Words from the Saints -- September 23, 2021
Gerald Largent
"Blessed is the mind which, during prayer, is drawn neither to the material nor to possessions." --St. Nilus of Sinai
"To know God we have no need of riches. We need only love our neighbor and be lowly in spirit, sober, and obedient; and for these virtues the Lord allows us to know Him. Could anything in this world be more precious than this knowledge?" --St. Silouan of Mount Athos
"For Your sake we came into being, so that we might delight in the paradise which You have planted and in which You have placed us." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"A hypocrite is someone who teaches his neighbor something he makes no effort to do himself." --St. Poemen
"No one can heal my disease except He Who knows the depths of the heart." --St. Ephraim the Syrian