21 Quotes About Eastern Orthodoxy

The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian denomination in full communion with the other members of the Christian Church. It came into existence in the 1st century, in Jerusalem, when Christ's followers gathered in one place. The Church's doctrine is known as the Nicene Creed, which was written at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Eastern Orthodox Christians believe in one God, who created everything Read more

They believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and God's only begotten Son, born of Mary. They also believe that there is one Holy Spirit, who is not incarnated by Jesus Christ but will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot...
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Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
One must love God first, and only then can one...
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One must love God first, and only then can one love one's closest of kin and neighbors. We must not be idols to one another, for such is not the will of God. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God's Grace and all the members of the family feel it, even those whose hearts have grown cold. Pray always. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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We have very little faith in the Lord, very little trust. If we trusted the Lord as much as we trust a friend when we ask him to do something for us, neither we as individuals nor our whole country would suffer so much. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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To share out your soul freely, that is what metanoia (a change of mind, or repentance)really refers to: a mental product of love. A change of mind, or love for the undemonstrable. And you throw off every conceptual cloak of self-defense, you give up the fleshly resistance of your ego. Repentance has nothing to do with self-regarding sorrow for legal transgressions. It is an ecstatic erotic self-emptying. A change of mind about the mode of thinking and being. Christos Yannaras
Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is...
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Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers us from sorrow and sin. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
Love is sacrifice. Love sacrifices itself for its neighbor.
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Love is sacrifice. Love sacrifices itself for its neighbor. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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We need repentance. You see, repentance is not only going to a priest and confessing. We must free ourselves from the obsession of thoughts. We fall many times during our life, and it is absolutely necessary to reveal everything [in Confession] to a priest who is a witness to our repentance. Repentance is the renewal of life. This means we must free ourselves from all our negative traits and turn toward absolute good. No sin is unforgivable except the sin of unrepentance. . Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
Everything is defeated before love.
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Everything is defeated before love. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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When we talk to our fellow men and they tell us about their troubles, we will listen to them carefully if we have love for them. We will have compassion for their suffering and pain, for we are God's creatures; we are a manifestation of the love of God. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
The Lord does not require us to wear a [cassock]...
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The Lord does not require us to wear a [cassock] – He wants us to be good and kind. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention is turned to the circumstances in which we live, we are drawn into a whirlpool of thoughts and can have neither peace nor tranquility. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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One should preach not from one's rational mind but rather from the heart. Only that which is from the heart can touch another heart. One must never attack or oppose anyone. If he who preaches must tell people to keep away from a certain kind of evil, he must do so meekly and humbly, with fear of God. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
Where there is prayer, the fallen spirits have no power.
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Where there is prayer, the fallen spirits have no power. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the...
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Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the interest of fellow men. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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Christianity has from its beginning portrayed itself as a gospel of peace, a way of reconciliation (with God, with other creatures), and a new model of human community, offering the 'peace which passes understanding' to a world enmeshed in sin and violence. (1) David Bentley Hart
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Humility is a Divine property and the perfection of the Christian life. It is attained through obedience. He who is not obedient cannot gain humility. There are very few in the world today who have obedience. Our humility is in proportion to our obedience. Thaddeus Of Vitovnica
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The ascetic remembrance of death is opposed to akedia, to anxiety, to depression, and becomes a powerful reminder of eternity, its joyful nostalgia. Paul Evdokimov
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The East is unfamiliar with those confessions, memoirs, and autobiographies so beloved in the West. There is a clear difference in tonality. One's gaze never lingers on the suffering humanity of Christ, but penetrates behind the kenotic veil. To the West's mysticism of the Cross and its veneration of the Sacred Heart corresponds the eastern mysticism of the sealed tomb, from which eternal life eternal wells up. . Paul Evdokimov
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Sometimes, late at night, the words are only whispers— Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. The quiet is kindness and gratitude and calm— Have mercy on me, a sinner. And I fall asleep like that, the words of the Jesus Prayer melting from English to Greek— Kyrie Iesou Christe. Floating around me— Yie tou Theou. Swimming apart from me— Eleison me. Angela Doll Carlson