Orthodox Quotes

"Sin is a wound which, if concealed from the eye of the Physician, becomes incurable." (St Basil the Great)

"Repentance and the Holy Eucharist are the greatest among all the gifts of God." (Venerable Barsanuphius the Great)

"A confessed sin becomes smaller; an unconfessed sin grows greater." (St John Chrysostom)

"Repentance opens the gates of heaven for us." (St John Chrysostom)

"Enter the Church and repent; here, you are not put on trial, but receive the forgiveness of sins." (St John Chrysostom)

"God can do all that He wants, but He does not want to do all that He can." (St John of Damascus)

"The path of God is a daily cross. No one has ascended into heaven by means of ease." (St Isaac the Syrian)

"The Church is a spiritual pharmacy, where one finds a remedy against the arrows of sin." (St John Chrysostom)

"We love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19)

"I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8: 38-39)

"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13)

"You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart finds no peace until it rests in You." (Saint Augustine)

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." (Prophet Solomon (Proverbs 15:1))

"Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck." (Prophet Solomon (Proverbs 1: 8-9))

"Let us love Christ and let our only hope and care be Him." (Saint Porphyry the Kafsokalyvit)

"Those who do not believe in miracles deny that God can reveal himself to the world, because a miracle is nothing more than the revelation of God in the world." (Saint Nectarios from Aegina)

"Love everyone and you will have peace and joy unspeakable, inexpressible in words." (Father Tadei)