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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.
11/8: Galatians 6:11-18; Hebrews 2:2-10; Luke 10:16-21; 16:19-31
11/9: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Luke 10:22-24
11/10: 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Luke 11:1-10
11/11: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Luke 11:9-13
11/12: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-14; Luke 11:14-23
11/13: Hebrews 7:26-8:2; John 10:9-16
11/14: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; John 1:43-51
"We who have received baptism offer good works, not by way of repayment, but to preserve the purity given to us." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"The Gospel not only teaches the faith, it is the school of morals, the mirror of conversation." --St. Ambrose of Milan
"When you are about to pray to our Lady the Holy Virgin, be firmly assured, before praying, that you will not depart from her without having received mercy. To think thus and to have confidence in her is meet and right. She is, the All-Merciful Mother of the All-Merciful God, the Word, and her mercies, incalculably great and innumerable, have been declared from all ages by all Christian Churches; she is, indeed, an abyss of mercies and bounties." --St. John of Kronstadt
"Therefore let us give up vain and fruitless cares, and approach to the glorious and venerable rule of our holy calling. Let us attend to what is good, pleasing, and acceptable in the sight of Him who formed us. Let us look steadfastly to the blood of Christ, and see how precious that blood is to God, which, having been shed for our salvation, has set the grace of repentance before the whole world." --St. Clement of Rome
"The soul's disease is an evil disposition while its death is sin put into action." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"A sign of utter meekness is to have a heart peacefully and lovingly disposed toward someone who has been offensive, and a sure proof of a hot temper is that a man, even when he is alone, should with word and gesture continue to rage and fulminate against some absent person who has given offense." --St. John Climacus
"The demons fight against you? They do not fight against us at all as long as we are doing our own will. For our own wills become the demons, and it is these which attack us in order that we may fulfil them. But if you want to see who the demons really fight against, it is against Moses and those who are like him." --St. Poemen
For healing: Igumen Patrick, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Nikolaos, 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, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Ella, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Alyssa, Hannah, Joyce, Alisa, Amy, Danielle, Nancy, Allan, Demetri, Theodore, John, Christina, Loretta, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher
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: Metropolitan Theodosius, Abbot James, Rita, Dyane, Constantin, Maria, Cornelius, George, Maria, Eleanor, Carol, Marie
11/1: Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:5-15
11/2: Colossians 2:13-20; Luke 9:18-22
11/3: Colossians 2:20-3:3; Luke 9:23-27
11/4: Colossians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:44-50
11/5: Colossians 4:2-9; Luke 9:49-56
11/6: Colossians 4:10-18; Luke 10:1-15
11/7: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10; Luke 7:1-10
"Understand the words of Holy Scripture by putting them into practice, and do not fill yourself with conceit by elaborating on theoretical ideas." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"Self-love--that is, friendship for the body--is the source of evil in the soul." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"The person who has come to know the weakness of human nature has gained experience of divine power. Such a man, having achieved some things and eager to achieve others through this divine power, never belittles anyone. For he knows that just as God has helped him and freed him from many passions and difficulties, so, when God wishes, He is able to help all men, especially those pursuing the spiritual way for His sake. And if in His providence He does not deliver all men together from their passions, yet like a good and loving physician He heals with individual treatment each of those who are trying to make progress." --St. Maximos the Confessor
"He who does not envy the spiritually mature and is merciful to the wicked has attained an equal love for all." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"Love every person, regardless of his sinful state. Sin is sin, but the basis of a human being is one and only--the image of God." --St. John of Kronstadt
"It avails nothing to subdue the body, if the mind allows itself to be controlled by anger." --St. Gregory the Great
"Just as a basic concern is to be careful of anything that might be harmful to our physical health, so our spiritual concern should watch out for anything that might harm our spiritual life and the work of faith and salvation. Therefore, carefully and attentively assess your inner impulses: are they from God or from the spirit of evil?" --St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
"Every other evil is easier to conquer than pleasure, for all other evils are repulsive – while the evil of pleasure is attractive. He who frees himself from desires, frees himself from fear, for fear arises from desire." --St. Cyprian
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, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, 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, Christopher
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: Metropolitan Theodosius, Abbot James, Rita, Dyane, Constantin, Maria, Cornelius, George, Maria, Eleanor, Carol, Marie, Gerald, Marcella, David, Kathleen, Sean, Marie
10/25: Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-16
10/26: 2 Timothy 2:1-10; John 15:17-16:2
10/27: Colossians 1:1-2, 7-11; Luke 8:1-3
10/28: Colossians 1:18-23; Luke 8:22-25
10/29: Colossians 1:24-29; Luke 9:7-11
10/30: Colossians 2:1-7; Luke 9:12-18
10/31: 2 Corinthians 3:12-18; Luke 6:1-10
"Do not dispute over the truth with someone who does not know the truth; but from the person who is eager to know the truth, do not withhold words from him." --St. Isaac the Syrian
"If you abandon God and are a slave to the passions you cannot reap God's mercy." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"Even if others make war against us, it is right for us to remain in peace." --St. John Chrysostom
"Silence the man who utters slander in your hearing. Otherwise you sin twice over: first, you accustom yourself to this deadly passion and, second you fail to prevent him from gossiping against his neighbor." --St. Maximos the Confessor
"Look to Heaven, and measure every step of your life so that it is a step towards it." --St. Theophan the Recluse
"Many of us feel remorse for our sins, yet we gladly accept their causes." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"How can we say that we adhere to the meek and All-pure Christ, if we daily poison the air with tales about the sins and shortcomings of others? To conceal your own virtue and the shortcomings of others--in this is preeminent spiritual wisdom." --St. Nicholai of Zica
"I shall never deny Christ even if you put me to a thousand tortures and cut me into pieces." --St. Chryse
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