Hieromonk Laurus (Arkhipov)
Dear brothers and sisters, let us hear St. John the Baptist’s call for repentance today, let us mend our ways, make our paths to the Lord straight, and come to the Lord without any shadow of sin, trusting in His mercy and love for us.
Priest Alexander Nazin
The Lord will find a means and a way by which the will of God for every man will be revealed to him.
On January 13, 2015, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople resolved to canonize Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos. Today, he is a greatly beloved, universally venerated saint, with churches dedicated to him throughout the Orthodox world.
Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)
thout sin, having pure and holy flesh, submit to circumcision? First of all, the Lord accepts circumcision and the other Old Testament mysteries and rites to thereby give an example for men to obey the Law, and on the other hand, having accepted our nature, He also took upon Himself all our sins and unrighteousness.
Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky)
Thus, we see how St. Basil the Great, through his teaching on the paramount importance of love for God, provides guidance for Christian life. And the main Guide for him is the Savior Jesus Christ.