Jordanville Readings

"One cannot love God except with a heart purified and sanctified by divine grace." - St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

“A great mercy I ask—do not bury me in Egypt. Let me lie with my fathers! Bear me out of Egypt and bury me in their tomb.” Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"No mind or understanding of angels or men is able to comprehend the mystery of Thine unapproachable nativity, O Master; yet do Thou accept our love and faith, O good Master..." - Kontakion IX Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"O Christ our God, Who didst choose the most pure Virgin from among all generations and wast born of her in the flesh, we Thy servants offer hymns of thanksgiving unto Thee." - Kontakion I Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"One thing alone has remained as unchanging as eternity itself: the gentle yet commanding summons that the world heard from angelic lips two thousand years ago." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"Whosoever immerses himself often in contemplation of the Biblical accounts will inevitably sense within his soul an extraordinary, strange impression." - St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"I am your brother, whom you sold. Do not sorrow that you sold me . . . Let this not worry you or torture you! God, Who provides for your salvation, led me here. Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"Wise, virtuous Joseph! He decided to delay revealing himself to his brothers to another time. What self-control this great soul had!" - St Ignatius Brianchaninov Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"The Lord, Who chose Joseph from the days of his childhood; the Lord, Who helped him in slavery in the house of Potiphar—He did not abandon Joseph in prison." - St Ignatius Brianchaninov Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"To see our sins: that is the safest kind of vision! 'A contrite and humble heart God shall not despise.'" - St Ignatius Brianchaninov Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"God always saves those who run to Him with simplicity and faith." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

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"For our own good, our own happiness, let us at least give ourselves a promise that from this day, from this hour, from this minute, we will now try to love God most of all and to fulfill His holy will!" - St Herman of Alaska Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"For the fervor in keeping the memory of this God-pleaser, the Lord generously rewarded us, sinful people, who had filled the church on the day of his glorification; the Grace of the Holy spirit warmed dry hearts and the six-hour service passed without notice." - Archimandrite Cyprian (Pizhov) Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"Man's personal efforts are like a receiver for the grace of God. The greater and more decisive these efforts are, the greater is the grace-filled help from God that they attract." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"Thus, that which is most necessary for success in unseen warfare is the recongition of one's own weakness and complete insignificance without the help of God." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"A Christian should fight every type of evil wherever it appears, but this battle with evil should, in the first place, be a battle in his own soul." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"The frenzied, neurotic tempo of modern-day life makes it difficult to find calm and peace for tired, worn-out souls." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"We must more often and in greater measure keep closed the 'windows of the soul,' as the Holy Fathers called our sensory organs: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. We need to train ourselves, to force ourselves not to look, not to listen, taste, smell or touch just anything and everything." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"Why does striving for imaginary 'freedoms' lead to slavery? The reason is simply that we cannot give evil free rein, because when it is not restrained in any way, it easily enslaves people." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"One who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ and conforms himself to His divine teaching becomes truly free, that is, he is delivered from the power of sin, ceases to be a slave of the devil, and becomes a child of God." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"The horror of man's predicament lies in the derangement that has afflicted his mind. It seems to him that he is doing everything himself, that he is acting completely independently, but in reality he is doing only the will of his lord, the devil." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"Spiritual love knows no unjust partiality; it is reasonable and strict, wishing for the beloved not deceptive — and often harmful — earthly treasures, but true treasures, spiritual ones. Spiritual love — holy, pure, free, being completely of God — is the Holy Spirit acting in the soul." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

The laborers of Holy Trinity Publications extend our heartfelt congratulations on this Feast of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God to the Hierarchs, clergy, and faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.

"What then is the true criterion of an authentic and wholly spiritual love for God? It is given to us in the Gospel. God clearly said, "If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15). He who does not love Me does not keep My words" (John 14:24). Clear and simple." Show notes and full archive at OrthodoxLife.org/podcast © 2020 Holy Trinity Monastery, Inc.