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St. Silouan the Athonite: A sinful soul

A sinful soul, full of passions, cannot have peace and rejoice in the Lord, even if it had charge over all earthly riches, even if it ruled over the whole world. If it was suddenly said to such a king, happily feasting and sitting on his throne, "King, now you will die," his soul would be troubled and he would tremble with fear, and he would see his powerlessness. 

But how many beggars there are, whose only wealth is love for God, and who, if you said to them, "You will die now," would answer peacefully, "Let God's will be done. Glory to the Lord, that He has remembered me and wants to take me to Himself."

St. Silouan the Athonite

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Saint Nektarios of Aegina: A model for true repentance

A model for true repentance is given to us by the Prophet Isaiah who incites the Jews to repent and return to God.  This is what he says: “Wash you, be clean; remove your iniquities from you souls before mine eyes; cease from your iniquities; learn to do well; diligently seek judgment, deliver him that is suffering wrong, plead for the orphan, and obtain justice for the widow. And come, let us reason together, saith the Lord: and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool” (Isa. 1:16-18).

St. Mark the Ascetic: Reading Holy Scripture

When reading the Holy Scriptures, he who is humble and engaged in spiritual work will apply everything to himself and not to someone else. 

Do not grow conceited about your interpretations of Scripture, lest your intellect fall victim to blasphemy. 

When you read Holy Scripture, perceive its hidden meanings. ‘For whatever was written in past times was written for our instruction’ (Rom. 15:4). 

Understand the words of Holy Scripture by putting them into practice, and do not fill yourself with conceit by expatiating on theoretical ideas.

St. Cosmas Aetolia: Studying the Holy Gospel

Studying the holy and sacred Gospel, I found in it many and different teachings which are all pearls, diamonds, treasures, riches, joy, gladness-eternal life. Among the other things I also found this teaching in which Christ says to us: no Christian, man or woman, should be concerned only with himself, how he can be saved, but must be concerned also with his brethren so that they may not fall into sin. 

St. Cosmas Aitolos

St Basil the Great - New Beginnings Make New Endings

 

I had wasted much time on follies and spent nearly all of my youth in vain labors, and devotion to the teachings of a wisdom that God had made foolish. Suddenly, I awoke as out of a deep sleep. I beheld the wonderful light of the Gospel truth, and I recognized the nothingness of the wisdom of the princes of this world.

St Basil the Great

Quotes from St. John Climacus

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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)'

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"The forgetting of wrongs is a sign of true repentance. But he who dwells on them and thinks that he is repenting is like a man who thinks he is running while he is really asleep."

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"You cannot learn to see just because someone tells you to do so. For that, you require your own natural power of sight. In the same way, you cannot discover from the teaching of others the beauty of prayer. Prayer has its own special teacher in God, who 'teaches man knowledge' (Ps. 93:10). He grants the prayer of him who prays. And He blesses the years of the just."

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"When a man's senses are perfectly united to God, then what God has said is somehow mysteriously clarified. But where there is no union of this kind, then it is extremely difficult to speak about God." 

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We do not live. Life exists only in relationships.

Individual morality without love for people without at least tolerance, for each other, leads nowhere.

Limassol Athanasios: "The custody of Elder EPHRAIM puts OUR CONCERNS IN MANY AS INCENTIVES TO REALLY ..."

Wednesday, the 18th January 2012 00:16
Bishop of Limassol ATHANASIOS    "Without wishing to interfere in the work of justice we feel the need to express our opinion and our conviction concerning the remand decision of the elder Ephraim," explained Prelate "This act is not our Is not our comforts him at all and puts us in a lot of concerns about what the real motives of the remand, " he added categories.

Quote of the day

"The demons are sleepless and immaterial, death is at hand, and I am weak. Lord, help me; do not let Thy creature perish, for Thou carest for me in my misery."

St. Peter of Damascus

Quote of the day - St. Poemen

"A man who teaches without doing what he teaches is like a spring which cleanses and gives drink to everyone, but it is not able to purify itself."

St. Poemen

 

Quote by Day

"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. Do not repay evil with. "

I Peter 3:8. 

Apostle Peter being kept in prison bound with chains (Acts 12:5,6).

Quote by Day

"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies"

Aristotle

Thucydides and Aristotle