“Death, the thing that man dreads most of all, holds no terrors for the believer, just as abysses, precipices, and…
“When we have attained some degree of holiness we should always repeat to ourselves the words of the Apostle: ‘Yet…
“Chastise your soul with the thought of death, and through remembrance of Jesus Christ concentrate your scattered intellect." – St.…
“The opinions of others about us – this is the mirror before which we all, almost without exception, pose.” –…
“Macarius said also, ‘If you are stirred to anger when you want to reprove someone, you are gratifying your own…
“It is impossible for us to lead a genuine and dignified life in this world unless we prepare ourselves for…
“He who reveres the Lord does what is commanded, and if he commits some sin or disobeys Him, endures whatever…
“God never forgets each individual’s significance, his dignity and worth, and the role each has been asked to play in…
“Let not us, who would be Christians, expect anything else from it than to be crucified. For to be Christian…
“We for our part can accept and offer back to God every prayer, work, and suffering of the day, no…
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