Words from the Saints -- June 3, 2021
Gerald Largent
"Blessed is the soul that loves her brother: the Spirit of the Lord lives manifest within her, affording peace and gladness, and she weeps for the whole world." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos
"Baptism is not magic. It requires our cooperation with God's grace. It is thus possible to lose our sanctification and our salvation. (Hebrews 6:4-5)" --The Philokalia
"Stop defiling your flesh with shameful deeds and polluting your soul with wicked thoughts; then the peace of God will descend upon you and bring you love." --St. Maximos the Confessor
"Adam was headless as guardian of Paradise, for the crafty thief stealthily entered; leaving aside the fruit -- which most men would covet -- he stole instead the Garden's inhabitant! Adam's Lord came out to seek him; He entered Sheol and found him there, then led and brought him out to set him once more in Paradise." --St. Ephraim the Syrian