"He prays, but he answers prayers. He weeps, but wipes away tears. He asks where Lazarus has been laid, for he is man; but he raises him to life, for he is God. He is sold, dirt cheap, for thirty pieces of silver, but he redeems the world, at great cost, with his own blood. ... He dies, but he brings to life, and by his own death destroys death. He is buried, but he rises again. He descends into hell, but rescues the souls imprisoned there."
+ St Gregory the Theologian
@AngloVarangian St. John Chrysostom calls almsgiving medicine for the soul. He means spiritual healing, rather than a guaranteed cure for depression. You should try this my brother.
“None of the painful things that happen to us every day will injure or distress us once we perceive and continually meditate on their purpose.”
— Saint Philotheos of Sinai
Today in Holy Orthodoxy, we honor St. Nektarios of Aegina. He endured false accusations and continued to serve Christ. He also wrote the beloved hymn Agni Parthene (“O Pure Virgin”) in honor of the Theotokos.
Holy Hierarch Nektarios, pray to God for us!