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antonyofva: This is Joseph and I after liturgy this morning at...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:51:43 -0400

This is Joseph and I after liturgy this morning at St. Nicholas’. Such a good time this weekend. I’m still exhausted but a good exhausted, haha.

Joe wanted us holding the icons of Saint Nicholas (patron saint of their parish) that Ionna and him got as gifts earlier (Thanks Ionna for letting me use it, ya jerk). Oh and I had to keep all the palm leaves since it was Palm Sunday.

I seriously love this guy so much. He knows I suck at social things but deals with my stupidity anyways. Haha. Love this dear brother of mine.

Last time Sir Dixon and I got to see each other we were both die-hard Calvinists, who would have known that just a year later, the next time we saw each other we would be Orthodox Christians? I love you brother, and you will be in my prayers this next few days leading up to your Chrismation!

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:25:48 -0400

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:25:30 -0400

TogetherForPeace: The Wrong Side of History Tactic

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:22:49 -0400

TogetherForPeace: The Wrong Side of History Tactic:

togetherforpeace:

Have you ever thought to yourself,

What if the decision I make now ends up being wrong in 40 years?

I’m sure many of us at some point have entertained lines of questioning similar to this.

Today’s rhetorical tactic involves a play off of this experience.

It usually begins with a flash…

varangoi: Jerusalem-Mount of Olives-Russian Orthodox Church of...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:03:23 -0400

varangoi:

Jerusalem-Mount of Olives-Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdelene1 by pensivelaw1 on Flickr.

"Everything that lives and breathes is sacred and beautiful in the eyes of God."

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:56:34 -0400

““Everything that lives and breathes is sacred and beautiful in the eyes of God.””

- His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch (via abideinhislove)

"Evil is corrected by good; faults by love, kindness, meekness, humility and patience. Acknowledge..."

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:54:37 -0400

“Evil is corrected by good;
faults by love, kindness, meekness, humility and patience.

Acknowledge yourself as the greatest of sinners.
Of those who appear to you to be sinners,
or are sinners in fact, consider yourself worse and lower than all.
Be rid of all pride and malice against your neighbor,
all impatience and bad-temper, and only then -
with love and long-suffering towards them - try to cure others.
Until then, cover the sins of others with your indulgent love.”

- St. John of Kronstadt (via forgivemeasinner)

"Whoever wishes to see God must try to purify his heart by constantly thinking of God."

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:52:52 -0400

“Whoever wishes to see God must try to purify his heart by constantly thinking of God.”

- Saint John Saba (via theorthodoxbrit)

varangoi: Пюхтицкий монастырь / Pühtitsa Convent by Idealist-A...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:41:52 -0400

varangoi:

Пюхтицкий монастырь / Pühtitsa Convent by Idealist-A on Flickr.

"Just as it is impossible to be at the same moment both a plant and a seed, so it is impossible for..."

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:39:17 -0400

““Just as it is impossible to be at the same moment both a plant and a seed, so it is impossible for us to be surrounded by worldly honour and at the same time to bear heavenly fruit.””

- Mother Syncletica (via theorthodoxbrit)

"If you are faithful in rejecting wilful sins, God will deliver you from unwillful sins."

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:26:27 -0400

“If you are faithful in rejecting wilful sins, God will deliver you from unwillful sins.”

- HH Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (via reachingfortheheavens)

orthodoxwayoflife: Most Holy Theotokos pray to Jesus for us!

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:18:01 -0400

orthodoxwayoflife:

Most Holy Theotokos pray to Jesus for us!

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:51:41 -0400

desertwisdom: “If you are an Orthodox Christian, you can do...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:51:02 -0400

desertwisdom:

“If you are an Orthodox Christian, you can do this [constantly thinking of higher things] and have people call you crazy or say that you’re a bit touched… but still you lead your own life, and get to heaven.”

+Fr. Seraphim Rose

orthodoxwayoflife: A beautiful Orthodox Church, located in...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:50:35 -0400

orthodoxwayoflife:

A beautiful Orthodox Church, located in Greece

orthodoxphotos: Orthodox deacon Holy Mount Athos - Greece

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:50:14 -0400

orthodoxphotos:

Orthodox deacon

Holy Mount Athos - Greece

orthodoxwayoflife: Photo from Orthphoto.net

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:49:54 -0400

orthodoxwayoflife:

Photo from Orthphoto.net

"The goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man..."

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:30:06 -0500

“The goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man freedom, God has yielded to man a piece of His Divine authority, but with the intention that man himself would voluntarily bring it as a sacrifice to God, a most perfect offering.”

- St. Theophan the Recluse (via lychnikon)

If there were no temptations...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:32:19 -0500

simplyorthodox:

If there were no temptations, pride and other passions would have turned us into other Lucifers. But our good Father, God, allows afflictions to come upon us so that we may be guarded by humility, which will lighten the burden of our sins.

- Elder Efraim of Arizona

orthodoxphotos: Holy Mount Athos 1920

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:31:48 -0500

orthodoxphotos:

Holy Mount Athos 1920