Words from the Saints -- February 4, 2021
Gerald Largent
"You propose to give up everything to God; be sure, then, to include yourself among the things to be given up." --St. Benedict of Nursia
"Brethren and Fathers, just as the hungry long to eat and the thirsty to drink, so we should be enthusiastic to listen to the word of God. For by listening we gain the greatest benefits. If we are slothful, we put away sloth; if we are eager, we become even more eager; and from both the outcome is good." --St. Theodore the Studite
"Do not grudge anything to your brother, but do unto him as unto the Lord; especially as you do not know in whom the Lord will come and visit you; be impartial to all, sincere and hospitable." --St. John of Kronstadt
"He who has learned the law properly fears the Lawgiver and, fearing Him, he turns away from every evil." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"No one can heal my disease except He Who knows the depth of the heart." --St. Ephraim the Syrian
"No one is truly poor but except the one who lacks the truth." --St. Ephraim the Syrian
"What is dying? Just what it is to put off a garment. For the body is about the soul as a garment; and after laying this aside for a short time by means of death, we shall resume it again with more splendor." --St. John Chrysostom