Orthodox quotes

10 Archbishop of Suceava quotes to students: ‘Convert your inner Saul into Paul’

Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Radauti sent a message to students at the beginning of the academic year 2020/2021. The message is structured in 10 points. One of the most profound exhortations was, “Convert your inner Saul into Paul, for it is to the point of disgrace to seem righteous without being one, and preach…

Oct 5, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

15 immortal quotes by Archbishop Pimen: Let us take care, but do not worry

Christian life means happiness, even in tribulations. We live our lives with much anxiety and much pain because of our sins according to God’s providence. God calls us to Him through both troubles and sorrows, because in this way we can become wise, we better understand the will of God, which is the sanctification of…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

40 Patriarch Daniel Quotes for the Lenten Season

Orthodox Christians across the globe are entering Lent, the season of preparation before Easter. The 40-day period sees many Christians partake in a season of moderation, meditation, fasting, prayer and repentance. The exercises in discipline are undertaken to allow believers time to reflect on the life, words and sacrifices of our Saviour Jesus Christ. For…

Mar 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

14 Patriarch Daniel quotes on the mystery of the Holy Cross

The Holy Cross represents the mystery of the eternal love the Holy Trinity has for humankind. The power to avoid repaying evil with evil and to conquer evil with good is the power of the Cross. The Holy Cross ties heaven and earth through the endless and everlasting love Christ has for the world. The…

Sep 14, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

20 Quotes from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on creation and the ecological crisis

Orthodoxy is committed to ecology; it is the “green” Church par excellence. Our faith and our worship strengthen our commitment to the protection of creation and promote the “eucharistic use” of the world, the solidarity with creation. The Orthodox Christian attitude is the opposite of the instrumentalisation and exploitation of the world. We believe that…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

19 Patriarch Daniel spiritual quotes on fasting

When fast is accompanied with God-pleasing deeds, man is transformed into a light among people and a chosen vessel of God’s glory. We fast because we love Christ the Lord and we wish to nurture ourselves with the words of the Gospel, the words of the Scriptures, the words that we listen to during the…

Aug 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu