Dmitri of Dallas Quotes

Sharing the sayings of Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas, Apostle to the South

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"When the call to 'love as I have loved you' becomes firmly ingrained in our minds… Joy, radiating from genuine love for those around us, will be at the heart of our missionary endeavors and will make light the burden of our efforts."

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"If there is no consciousness of the need to transform ourselves according to the pattern of Christ, the fast is useless, perhaps even harmful… Fasting must never be divorced from the pursuit of the spiritual life."

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"A Christian's language should be free of foolishness, frivolity and insincerity. He must break himself of swearing, even if it is a little habit to which he attaches no importance."

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"The particular aim of the Christian life is, first of all, to please God by obeying His will, and then to make those who see the Christian's good works glorify God.… the true disciple of Christ will be able to accomplish his task in such a way that men are brought to God."

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"The waterpot may be understood as the woman's earthly concerns. Her leaving it indicates the radical change in her spirit. She now occupies herself with care for her own salvation and for that of her people. The holy Fathers… invite us to imitate her."

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"Jacob… heard the promise of salvation (Genesis 28:10-15). Thus, He who Himself is that Salvation comes to the well known as Jacob's, to give mankind living in a desert place, that is, the world barren of purpose without God, to give the water of life, the knowledge of God."

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Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas, 'True Freedom'
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"Freedom is being increasingly applied to a kind of license which says that man is not to be subjected to any kind of restriction that is not to his liking… The blame for much of the disorder and confusion of our own times could perhaps be laid to this concept of freedom"

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He restoreth my soul He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. (Psalm 22:3)
"Anyone, no matter how far he may have strayed from God, in Christ may be converted and return to the way of righteousness and learn to do God’s will."

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“America must become Orthodox. If I believe that Orthodoxy is the revelation of Truth, then this, and only this, can be the purpose of its presence in America.”

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Fr. Stephen Freeman, comment on the Glory to God for All Things blog site
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The late Vladyka Dmitri of Dallas… used to say (to us converts), “Don’t speak ill of where you came from – it might very well be the place where you first learned Christ.”

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A Tribute to Archbishop Dmitri

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"'I have [had] no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth' (3 John 4). With each conversion, with the start of each new mission, I thank the Lord for 'revealing Himself unto us,' and for providing His humble servant an opportunity to be a steward of such a flock"

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"From the very day of my reception into the Orthodox Church In 1941 until now, I have had the conviction that this country of ours needs and wants, without knowing it, Orthodoxy. For Orthodoxy is simply the way in which to satisfy man's most basic hunger, the hunger for God"

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When he was asked what he considers the ultimate goal of Orthodoxy in America.… His Grace said: "America must become Orthodox. If I believe that Orthodoxy is the revelation of Truth, then this, and only this, can be the purpose of its presence in America."

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"Her's was the Eucharistic existence, one of thankful offering to God, the kind of existence that Adam forfeited in Paradise, because he became attached to things as ends in themselves. Her obedience was perfect. 'Be it unto me according to thy will.' (Luke 1:38)"

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"[The Mother of God] provided the perfect example of one who loves God and is totally committed to Him. (Thus the liturgical year begins with a major feast dedicated to Mary on September 8th and ends with our 'consideration of the outcome of her life,' (Heb 13:7) on August 15th)"

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When he was asked what he considers the ultimate goal of Orthodoxy in America.… His Grace said: "America must become Orthodox. If I believe that Orthodoxy is the revelation of Truth, then this, and only this, can be the purpose of its presence in America."

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"The Transfiguration is not only another revelation of the Holy Trinity, but also another anointing for Christ’s work, this time for the sacrifice, in which Jesus would be not only the priest who sacrifices, but the victim who is sacrificed."