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Is there an Orthodox Christian book club on Tumblr yet? If not, please reply if you’d like to start one!
Reply with your favorite Orthodox book / what you’re currently reading / what you’re planning on reading next!
My current favorite Orthodox book is My Elder Joseph the Hesychast. I’m currently reading St. Paisios the Athonite’s biography but I plan on reading St. Silouan the Athonite’s book next!
“If a person wants to get an idea about the pyramids of Egypt, he must either trust those who have been in immediate proximity to the pyramids, or he must get next to them himself. There is no third option.
In the same way, a person can get an impression of God: he must either trust those who have stood and stand in proximity to God, or he must take pains to come into such proximity himself.”
+ St. Nikolai Velimirovich
The righteous have no sorrows that are not turned into joy, as sinners have no joy that is not turned into sorrow.
+ St. Dmitri of Rostov
If you could see how much grace descends during the Divine Liturgy, you would gather the dust in church and wash your face with it!
+ St. Gabriel the Fool-for-Christ (☦︎ 1995)
He is infinitely merciful, a layman reporter approached a holy elder on Mt. Athos and asked him, "what is it you would tell those in the world?"
He took a breath, sighed, then tears started pouring from his eyes. "God is not as strict as you think He is."
