September 5, 2024
James 5:19-20
Brothers, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20. Let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Brothers, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20. Let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
September 6, 2024
Forwarded from Ask About The Orthodox Faith (Sami Tafesh)
☦️🕯️Never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.🕯️☦️
♰ St. John Maximovitch ♰
♰ St. John Maximovitch ♰
September 6, 2024
Sirach 31:23-24
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed. 24. But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed. 24. But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
September 7, 2024
September 7, 2024
Wine in our lives
Sirach 31:25-26
Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many. 26. The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.
Sirach 31:25-26
Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many. 26. The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.
September 8, 2024
September 8, 2024
Wine in our lives
Sirach 31:27
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
Sirach 31:27
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
September 9, 2024
Forwarded from Rural Orthodoxy☦
September 9, 2024
September 9, 2024
Wine in our lives
Sirach 31:28-29
Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind: 29. But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.
Sirach 31:28-29
Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind: 29. But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.
September 10, 2024
Forwarded from He Loves Mankind ☦️
"He has providence for His creature. Where there is patience, things fall into place. God provides. We need patience, not logic. Since God is watching, He is observing us, we must surrender unconditionally to Him. You see, the Righteous Joseph did not say a thing when his brothers sold him into slavery. He could have said, 'I am their brother'. But he said nothing, until God spoke and made him king. But when one has no patience, he suffers. From that point on he wants things to come his way, as it suits him, and as is comfortable for him. But, of course, he does not find comfort that way, and things don't come out the way he wants them to come."
+ St Paisios the Athonite
+ St Paisios the Athonite
September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024
Wine in our lives
Sirach 31:30
Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.
Sirach 31:30
Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.
September 11, 2024
#Family #Millstone
God wants to build us up
The world wants our destruction
The world and God are at odds
Source: https://t.me/husbands_and_fathers/486
God wants to build us up
The world wants our destruction
The world and God are at odds
Source: https://t.me/husbands_and_fathers/486
September 11, 2024
Wine in our lives
Sirach 31:31
Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him to drink.
Sirach 31:31
Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him to drink.
September 12, 2024
#Reflection #Original_Faith
"Fire & water are incompatible; & so is judging one who wants to repent. If you see someone falling into sin at the very moment of his death, even then do not judge him, because the Divine judgment is hidden from men." ~ St. John Climacus
"Fire & water are incompatible; & so is judging one who wants to repent. If you see someone falling into sin at the very moment of his death, even then do not judge him, because the Divine judgment is hidden from men." ~ St. John Climacus
September 12, 2024
#Fear_Not #Knowing_Jesus #Carry_Your_Cross
Psalms 94:18-19
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalms 94:18-19
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
September 13, 2024
"A discerning man takes only the ripe grapes & leaves the sour. Thus the discerning mind carefully marks the virtues which he sees in a person: a mindless man seeks out the sin. Even if you see someone sin, do not judge; for often even your eyes are deceived." ~ St. John Climacus
September 13, 2024