply are not Orthodox, no matter what formal beliefs we might hold.”
Fr. Seraphim Rose
The core of Orthodox life is repentance, worship, prayer, fasting, willing to make our best to live everyday life in accordance with the Scripture and guidance of Holy Church Fathers.
Fr. Seraphim Rose
The core of Orthodox life is repentance, worship, prayer, fasting, willing to make our best to live everyday life in accordance with the Scripture and guidance of Holy Church Fathers.
19.04.202513:16
While standing in church attend diligently to the reading and singing. This gives birth to compunction, true prayer, heartfelt singing and thanksgiving.
Avoid, then, standing bodily in church while wandering outside the church in mind, and standing bodily before God while wandering about in spirit in worldly affairs, lest that saying be applied to you, "his people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoureth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me" (Mt. 15:8).
While standing bodily in church, then, stand with heart and spirit as you stand before God.
When you look upon the icons of the saints, call to mind that One is the Creator that created them and you, and that His purpose was the same for them as it is for you, that is, to save both them and you. They are glorified, and before you lies the same glory, only imitate their lives and you shall be saved.
+ St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Avoid, then, standing bodily in church while wandering outside the church in mind, and standing bodily before God while wandering about in spirit in worldly affairs, lest that saying be applied to you, "his people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoureth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me" (Mt. 15:8).
While standing bodily in church, then, stand with heart and spirit as you stand before God.
When you look upon the icons of the saints, call to mind that One is the Creator that created them and you, and that His purpose was the same for them as it is for you, that is, to save both them and you. They are glorified, and before you lies the same glory, only imitate their lives and you shall be saved.
+ St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
19.04.202513:16
"When a priest takes out the particles from the prosphora for the repose of the departed and after he receives Holy Communion, he says, "O Lord, by Thy most pure Blood forgive the sins of all those commemorated today! As you see, this is the most perfect prayer and the greatest sacrifice that we can offer up for our loved ones who have departed to God."
Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Note, that we are talking here about baptised members. That is why it is very important to talk with our close once about faith, Truth, and meaning of Sacraments.
Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Note, that we are talking here about baptised members. That is why it is very important to talk with our close once about faith, Truth, and meaning of Sacraments.
19.04.202513:15
In the ancient north-Russian region of Pskov, where St. Vladimir the Great was born. This remarkable stone was installed before Constantinople joined RCC (at the Unia of Florence).
19.04.202513:15
So called Stone town in Ural mountains. St. Stefan of Great Perm, a Russian bishop, was the first enlightener of the region. That northern land, inhabited by Finno-Ugric people, had strong tradition of witchcraft, St. Stefan had to work a great miracle, entering fire without harm for him, to defeat their chief sorcerer.
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05.04.202516:59
"There must never be a conflict between a Christian's love for his people and his readiness, as an Orthodox believer, to keep the commandments of God, because the commandments of God were given for the good of all people, including his own people. Christianity is truly a faith of love. The Holy Scriptures say that God is Truth, Justice, but also Love. Even the Lord Jesus Christ demands of us: Love even your enemies.
+ Patriarch Pavle
+ Patriarch Pavle
07.04.202501:07
"The bearer and protector of Russia, after God, is the Lord of Russia, the autocratic Tsar, without him Russia is not Russia."
+ Saint John of Kronstadt
+ Saint John of Kronstadt
07.04.202500:59
"Liberator?" NO, NEVER!
"If communism reigns, there is no return from that evil! Either we will be Serbs, aware of our past and the legacy of our fathers and great-grandfathers, or - apostates of the nation, internationalists, i.e. members of some kind of fog, citizens of the white world, destroyers of life and everything, without national pride, without faith, without morality".
+ Hieromartyr Varnava, Serbian Patriarch
"If communism reigns, there is no return from that evil! Either we will be Serbs, aware of our past and the legacy of our fathers and great-grandfathers, or - apostates of the nation, internationalists, i.e. members of some kind of fog, citizens of the white world, destroyers of life and everything, without national pride, without faith, without morality".
+ Hieromartyr Varnava, Serbian Patriarch
03.04.202502:06
As a rule, Father Gabriel never made visitors wait for him: "How can you be calm if someone is waiting for you? The heart of a good monk should be as sensitive as a woman's."
From the memoirs of nun Paraskeva (Rostiashvili), cell attendant of Elder Gabriel
From the memoirs of nun Paraskeva (Rostiashvili), cell attendant of Elder Gabriel
17.04.202522:04
"Of all the afflictions that beset the human race, there is not one, whether spiritual or bodily, that cannot be cured by the Holy Scriptures."
+ Saint John Chrysostom
+ Saint John Chrysostom
07.04.202501:29
"God sees how far the modern world - and we in it - have strayed from Him, and how little we resemble our holy and glorious ancestors. While they chose the Kingdom of Heaven, we today strive for the earthly, and forget about our souls. As people and as a nation, we forget God's covenant and those eternal ideals for which all true people lived and died."
+ Serbian Patriarch Pavle
+ Serbian Patriarch Pavle
06.04.202523:51
“Saint Clement of Alexandria tells of a horrible custom among the barbarians. He says that when they capture their enemy, they tie him alive to the corpse of a dead man, and leave them both alone that the living and dead decay together. If only it could be said: ‘Thank God, that this barbarian custom is past!’ In essence, it has not passed, rather, it reigns today in full force. Everyone who ties their living spirit to the flesh deadened by barbarian passions is the same as the one who ties a living man to a corpse and leaves them both to decay.”
+ St. Nikolai Velimirovich (+1956)
+ St. Nikolai Velimirovich (+1956)
07.04.202501:10
"Christ has always been the supreme canon of life for Dimitrije Ljotić. Truly, everything and everyone. If it is private life - Christ. If it is family life - Christ. If the relationship towards one's neighbors from the smallest to the largest community - Christ. If politics - Christ. If cosmosophy - Christ. If anthropology - Christ. If nationalism - Christ. Christ - the supreme dome of his high cathedral of the spirit".
+ Archpriest Dr. Dimitrije Nejdanović
+ Archpriest Dr. Dimitrije Nejdanović
23.03.202517:31
"... the darkness begins to grow shorter and the light to lengthen, as the hours of night become fewer.... Realize that the true light is now here and, through the rays of the gospel, is illumining the whole earth."
+ St Gregory of Nyssa
+ St Gregory of Nyssa
19.04.202513:13
05.04.202514:07
Consecration of the Russian church in Portugal.
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