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20525 Center Ridge Rd. #401
Rocky River, OH 44116
United States
(440) 941-4850
A Pan-Orthodox ministry that displays Christian love, mercy and compassion to the individuals, families and facilities it serves.
10/18: 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9; Luke 10:16-21
10/19: Philippians 2:12-16; Luke 6:24-30
10/20: Philippians 2:17-23; Luke 6:37-45
10/21: Philippians 2:24-30; Luke 6:46-7:1
10/22: Philippians 3:1-8; Luke 7:17-35
10/23: Galatians 1:11-19; Matthew 13:53-58
10/24: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11; Luke 5:27-32
"To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits; to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad thoughts or desires; to supress every evil thought; not to desire to do anything out of self love, but to do everything out of love for God." --St. Innocent of Alaska
"The self-indulgent are distressed by criticism and hardship; those who love God are distressed by praise and luxury." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"If you do good, you must do it only for God. For this reason you must pay no attention to the ingratitude of people. Expect a reward not here, but from the Lord in heaven. If you expect it here--it will be in vain and you will endure deprivation." --St. Ambrose of Optina
"When sorrow comes to us, we must await consolations, but after the consolation, we must again await sorrows." --St. Hilarion of Optina
"You must bear the spiritual infirmities of your brother gladly, and without annoyance. For when someone is physically ill, we are not only not annoyed with him, but we are exemplary in our care of him; we should also set an example in cases of spiritual illness." --St. Moses of Optina
"The soul is greater than the body: the body becomes sick, and with that it is finished. But a spiritual sickness extends into eternity. Deliver us, O lord, from such illness, and grant us healing." --St. Macarius of Optina
"It is impossible for God not to show mercy on one who is genuinely striving to be saved." --St Pachomios of Chios
"Love every man in spite of his falling into sin. Never mind the sins, but remember that the foundation of the man is the same -- the image of God." --St. John of Kronstadt
"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
For healing: Igumen Patrick, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Serhii, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Gerasim, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Metodije, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Walter, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexis, Robert, Gerald, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Sabra, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Diane, Robert, Irene, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, David, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Carol, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Eleanor, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Gordana, Paul, Donald, Audrey, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Barbara, Terry, Vass, Helen, Susan, Charles, Kelly, Travis, Tobias, Bailey, Dylan, Deborah, Mary, Scott, Leah, John, Charles, Aaron, Caroline, Ruth, Artemiy, Luke, Ezra, Michael, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri, Theodore, John, Christina, Loretta, Nicholas, Eliakim
For God’s protection: Marissa, Doron and their unborn child
For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world
For God’s protection: all those in the military
For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care
For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless
*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***
Departed: Abbot James, Matushka Janet, Christina, Elaine, Lefkey, Jimmie, Thomas, Gus, Sophia, Peter, James, Scott, Ann, Rita, Dyane, Constantin, Maria, Cornelius, George
10/11: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Luke 5:1-11
10/12: Philippians 1:1-7; Luke 4:37-44
10/13: Philippians 1:8-14; Luke 5:12-16
10/14: Philippians 1:12-20; Luke 5:33-39
10/15: Philippians 1:20-27; Luke 6:12-19
10/16: Philippians 3:8-19; Matthew 27:33-54
10/17: 1 Corinthians 15:58-16:3; Luke 5:17-26
"For can anyone be excused who, by ceasing to pray, has shown that he did not wish to overcome his enemy." --St. John Chrysostom
"We must keep in mind that whatever we do, openly or in secret, we do in the presence of our guardian angel." --St. Nikolai of Zicha
"Speak well of those who speak evil of you. Pay good for evil. Pray for those who cause you various offenses, wrongs, temptations, persecutions. Whatever you do, on no account condemn anyone; do not even try to judge whether a person is good or bad, but keep your eyes on that one evil person for whom you must give an account before God–yourself." --St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
"All who truly believe in Christ and cleave to Him with all their soul, are changed into His image by the power of His Resurrection." --St. Theophan the Recluse
For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Serhii, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Gerasim, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Metodije, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Walter, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexis, Robert, Gerald, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Sabra, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Diane, Robert, Irene, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, David, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Carol, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Eleanor, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Gordana, Paul, Donald, Audrey, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Barbara, Terry, Vass, Helen, Susan, Charles, Kelly, Travis, Tobias, Bailey, Dylan, Deborah, Mary, Scott, Leah, John, Charles, Aaron, Caroline, Ruth, Artemiy, Luke, Ezra, Michael, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri, Theodore, John, Christina, Loretta, Nicholas, Eliakim, Donald, Melania
For God’s protection: Marissa, Doron and their unborn child
For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world
For God’s protection: all those in the military
For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care
For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless
*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***
Departed: Abbot James, Matushka Janet, Christina, Elaine, Lefkey, Jimmie, Thomas, Gus, Sophia, Peter, James, Scott, Ann, Rita, Dyane, Constantin, Maria
10/4: 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1; Matthew 15:21-28
10/5: Ephesians 4:25-32; Luke 3:19-22
10/6: Hebrews 7:26-8:2; John 20:19-31
10/7: Ephesians 5:25-33; Luke 4:1-15
10/8: Ephesians 5:33-6:9; Luke 4:16-22
10/9: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 9:36-10:8
10/10: 1 Corinthians 15:39-45; Luke 4:31-36
"A person is humble when he knows that his very being is on loan to him." --St. Maximos the Confessor
“Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.” --St. John Chrysostom
"The only true riches are those that make us rich in virtue. Therefore, if you want to be rich, beloved, love true riches. If you aspire to the heights of real honor, strive to reach the kingdom of Heaven. If you value rank and renown, hasten to be enrolled in the heavenly court of the Angels." --St. Gregory the Great
"Were we simple like children, the Lord would show us His paradise, and we would behold Him in the glory of the Cherubim and Seraphim, and of all the heavenly host, and the Saints, but we are not humble, and therefore we torment ourselves and those we live among." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos
For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Serhii, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Gerasim, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Metodije, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Walter, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexis, Robert, Gerald, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Sabra, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Diane, Robert, Irene, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, David, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Carol, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Eleanor, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Gordana, Paul, Donald, Audrey, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Barbara, Terry, Vass, Helen, Susan, Charles, Kelly, Travis, Tobias, Bailey, Dylan, Deborah, Mary, Scott, Leah, John, Charles, Aaron, Caroline, Ruth, Artemiy, Luke, Ezra, Michael, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Ilarion, Nicholas, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri, Theodore, John
For God’s protection: Marissa, Doron and their unborn child
For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world
For God’s protection: all those in the military
For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care
For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless
*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***
Departed: Abbot James, Matushka Janet, Christina, Elaine, Lefkey, Jimmie, Thomas, Gus, Sophia, Peter, James, Scott, Ann, Rita, Dyane
9/27: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Matthew 25:14-30
9/28: Ephesians 1:22-2:3; Mark 10:46-52
9/29: Ephesians 2:19-3:7; Mark 11:11-23
9/30: Ephesians 3:8-21; Mark 11:23-26
10/1: Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28
10/2: Ephesians 4:17-25; Mark 12:1-12
10/3: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25; Matthew 25:1-13
"You need not be despondent. Let those be despondent who do not believe in God. For them sorrow is burdensome, of course, because besides earthly enjoyment they have nothing. But believers must not be despondent, for through sorrows they receive the right of sonship, without which is impossible to enter the Kingdom of Heaven." --St. Barsanuphius of Optina
"Until a man’s earthly life finishes its course, up to the very departure of the soul from the body, the struggle between sin and righteousness continues within him. However, high a spiritual and moral state one might achieve, a gradual or even headlong and deep fall into the abyss of sin is always possible. Therefore, communion of the holy Body and Blood of Christ, which strengthens our contact with Him and refreshes us with the living streams of the grace of the Holy Spirit flowing through the Body of the Church, is necessary for everyone." --St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco
"Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts." --St. Jerome
9/20: Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1
9/21: Galatians 4:28-5:10; Mark 6:54-7:8
9/22: Galatians 5:11-21; Mark 7:5-16
9/23: Galatians 6:2-10; Mark 7:14-24
9/24: Romans 8:28-39; Matthew 10:16-22
9/25: Ephesians 1:7-17; Mark 8:1-10
9/26: 1 John 4:12-19; John 19:25-27; 21:24-25
"God judges our intention, but in that which is within our power He, in man-befriending wise, also requires us to act. Great is he who leaves undone nothing that is within his power; but greater is he who humbly attempts what is beyond his power." --St. John Climacus
"The Kingdom of Heaven is not a reward for works, but a gift of grace prepared by the Master for His faithful servants." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"The soul is greater than the body: the body becomes sick, and with that it is finished. But a spiritual sickness extends into eternity. Deliver us, O lord, from such illness, and grant us healing." --St. Macarius
"If you wish not to fall away from the love of God, do not let your brother go to bed feeling irritated with you, and do not go to bed yourself feeling irritated with him. Reconcile yourself with your brother, and then come to Christ with a clear conscience and offer Him your gift of love in earnest prayer (Matthew 5:24)." --St. Maximos the Confessor
"Unexpected trials are sent by God to teach us to practice the ascetic life; and they lead us to repentance even when we are reluctant." --St. Mark the Ascetic
For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Serhii, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Gerasim, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Metodije, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Walter, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexis, Robert, Gerald, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Sabra, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Diane, Robert, Irene, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, David, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Carol, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Eleanor, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Gordana, Paul, Donald, Audrey, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Barbara, Terry, Vass, Helen, Susan, Charles, Rita, Kelly, Travis, Tobias, Bailey, Dylan, Deborah, Mary, Scott, Leah, John, Charles, Aaron, Caroline, Ruth, Artemiy, Luke, Ezra, Michael, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Ilarion, Nicholas, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri, Theodore, John
For God’s protection: Marissa, Doron and their unborn child
For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world
For God’s protection: all those in the military
For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care
For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless
*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***
Departed: Matushka Janet, Christina, Elaine, Lefkey, Jimmie, Thomas, Gus, Sophia, Peter, James, Ann
9/13: Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17
9/14: 1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35
9/15: Colossians 1:24-29, 2:1; Matthew 10:16-22
9/16: Galatians 3:15-22; Mark 6:1-13
9/17: Galatians 3:23-4:5; Mark 6:30-45
9/18: Galatians 4:8-4:21; Mark 6:45-53
9/19: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; John 8:21-30
"Do not listen to talk about other people's sins. For through such listening the form of these sins is imprinted on you." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"Those permitted by God to test us either inflame the desiring aspect of the soul, or stir up its incensive power, or darken its intelligence, or envelop its body in pain, or deprive us of bodily necessities." --St. Maximos the Confessor
"His mistake was to justify himself; who does that destroys himself." --St. Poemen
"Why do you fall into the destruction of the devil through him and with him? Preserve the sublime nature with which you were born. Persevere just as you were made by God. Establish your soul with the state of your face and body. That you may be able to know God, know yourself first. Abandon the idols which human error invented. Turn to God, and if you implore Him, He comes to your aid. Believe in Christ whom the Father sent to quicken and restore us." --St. Cyprian of Carthage
"Jesus is the Christ, our Lord and our God, who grants us faith in Him so that we may live." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"Some people with a hot temper do not worry about it and ignore the remedies that would heal them. They forget, unfortunately, what is written: 'Surely anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.' (Job 5:2)" --St. John Climacus
"Pray in peace and serenity, sing intelligently and in a good state - and you will be like a young eagle soaring high in the sky." --St. Nilus of Sinai
For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Serhii, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Gerasim, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Metodije, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Walter, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexis, Robert, Gerald, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Sabra, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Diane, Robert, Irene, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, David, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Carol, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Eleanor, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Gordana, Paul, Donald, Audrey, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Barbara, Terry, Vass, Helen, Susan, Charles, Rita, Kelly, Travis, Tobias, Bailey, Dylan, Deborah, Mary, Scott, Leah, John, Charles, Aaron, Caroline, Ruth, Artemiy, Luke, Ezra, Michael, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Ilarion, Nicholas, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri, Theodore
For God’s protection: Marissa, Doron and their unborn child
For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world
For God’s protection: all those in the military
For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care
For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless
*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***
Departed: Matushka Janet, Margaret, Maria, Christina, Elaine, Lefkey, Jimmie, Thomas, Gus, Sophia, Peter, James, Ann
9/6: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24; Matthew 21:33-42
9/7: 2 Corinthians 12:10-19; Mark 4:10-23
9/8: Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28
9/9: 2 Corinthians 13:3-13; Mark 4:35-41
9/10: Galatians 1:1-10, 20-2:5; Mark 5:1-20
9/11: Galatians 2:6-10; Mark 5:22-24, 35-6:1
9/12: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9; Matthew 10:37-42
"Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water [i.e. fervor and tears] have not been exhausted, for it may happen that never again in your whole life will you have such a chance to ask for the forgiveness for your sins." --St. John Climacus
"If one becomes angry with one's neighbor on account of riches, fame or pleasure, one does not yet realize that God orders all things with justice." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"Anyone who truly wants to follow God must be free from the bonds of attachment to this life. To do this we must make a complete break with our old way of life. Indeed, unless we avoid all obsession with the body and with the concerns of this world, we shall never succeed in pleasing God. We must depart as it were to another world in our way of thinking, as the Apostle said: 'Our citizenship is in heaven.'" --St. Basil the Great
"Born as a son, led forth as a lamb, sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man, He rose from the dead as a God, for He was by nature God and Man. He is all things: He judges, and so He is Law; He teaches, and so He is Word; He saves, and so He is Grace; He begets, and so He is Father, He is begotten, and so He is Son; He suffers, and so He is Sacrifice; He is buried, and so He is Man; He rises again, and so He is God. This is Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs Glory for all ages." --St. Melito of Sardis
"Remembrance of Jesus' passion will heal your soul of resentment, by making it ashamed of itself when it remembers the patience of the Lord. Some people have wearied themselves and suffered for a long time in order to extract forgiveness. By far the best course, however, is to forget the offenses, since the Lord says: 'Forgive at once and you will be forgiven in generous measure' (cf. Luke 6:37-38)." --St. John Climacus
"Some of the things given to us by God for our use are in the soul, others are in the body and others relate to the body. In the soul are its powers; in the body are the sense organs and other members; relating to the body are food, money, possessions and so on. Our good or bad use of these things given us by God, or of what is contingent upon them, reveals whether we are virtuous or evil." --St. Maximos the Confessor
For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Serhii, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Gerasim, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Metodije, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Walter, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexis, Robert, Gerald, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Sabra, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Diane, Robert, Irene, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, David, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Carol, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Eleanor, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Gordana, Paul, Donald, Audrey, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Barbara, Terry, Vass, Helen, Susan, Charles, Rita, Kelly, Travis, Tobias, Bailey, Dylan, Deborah, Mary, Scott, Leah, John, Charles, Aaron, Caroline, Ruth, Artemiy, Luke, Ezra, Michael, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Ilarion, Nicholas, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri
For God’s protection: Marissa, Doron and their unborn child
For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world
For God’s protection: all those in the military
For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care
For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless
*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. *** .
Departed: Matushka Janet, Margaret, Maria, Christina, Elaine, Lefkey, Jimmie, Thomas, Gus, Sophia, Peter